Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Feeding Optimal Fish Food shutdown

Thanks.

Just jumped on to this thread. I tried to order some tonight and saw they were closed so I ended up finding this forum. I have not tried the purina but it looks pretty decent. I did find optimal from a store in Iowa but the shipping by UPS ground was about $70. If anyone hears that they are going to reopen or even under a different name, please let me know. I think one thing that stood out to me was the "freshness" of the feed vs what I had previously purchased at a local farm and home store. If by chance anyone from optimal is on this thread, feel free to private message me.

I have done a bit of research. Royal Canin Giant Adult dry dog food has 26% protein and 18% fat. This product is in large chunks, about the same size as the Optimal Hand Throw product. I am going to try this food for my catfish. Not as good as Optimal Hand Throw but at least they are still in business. I will let you guys know how the cats accept it.

Isn’t the brand of food like $4.50/lb

For those of you looking for Optimal Fish Food, "x" Pond Management was approached to buy out their remaining inventory. As far as I can tell, they have Handthrow, Bluegill and Junior—at least this is what they show on their website. They has also been a Purina Aquamax dealer for many years. I bought a few bags of Junior a couple of weeks back. It's worth a try.

Very close.