reefer Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 curious about RODS FOOD. we dont get it around here and thought it looked intersting. whats the concensus on this? Quote
spectra Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 My fish love it(rock2) Only local store I know that has it is Waves. The thing that got me was that even my algea blenny ate it and he was a picky eater. Quote
Ryan Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 I saw it at Waves last weekend. I think Im going to add it into my feeding schedule. I like to feed something different every day Quote
JasonH Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 You know, I hadn't heard much about it, but recognized the name. I saw the banner above and clicked on it. I've been feeding some frozen from Petco and have been looking for something better. I'm totally headed to Waves this weekend to pick some of this up. So tell our sponsers that the banners work. Quote
salty419 Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 it sounds like it whould be a good food i'd like to try some just might have to take a road trip(rock2).Grab some fish,corals,and some rods food and who knows what else. Quote
SamatSLS Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 It's a great food, and it's all I use anymore. It has it all! Pretty spendy though. Quote
pledosophy Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 I have been using it on my reef for sometime. Seems like awhile now. I also feed cycopleeze and daphnia for smaller coral mouths, but all my fish enjoy the Rod's. You do see a feeding response from the corals IME. Quote
reefer Posted February 5, 2009 Author Posted February 5, 2009 so it sounds as if I need to get some. i like to be diverse in my food types and the rods looked and sounded good. but ofcourse their advertisement would say that!! Quote
reefer Posted February 5, 2009 Author Posted February 5, 2009 dinero? how much is the rods running for how many oz's? forgot to ask that!!DOH! 1 Quote
Miniwhinny Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 Best food you can feed bar none . I've been feeding it for the past year and don't feed anything else. It feeds the entire tank from tiny feathers to the fish. My Picasso's love it and their colors are vibrant. Not sure where you live but if you're not near PDX you can also get it at Oasis in Redmond. It's $20.99 for a pack (sorry not sure how large the packet is) Quote
andy Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 Those of you who are feeding it exclusively, how much do you feed roughly speaking? A similar amount as you would of the frozen Hikari mysis cubes, say? I'm curious since a lot of the mass of Rod's Food seems to be pretty fine 'grained' I worry about it contributing to excess organics in the water column. Quote
SamatSLS Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 Yeah, same amount as a cube of PE daily, sometimes more, but that's about average for me. Quote
pledosophy Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 Maybe a piece slightly bigger then a quarter? I feed it to my 65g which house a kole tang, foxface, pair of clowns, and a bicolor blenny. All of them eat it. I feed daily. I often feed a second feeding of daphnia or cycopleeze, and once in awhile when I thaw to much mysis for my other tank, I'll feed that too. JME Quote
Miniwhinny Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 I feed my tanks 3 times a day. A piece the size of a pinkie finger nail each time. Your critters and water quality will let you know when your under or over feeding.....although I think my fish would eat til they pop if I let them lol. Quote
spectra Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 Yeah I feed a pretty good size chunk of it also. My tank looks like it is a mess after feeding but everyone loves it and I love to see all the acans open up. Sometimes I just shut the return off and all but one pump and just let it all move around the tank for a while as the corals love that. Quote
JManrow Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 Rod's Food is now one of our PNWMAS Sponsors! Rod has shipped a box of Original Formula Rod's Food to us for doorprize/raffle items. Don't miss the Feb. 22nd. meeting at Albany Middle School. Thanks again Rod!(rock2) Quote
Michael7979 Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 I have never tried it but after hearing such good things about for what seems like years..... I want to give it a shot! I'll try to make it to the Feb. meeting. Quote
andy Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 I'm a big believer in frequent hearty feedings too (fish poop is good food!), I just don't want to drive my skimmer into submission Quote
reefer Posted February 6, 2009 Author Posted February 6, 2009 rods a lot of good feedback on this food. i am in so oregon and do not think it sells anywhere near here!! what to do?(scratch) Quote
Michael7979 Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 a lot of good feedback on this food. i am in so oregon and do not think it sells anywhere near here!! what to do?(scratch) Call Waves and see if they will ship some to you. Quote
reefer Posted February 6, 2009 Author Posted February 6, 2009 Call Waves and see if they will ship some to you. i thought of that. not sure. i am going to try and get someone here to get some for me at least to try. Quote
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