drobbyb
Bowhead
It's funny though, it seems that "new (insert any consumable)" is generally believed to be better than any older method or product.
You can cure Ich with simple salt and heat, no need for any expensive meds if the old cheaper method still produces acceptable results (with limits of course, don't use this method with salt sensitive species.)
It's the same with fish food. The manufacturers want you to buy specialty foods with the promise that your fish will be more colorful or grow faster if you use their product, for a premium price. You can just as easily feed your fish properly with respect to it's own unique needs and get the same result. Thankfully most fish will be perfectly fine eating standard tropical flakes with a cube or two of frozen or fresh prepared sparingly.
As to the beefheart issue in the hobby, discus do not eat mammal flesh in the wild. Why would they need it in captivity? You can produce the same results without beefheart using readily available ingredients.
You can cure Ich with simple salt and heat, no need for any expensive meds if the old cheaper method still produces acceptable results (with limits of course, don't use this method with salt sensitive species.)
It's the same with fish food. The manufacturers want you to buy specialty foods with the promise that your fish will be more colorful or grow faster if you use their product, for a premium price. You can just as easily feed your fish properly with respect to it's own unique needs and get the same result. Thankfully most fish will be perfectly fine eating standard tropical flakes with a cube or two of frozen or fresh prepared sparingly.
As to the beefheart issue in the hobby, discus do not eat mammal flesh in the wild. Why would they need it in captivity? You can produce the same results without beefheart using readily available ingredients.