Regular Member Heidi_Rayanne Posted April 9, 2013 Regular Member Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member GoldenSpoiledRotten Posted April 9, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted April 9, 2013 It may be how much they're soaked. They are kinda disintegrating by five minutes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Heidi_Rayanne Posted April 9, 2013 Author Regular Member Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member GoldenSpoiledRotten Posted April 9, 2013 Regular Member Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member smegypsiren Posted April 9, 2013 Regular Member Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Hidr Posted April 9, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted April 9, 2013 I don't soak either. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Moucho+Moncho Posted April 9, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted April 9, 2013 I don't either. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member kaylaj2355 Posted April 9, 2013 Regular Member Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member fantailfan1 Posted April 9, 2013 Regular Member Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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