Fish Flake Food - First Flake
First Flake: When you are ready to begin the transition of getting fry off artemia (newly hatched brine shrimp) and onto dry foods, this thinner flake is a perfect way to start. It is easily crushed to a small size that little fish can and will eat. It is a blend that contains complete and total nutrition for the growing stage.
Packed in a Black Foil zip-lock bag, which will keep your food fresher for a longer time. "Bulk" - means it is packed in a clear plastic bag.
Ingredients
Analysis: Min. Protein - 46%, Min. Fat - 10%, Max. Fiber - 3%, Max Moisture - 10% Ingredients: Fish Meal, Soy Meal, Beefhearts, Shrimp Meal, Dried Egg Yolks, Brewers Yeast, Dried Kelp, Corn Starch, Krill Meal, Algenate Lecithin, Spirulina, Propolyene Glycol, Sorbitol, Calcium Phosphate, Anise Oil, Vitamins, Minerals, Ethoxyquin, Natural and Artificial colors.
Inventory Last Updated: Mar 30, 2023
I recently was in the Hospital for 7 1/2 weeks. The person taking care of my fish (show guppies) was feeding them very lightly a commercial brand flake. When I finally got back home from the hospital the fish did not show any growth since I left them and no mating activity was observed. When I was able to feed them properly, one of the changes I made was to order fresh First Flakes. Within a month, I had growth, and the males started chasing the females and trying to mate. I have now put breeders together and are keeping my fingers crossed that they will product some fry in the future. First Flakes was not the only thing I fed the debilitated fish, but it certainly helped give them the boost they needed. And because the First Flakes are softer and thinner than regular flakes, it was easy for the weakened guppies to eat these flakes and was a great help in rehabilitating them. Thanks for having such an excellent product.
I just love the first flake from Angels Plus. I raise a lot of angelfish for my pet store and first flake is great for transitioning young baby angelfish from live baby brine shrimp to flake foods. It is much easier to crumble into very small pieces for the very young fish. It is also a great value for the price.
I breed IFGA guppies and I am planning to show. I find First Flakes to be great for my young guppies. I start feeding crushed First Flakes at about 2 months of age and growth is wonderful and the softer flake is easily consumed by the young guppies. They love it and devour it readily. I love that you include beef heart in the recipe.
Hi Mary, happy to hear that the flake is working out well for you. Thanks,
I recently was in the Hospital for 7 1/2 weeks. The person taking care of my fish (show guppies) was feeding them very lightly a commercial brand flake. When I finally got back home from the hospital the fish did not show any growth since I left them and no mating activity was observed. When I was able to feed them properly, one of the changes I made was to order fresh First Flakes. Within a month, I had growth, and the males started chasing the females and trying to mate. I have now put breeders together and are keeping my fingers crossed that they will product some fry in the future. First Flakes was not the only thing I fed the debilitated fish, but it certainly helped give them the boost they needed. And because the First Flakes are softer and thinner than regular flakes, it was easy for the weakened guppies to eat these flakes and was a great help in rehabilitating them. Thanks for having such an excellent product.
I just love the first flake from Angels Plus. I raise a lot of angelfish for my pet store and first flake is great for transitioning young baby angelfish from live baby brine shrimp to flake foods. It is much easier to crumble into very small pieces for the very young fish. It is also a great value for the price.
I breed IFGA guppies and I am planning to show. I find First Flakes to be great for my young guppies. I start feeding crushed First Flakes at about 2 months of age and growth is wonderful and the softer flake is easily consumed by the young guppies. They love it and devour it readily. I love that you include beef heart in the recipe.
Hi Mary, happy to hear that the flake is working out well for you. Thanks,
Don't be fooled into thinking a fish food is good just because fish readily eat it. Children prefer candy over broccoli, but it doesn't mean that candy is better for them. A taste preference can easily be acquired through hunger. Getting them to prefer foods that are also very good for them, is the trick. Even though it's not always needed, our way of getting them to develop a taste for a new food, works. It is described below.
Fish won't eat their new food? When switching to a new fish food, we highly recommend getting the fish very hungry. Often times, fish become accustomed to a particular fish food and will not eat another, no matter how good it is for them. When introducing a new food, we usually don't feed the fish for 24-48 hours, depending on the size of the fish, and then offer only one bite per fish (key to success). Remove food after 1 minute if uneaten. Do this every few hours. It may take several days, especially for larger fish that have become accustomed to other fish foods. Don't worry, fish can easily and safely go much longer than this without food. Allowing the food to sit uneaten in the tank for even a couple hours can turn them off to the food permanently. If you don't give in, this method works every time.
Using this technique, you can quickly get most fish to eat a new food like ravenous piranha without much effort. In fact, we have to be careful feeding, because they often jump out of the tank in their feeding frenzy. Watch some of our fish feeding in the below video. Keep in mind, they were first introduced to these fish foods using this technique.