Im looking for a carp pellet alternative and Ive heard people using chicken layer mash before but never chicken layer pellets. Would the chicken layer pellets be ok for carp and would it get them feeding?
In reply to Post #1
Pretty sure they contain copper which is harmful to fish but I'm not 100% on that
Pretty sure they contain copper which is harmful to fish but I'm not 100% on that
In reply to Post #2
Funny you say that, i was just reading an old post on here saying the same thing
Funny you say that, i was just reading an old post on here saying the same thing
In reply to Post #3
They are pretty useless for carp fishing compared to carp pellets trouts or halibuts. The fish clearly don't seem to find them as attractive (no fishmeal or oils)
They are pretty useless for carp fishing compared to carp pellets trouts or halibuts. The fish clearly don't seem to find them as attractive (no fishmeal or oils)
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Ewe nuts ?
Ewe nuts ?
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Bit harsh!
Maybe a little crazy?
Bit harsh!
Maybe a little crazy?
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That old chestnut again, I have found no evidence that trace levels of copper harm/kill carp.Some well known branded 'carp' pellets have tens of mg/kg copper added (probably in the form of copper sulfate). Some whey products and fishmeals have up to 85mg/kg copper content (some of our fishmeal boilies we use must be full of the stuff if we had them analysed).
Carp need 3-5mg/kg of diet of trace copper. They can have a lot more (many hundreds of mg/kg) before it affects them in any bad way. Less affects them just as much but in different ways. Other things are just as dangerous if you look too closely such as zinc, iron, calcium etc.
More details are in 'Trace minerals in fish nutrition Takeshi Watanabe' but the above is a VERY brief summary to just give some facts that do not back up the myth that 'copper is harmful to fish'
That old chestnut again, I have found no evidence that trace levels of copper harm/kill carp.Some well known branded 'carp' pellets have tens of mg/kg copper added (probably in the form of copper sulfate). Some whey products and fishmeals have up to 85mg/kg copper content (some of our fishmeal boilies we use must be full of the stuff if we had them analysed).
Carp need 3-5mg/kg of diet of trace copper. They can have a lot more (many hundreds of mg/kg) before it affects them in any bad way. Less affects them just as much but in different ways. Other things are just as dangerous if you look too closely such as zinc, iron, calcium etc.
More details are in 'Trace minerals in fish nutrition Takeshi Watanabe' but the above is a VERY brief summary to just give some facts that do not back up the myth that 'copper is harmful to fish'
In reply to Post #1
I've used layers pellets in the past, just as a liquid carrier which worked well but as a pellet not much use as they breakdown pretty quickly in water and turn to mush.
I've used layers pellets in the past, just as a liquid carrier which worked well but as a pellet not much use as they breakdown pretty quickly in water and turn to mush.
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Yeah ill think ill be better off using vitalin
Yeah ill think ill be better off using vitalin
In reply to Post #10
Maybe have a look at flaked maize, at 20kg for about £9 it's a good cheap option. Add some squid brand fish sauce and you'll be onto a winner.
Maybe have a look at flaked maize, at 20kg for about £9 it's a good cheap option. Add some squid brand fish sauce and you'll be onto a winner.