Heidi_Rayanne 20 Posted April 9, 2013 This is something that I've long wondered. I let my pellets soak for about 5 min in a tiny amount of water then I attempt to pick up the squishy pieces and give them to my "starving" fish. The moment the pellet hits the water it releases a cloud of tinier particles that float about in my water. Is this the average experience? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoldenSpoiledRotten 6,786 Posted April 9, 2013 It may be how much they're soaked. They are kinda disintegrating by five minutes. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heidi_Rayanne 20 Posted April 9, 2013 It may be how much they're soaked. They are kinda disintegrating by five minutes. Oh, I thought I was supposed to soak until they weren't any hard bits. How long do you soak your pellets for? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoldenSpoiledRotten 6,786 Posted April 9, 2013 I'm actually one of the ones that don't soak progold. I haven't found a difference in how much my Ryukin would float either way, just a difference in how she floats when I feed vs overfeed. I think soaking is a fine idea, but I also think it's still alright if they're a little crunchy. I don't see how a disintegrating pellet would be good though, for water parameters or fish that just can't get to them and keep hitting the wrong spots with open mouths. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smegypsiren 1,315 Posted April 9, 2013 I soak for maybe less the a minute. I just hold them in my hand and have my hand in the tank. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hidr 4,961 Posted April 9, 2013 I don't soak either. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moucho+Moncho 402 Posted April 9, 2013 I don't either. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kaylaj2355 464 Posted April 9, 2013 I soak for maybe less the a minute. I just hold them in my hand and have my hand in the tank. This is also what I do, but I was lurking around today looking for info because I noticed that when my oranda was chewing on a pellet, little poofs of pellet dust were coming out of his GILLS. Freaked me out. Is this normal, anyone? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fantailfan1 26,742 Posted April 9, 2013 I've seen little poofs of pellets coming out of gills. I think soaking for 30ish seconds is long enough. You just want the pellets to absorb water so there isn't a lot of air in them. They don't need to be mushy. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites