Flake/pellet food recommendations?

Mr Bill has a good call here. I use their small pellets, both Formula 1 and 2, and my fish love it. I've even gotten my Anthias to take it and I feed almost nothing but. The sole exception is my freaking Starry Blenny who just can't figure out how to get it before it gets to the bottom (where he promptly ignores it while all the other fish munch it up). But then the poor guy can't get much of the frozen I put in either. I actually have to hold it for him and shoo away the Red Sea Sailfin who is trying to eat it from my hand.

 

They don't eat wheat either.;D
Ocean Nutrition uses garlic in there formula 2 flakes and frozen as well as there pellets.

Formula2-
General information

Excellent flake diet for both herbivorous marine and freshwater fish. This algae boosted diet targets the needs of all marine and fresh water herbivorous fish. Formula Two Flakes contains abundant marine algae, kelp, garlic and a wide variety of key ingredients Feed as much as you fish will eat in 2-3 minutes. Distribution 3-4 times per day.

• Highly palatable staple food for marine and freshwater tropical fish.
• Extra algae to please the more herbivorous fish.
• High protein content and rich in vitamins.
• Improves coloration and vitality while boosting the immune system.
• Formulated and tested by aquaculture biologists. Does not cloud the water.

Ingredients

Euphasia pacifica plankton, wheat germ, squid, salmon fillets, tuna eggs, garlic, Euphasia superba plankton, marine algae, sea clams, kelp, wheat flour, Spirulina, adult brine shrimp, brine shrimp nauplii, soya-lecithin, MPAX (Marine Protein Amino eXtract: fish meals, select amino acids (DL-Arginine, L-Lysine, DL-Methionine, Betaïne, TL-Tryptophan)), vitamins (ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), biotin (Vitamin H), Vitamin B12, riboflavin (vitamin B2), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), tocopherol acetate (vitamin E), panthotenic acid (Vitamin B5), menadione (Vitamin K3), folacin (Vitamin B9), cholicalciferol (Vitamin D3), niacin (Vitamin B3), retinol (Vitamin A1), pyridoxine (Vitamin B6)), minerals (potassium iodide, iron oxide, manganese sulfate, magnesium oxide, zinc sulfate), ethoxyquin, carotenoid pigments.
Formula1 pellets-

General information

A perfectly soft and moist pellet packed in nitrogen flushed foil bags for maximum freshness. Main characteristics are increased palatability and easy digestion. Contains garlic to improve disease resistance, krill for color enhancement, fresh seafood, plankton and Spirulina. This food is intended for carnivorous and omnivorous fish. Comes in small (+/- 1.2mm) and medium (+/- 3.1mm) pellets. Use the medium size for the larger fish from 10 cm onwards. Formula One is red and, like our frozen and flake products, it is produced with higher protein levels. Feed one to three times daily. Do not feed more than can be eaten within a few minutes. The foil pouch keeps oxygen out for maximum freshness. Once the inner foil bag is opened, keep lid tightly shut.

• Soft and moist highly palatable pellets.
• Contains garlic and Spirulina.
• Super color enhancing qualities.
• High levels of refined quality marine proteins.
• Oxidation limited by nitrogen flushing method.

Ingredients

Shrimp, Euphasia pacifica plankton, sardine, wheat flour, fish eggs, soya-lecithin, Spirulina, salmon oil, garlic, minerals (potassium iodide, iron oxide, manganese sulphate, magnesium oxide, zinc sulphate), MPAX (Marine Protein Amino eXtract: fish meals, hydrolysates, select amino acids (L-Argine, L-Lysine, DL-Methionine, L-Trypthophan)), vitamins (ascorbic acid (vitamin C), biotin, Vitamin B12, nicotinic acid, riboflavin (Vitamin B2), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), tocopherol acetate (vitamin E)), Betaïne, calcium propionate, potassium sorbate, ethoxyquin, carotenoid pigments (astaxanthin, canthaxanthin), yeast (Beta-glucan).

 

That's why I only feed Formula One and Prime Reef flakes.

 

I'm not a believer in garlic, either... I'll have to do some more research. Maybe that's why my fish like it the best... It's crack!

 

I use prime reef as well but my fish don't seem to like it.
Wheat Mr. B....Wheat!!lol

I am thinking the same thing.;D

 

I use NLS pellets,- must be the sinking pellets, I use 1mm and 3mm pellets pretty much daily,

and 'Limpits Reef Buffet' frozen about once a week.

Fish/corals are healthy, etc.

That's it.