Whats a good sinking pellets for Apistos?

**craftsman** · 25th Feb 2009, 21:27

Hi all,
Just wondering if anyone feeds their apistos with sinking pellets? I try and give them a variety of food, from live brine shrimps to frozen blood worms. But on days when time is short, I'm looking to give them dry food.
Any advice on brand of sinking pellets? Where can I get them? I've been looking around many LFS, but can't seem to find anything that I feel comfortable in giving my Apistos....

Thanks

**illumnae** · 25th Feb 2009, 22:50

New Life Spectrum. There's no better food

**mictok** · 25th Feb 2009, 22:54

Tetra Bits,some like the redness.

**doppelbanddwarf** · 26th Feb 2009, 14:16

Both Tetrabits and NLS pellets are ok with my apistos.

**iwishweallcouldwin** · 26th Feb 2009, 15:20

ADA AP series, TetraPro Colour, NLS and TetraBits works well for me.

**tonicwater** · 3rd Mar 2009, 01:58

I feed my apisto on NLS (All Purpose & Thera+ forumla), Tetrabits Complete & ADA AP-3. They sure love these.

**exotic_idiot** · 4th Mar 2009, 13:19

All the above mentions are quite good for apistogramma but they intend to be ficky and more willing to take it live foods, like brineshrimps...
Personally i will let my apistogramma take in a varties of live and dry foods as they will absorb different types of vitamins which a dry food doesn't provide.

**tonicwater** · 4th Mar 2009, 15:56

My apisto love brine shrimp! Unfortunately adult brine shrimps usually ran out fast...

**exotic_idiot** · 4th Mar 2009, 16:44

Originally Posted by tonicwater

My apisto love brine shrimp! Unfortunately adult brine shrimps usually ran out fast...

Yup, can use them to tune your apisto to breeding mood...

And also cure a bit of white spots if your apisto have any...

**Philosophos** · 4th Mar 2009, 16:58

I'll second the New Life Spectrum. Most fish I've fed it to favour it over freeze-dried brine shrimp or blood worm. I haven't tried the ADA foods, though.