Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Feeding Aquamax local pricing, just curious.

I just threw out the labels and invoices from feed I've recently gotten from Zigler, Purina, Cargill, and a couple of others. I was saving them for this thread. Good or bad, I threw them out a few days ago.

I'm frustrated, and I've gone back to an old standby which is not bad food, but not great food. Yet, over the last six or so years, it seems to have stayed consistent in make-up. The price hasn't change much more than the national inflation average.

I'm now feeding five ponds on my property, and a number of ponds/raceways/pools at neighboring properties. Every time I change feed, the fish take a week or two to adapt to a new food -- if they adopt at all.

I know Purina is a major sponsor for Pond Boss, but for some reason, no local supplier seems to keep Purina's fish feed line for very long. As most of you know, I'm a pretty strong Pond Boss supporter.
Yet, Purina will not answer my e-mails, and their phone system is useless. Their fish feed prices range well over a 400% high/low range from various local suppliers -- if they will supply it at all. These same suppliers are major Purina dealers for other feeds.

Small special orders are exorbitant -- like $52 a bag for Aquamax 200, 300, or 400. I can't afford it, and my friends generally don't want to.

Like other major PB hobbyists, I'm now using quite a few tons of feed per year. I'd actually like to be a supplier, but since I can't contact them ...

If Bruce Condello can't get their attention at a request for 10 tons per year, and I can't get their attention... I just don't understand.

Time to go dig another pond!

From my perspective, get the best and most consistent local feed you can.

Regards,
Ken