All my fish have eaten pellets since they were fingerlings, so they are completely acclimated. I hand feed AquaMax LMB regularly. My 14" bass take it readily; the <12" don't try. The larger ones put on quite a show, bumping each other away, jumping out of the water they were going so fast, etc. I had a bass fling a BG that was in the way clean out of the water. I also feed AquaMax 600 (mostly from feeder). Everyone tries to eat it all, but the first ~20-30 LMB pellets are always claimed by the 2 lb+ boys and girls. The big BG can pull a LMB pellet under water but eventually release it, and all BG hit it to break it apart. The BG love when I crush LMB pellets and sprinkle it in. They will be right under my hand and vacuum up the crumbles. It sinks pretty quickly and they seem to like staying under. They are fine if my hand is in the water right over them, so it isn't a proximity issue. Feeding time is always great fun. Up here, our water is still quite cold, so feeding is still a relatively small amount.
