Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Quick easy way to make moist sinking feed

Many of us know how to make softened feed out of Aquamax by adding a prescribed amount of water, shaking it several times in the next couple of hours, and squeezing the air out of the pellets to make them sink as we feed. There are times when we want a moist sinking feed, as in early in season in cold water when fish are not very active yet, or when you're trying to feed train fish. I also believe the moist pellets are easier to digest.

Turns out I have accidentally come up with a way to do it without having to squeeze the air out of each pellet as you feed to get them to sink. I have too many fish in cages to squeeze the air of a pellet one at a time.

Get you some 5D04 (only works so far for me with this size but may with the even smaller size) or high quality Endurance Pellets and put some in a zip lock bag. Add enough water to just cover the pellets (unlike the method above the amount of water is not crucial). Allow it to soak in and shake the bag a few times in the next 20 minutes to keep the pellets separated. Allow damp pellets to soften for several hours or more until they or each one will compress / squeeze easily. Soaked pellets should not be sticky to your fingers then they are too WET. Feed that day and most if not all of the pellets will probably / sometimes immediately sink. The pellets will swell to a a little larger. If you don't use it all in one day refrigerate for up to a couple of days. Soft pellets can be froze, thawed and used anytime later. BE careful storing soft pellets as they will usually mold quickly in a day or two. Do not feed moldy feed to fish.

Cecil says his yellow perch in a cage that are not that interested in coming up for floating pellets anymore, probably due to the fatheads that swim into the cage from time to time. But throw these sinkers in at feeding time and they go absolutely bonkers with lots of flashing down there as they inhale the sinking pellets.