Omega One Fish Food

I know what you're thinking. Another flake fish food on the market. Ho Hum! Been there done that. Well your right about one thing, all other dry fish foods are pretty much the same. But this one honestly and truly is different.

And what's more, this difference, which is actually quite revolutionary, is also very simple and easy to explain and understand. It is also a very visible difference. Our flake is more rippled, fluffier, and has specks in it, which happen to be tiny pieces of fishskin, loaded with beta-carotenes. You will also notice a tremendous difference in smell. This is because of the fresh, natural, fats and proteins.

All of this, and much more, boil down to the one very simple thing that sets us miles apart from all others. We use fresh seafood as the main ingredient -not fishmeal. And boy does it make a difference!

Every other dry fish food manufacturer in the world uses fishmeal, as the main ingredient. This may seem fairly inconsequential, but nothing could be further from the truth. Using 100 % fresh marine proteins in place of fishmeal results in some huge benefits, previously unknown in our industry.

· Fresh Natural Fats for Incredible Appetite Stimulation and Energy

In other words the food tastes great to your fish. How do we know this? In two ways. First, watch your fish eat the food. They will be visibly enthusiastic about it and will continue to eat the food much longer than other brands. Secondly, we merely need to look at the reality of fishmeal based foods ( everyone else ) compared to foods using only fresh seafood as the main ingredient.

The process of making fishmeal starts with the protein being cooked and dried with natural fats removed and further processed. Both the fats and the processed protein then have preservatives added to prepare them for a long shelf life. Two things have already happened at this point. The fats have lost much of their yummy smell and processing has nutritionally compromised the protein. And, this is only step one!

Another factor effecting quality of a fish food diet is how well the fish that make up the fishmeal was taken care. Was it iced down on the fishing boat, how long did it lay in the fish hold before making it to shore. This is a critical time for both fats and proteins. Historically fish that are targeted for fishmeal are poorly refrigerated, if at all. And bi-product can lie in vats or on the decks of boats for days. After all it's only for animal feeds.

Every minute that raw fish is not kept at 32 degrees F., the fat is gaining in rancidity and the proteins are breaking down. This low quality cannot be reversed. It will follow the ingredient right through to the finished product ending up in your aquarium.

The final question is how long has this fish meal been laying in a warehouse before being used in your fish food? Six months? A year? Maybe longer? One thing for sure, it will vary greatly and you or the fish food manufacturer who purchased it will never really know the answer. That is because fishmeal is a generic, bulk ingredient that has very little value. Would you eat food made in this way? I think not.

Eventually the processed fishmeal and fats come back off the storage shelf and are reunited when the flaked fish food is actually made. The mix is then processed again, with more preservatives added. The finished product will indeed, like army K-Rations, keep fish alive, but the natural attractant ability and genuine nourishment that only Mother Nature can provide is long gone.

Omega One flaked foods skip the fishmeal stage altogether and start with fresh seafood ingredients - the best available! Cold water marine proteins like salmon, cod, black cod, halibut, herring, shrimp, and krill. We know these ingredients are fresh because our manufacturing facility is located right where the fishing boats come in. What's more, we know the fish are taken care of because we know the fisherman who catch them. They're friends of ours. And they aren't large ships that go out for months at a time. These are small boat operators that fish for 1 to 2 days at a time. The fish they catch are kept in slush ice and delivered fresh. The end result is an excellent variety of fresh, well taken care of, seafood used as our main ingredient. The difference in smell and taste of food made in this way compared to food products made with fishmeal is huge. Just watch your fish feed, you'll be a believer. In addition your fish will be much more active and alert with a high level of energy.

· Rich In Omega 3 & 6 HUFA's For Healthy Immune Systems And Long Life

It is a well known fact that cold water marine proteins, such as salmon, halibut, black cod, and herring, are extremely rich in Omega 3 & 6 HUFA's ( highly unsaturated fatty acids). Fish need the Omega's to build strong immune systems for disease resistance, as well as for the development of strong but pliable cell walls. Having a variety of Omega 3 & 6 HUFA's is extremely important because, while fish can manufacture some of the Omega's themselves they depend on their foods for the rest. For example, saltwater fish must have a strong diet of Omega 3's, since they can manufacture the 6's themselves. On the other hand freshwater species have a strong need for Omega 6's in their diet. The fresh, coldwater marine proteins used by Omega One provide the best Omega profile available for the needs of all aquarium fish.
 

· High Levels of Natural Beta-Carotene Color Enhancers in Salmon Skins.

A large amount of the marine proteins used by Omega One in their flake foods come in the form of whole beautiful Salmon. The skins of these salmon contain the highest level of usable, natural beta-carotenes available in the wild. Red, Yellow, Blue, and Silver beta-carotenes are all present in large quantities in the skins of these fish. Because of the chemistry and the fact that the beta-carotenes are present in the salmon skins, the color transfer from skins of the Salmon to the skins of your aquarium fish is nearly 100%. This means your aquarium fish will literally burst with color in a very short time. And it's all natural.

· Revolutionary Protein Binding System

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