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Originally Posted by Nishi8
If you look at the price of Hikari Saki and Dianichi premium food, you will find that the Hikari Saki is actually a better buy. The problem with Hikari Saki is that it comes in such a large size. If you take a 33lb. bag of Hikari Saki and divide the price per pound it is only about $9.84 a pound(based on $325.00 a bag). Dianichi premium at 11 pounds is about $100.00, so it is $8.78 a pound.Wouldn't you rather have a product, for a $1.06 more a pound, that is made by a company that has the knowledge and ability to create a premium product.
As far as putting something like Koizyme into a food, you are right, it will do absolutely nothing to help your fish. It is a waste. They are probably just adding it as a gimmick to boost sales. Most people don't know that if you add any beneficial bacteria to your pond regularly, you will reduce your load of pathogens. This is the theory of competitive exclusion. If you were to add a good quality bacteria to aid in the processing of your ammonia it would do the same thing as Koizyme. Why not add bacteria to oxidize your waste instead of bacteria that reduces levels of aeromonas? If you waste levels are lowered., you are actually going to the root of the problem, rather than using a bandaid.