Has anybody heard or used the new feed? AquaMax LargeMouth, it's got a lower fat content due to the diet differences of LMB vs trout. (see links below)
5DA1 66904 AquaMax� Largemouth
3/4 x 1 19.0 mm Extruded - Float
3/4" pellet, so much for my little Aqua-Pro 25DF being able to automatically throw that one. LOL. I guess I'll have to hand feed this bag.
It says "Bass eat 1 meal at a time..." - I'm dubious of this. There's a paper on feeding regarding multiple feeds per day verses a single feed, I just read it, but it focused on bass, the objective was to look at additional feeding times per day and impact on additional growth. The synopsis was that 2 feeds per day was marginally worth the extra effort, but that 4 feeds per although producing more growth, wasn't marginally worth it. IMHO, watching them feed, my 1,000 bass feed all day long, over and over. If I put +1,000 of the Aquamax 500 in there for my 4-6" fingerlings, they eat them. If two hours later I put another handful in they eat them all too. At the end of the day, the LMB are swarming on my floating pond lights to look for bugs, if I throw a handful of 50-100 pellets it's all gone in 5 secs. I'd say they feed more than once per day. I've read that on a full stomach, they digest a meal in 18 hours (in the wild, which is obviously a different metabolic rate than pellet trained).
I always thought there was about 300 minnows per lb, but this suggests it's closer to 500 (~450). Interesting factoid too. Anythoughts?
http://aquamax.purinamills.com/aquamaxfishdiets.htmProduct
Code Product
Number Product Name Product
Inches Product
mm Product Form Minimum
Protein, % Minimum
Fat, % Maximum
Fiber, %
5D05 45303 AquaMax� Fry Starter 500 3/16 4.8 mm Extruded - Float 41 12 4
5D06 1468 AquaMax� Developer 600 9/32 7.1 mm
5DA1 66904 AquaMax� Largemouth 3/4 x 1 19.0 mm Extruded - Float 45 10 3
http://aquamax.purinamills.com/AquaMaxLargeMouth.pdfken
