Regular Member schoolie Posted April 8, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted April 8, 2013 I've been feeding the Pro Gold large-pellet food to my goldfish for the past week, and I really like it. These "pellets" are actually shaped more like kibble for a rabbit, and are significantly larger than the regular Pro Gold. One gram is approximately 15 pieces (or 72 pieces is five grams, on my lousy scale). For large fish I think this food is much less messy and I don't see those tiny particles of food floating around, after feeding time. I'll measure the diameter of a pellet and add this info to this thread. The web site says 1/8" but the shape is also more of a cube than a cylinder. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member pawsplus Posted April 8, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted April 8, 2013 I've been looking at those. How big are your fish? My George is a bruiser (6") but Goldie is more like 3.5" and I would need to be sure they could both eat it, or what would be the point? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dnalex Posted April 8, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted April 8, 2013 Do you have any small Pro-Gold left? I'd like to see them side by side if possible. Thanks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member GoldenSpoiledRotten Posted April 8, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted April 8, 2013 I accidentally got a piece of large PG in my bag of small PG and it really is huge! It would make feeding time much shorter. I may get a bag of that for my larger fish to make sure they have full mouths before feeding my smaller one.n 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member schoolie Posted April 8, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 8, 2013 Do you have any small Pro-Gold left? I'd like to see them side by side if possible. Thanks Sure, I'll take a picture of both tonight! I've been looking at those. How big are your fish? My George is a bruiser (6") but Goldie is more like 3.5" and I would need to be sure they could both eat it, or what would be the point? My fish is around 6" not counting tail. I think this size would only work well for larger fancies and koi. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member pawsplus Posted April 8, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted April 8, 2013 Mmm. . . that's a good point. Although George eats so fast I'm not sure it would slow him down that much! I scatter food very slowly all over and make sure Goldie gets enough, but it's not easy! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member schoolie Posted April 8, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 8, 2013 I accidentally got a piece of large PG in my bag of small PG and it really is huge! It would make feeding time much shorter. I may get a bag of that for my larger fish to make sure they have full mouths before feeding my smaller one.n That's a good idea. Maybe, with mixed sizes, everybody would get a good meal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member schoolie Posted April 9, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 9, 2013 This is a side-by-side comparison: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dnalex Posted April 9, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted April 9, 2013 Oh, nice! Thank you for the pic! I am thinking I like the looks of the large pellets much better! I will order that next. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member schoolie Posted April 9, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 9, 2013 No problem, Alex! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member pawsplus Posted April 9, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted April 9, 2013 Mmm. They're not THAT much bigger. I might get a small bag next time I order and see what everyone thinks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dnalex Posted April 9, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted April 9, 2013 Mmm. They're not THAT much bigger. I might get a small bag next time I order and see what everyone thinks! There are approximately 40 pellets in a gram for the smaller Pro-Gold pellets, compared to 15 for these larger ones. So, by mass they large Pro-Gold pellets are almost 3 times bigger. That's a HUGE difference when you consider the mouths of the goldfish. I definitely think these are great, but are most suitable for koi and larger goldies. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted April 9, 2013 Admin Share Posted April 9, 2013 This is a side-by-side comparison: Awesome post 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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