Derek Rogers asked:


There are several types of food that will help you give your fish just the right amount of nutrients. This will allow the fish in the pond to grow to the perfect size and be as healthy as possible. All of these foods can be easily and affordably purchased. It is important that you find the perfect food for your pond fish, so that you can keep a healthy and well populated pond for seasons to come.

Nishikoi Pond Foods will provide them with the right balance of nutrients. You can get several types of food that are this brand. For instance, if you have mostly smaller fish and want to feed them more often, you can purchase the Nishikoi Staple Small Pellet. The Medium Pellet can be fed to slightly larger fish or slightly larger groups of fish. If you have many different types of fish in your pond, you may find they have different dietary needs, you can feed them the Nishikoi Pond Cocktail. This food can be good for all types.

There is also Tetra Pond Foods. These are made for regular goldfish and Koi. They come in several varieties, including Tetrapond Sticks, and Tetrapond Pellets. The Pellets come in either small or medium varieties. The sticks are good for long term feeding, or if you have larger fish who would like to eat more.

The sticks also encourage socialisation among the fish. The pellets are for ones that need to eat their own food and again smaller pellets are fed to smaller fish more often, while medium pellets can be fed to larger fish, or with a longer time in between feedings.

For your Koi ponds, you want to be sure that you are feeding them the right types of foods. Laguna makes food that is for both goldfish and Koi. These foods can be good because often a pond will have several of both varieties and feeding one simple food can make matters easier for you. King British Pond Fish Foods also makes several varieties that are good for both these types.

Again, this brand has floating sticks, which you can feed in your pond. They come in particularly useful if you are going away for a few days as you can leave several sticks on the water. The King British brand also includes variety foods, as well as the Ultimate Koi Food. These foods can be exactly what you are looking for when it comes to making sure that the fish in your pond are well fed.

Omega Pond Pelletsare also good foods because they are made especially for those that live in ponds. This means that the food is formulated to provide your them with the exact nutrients that they might need.

A good point to note!

A very good food to have when you are expecting to go on holiday is Tetrapond holiday, this will provide your fish with all the nutrients they need whilst you are away.

Also, Tetrapond has Wheatgerm Sticks that can help your fish to thrive.

Ty Brown asked:


We are now many months removed from the dog food recall. For those that don’t remember or just weren’t checking the news, the dog food recall was where several different brands of dog food were recalled due to impurities in the food that were causing dogs and cats to get sick and/or die. These foods were coming from some of the biggest names in dog food. Dog owners around the world were running scared as they realized that they had been taken by large corporations who weren’t held to high food processing standards. To this day I often get asked by my clients what type of dog food I recommend. Many of my clients have dogs who suffer from allergies, eat their own stool, shed excessively, poop excessively, and have all sorts of other issues related to poor quality pet foods.

It was around that time that I started searching for the right pet food so that I would have an answer when my client asks, “What should I feed my dog.” My criteria for choosing the right food was the following in no particular order:

1. Quality- I love my dogs.

They deserve good food. Not only that, a quality food is going to save me money at the vet. The pet food industry has a very wide berth to do what they want. It is not illegal for them to put rotting carcasses into your dog’s food or use the ground up euthanized animals from shelters as filler. Disgusting, I know, but these are standard practices for some of the largest pet food manufacturers.

2. Cost- I’m a dog trainer. What that means is that I enjoy my job but I’m not a rich man. It has to be a good quality but at a fair price.

3. Taste- My dogs have to like it. I have been through tons of dog foods that my dogs just can’t stand.

4. Simplicity- There are a lot of premium dog foods that are great but you can’t find them anywhere. If you are able to get them to special ship the food to your door it costs an arm and a leg.

5. Corporate responsibility- I wanted to make sure that if was recommending a dog food company that they would take care of my clients and that they were constantly innovating to make sure that the food remains quality.

So after an exhaustive search I was finally able to come by a food that I can recommend without hesitation. I recommend it so much that it is the only food I feed my own dogs and I even started selling it on this website. It hit every one of the check marks with no problems at all:

1. This company uses only human grade ingredients. They don’t use chemical preservatives, no fillers, high quality proteins, and the list goes on. Basically, you could eat this food. You probably wouldn’t want to but you could.

2. This food costs more than the commercial dog food I used to feed. It is much more nutritionally dense, however, so I end up feeding my own dogs less than what I would of a commercial food. As a result, I end up paying about $5-$10 more per month to feed this food than I used to with a commercial food. I can live with that.

3. I have recommended this food to the most picky of eaters. So far I’ve got a perfect record, every dog likes the taste of this stuff.

4. This dog food is delivered to your door, provided you live in the lower 48 states. Whenever I order I usually get the food the next day or the day after, provided I didn’t order over the weekend.

5. This company was not involved in the dog food recall. Not only that they offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee on their food. You can get a full refund if you aren’t satisfied. Who does that anymore? Heard enough? I recommend you check it out.

Gordon Petten asked:


If you own a horse, you are probably aware of the money, effort, and time you must invest in order to insure your horse maintains good health. It is just as important for horses to receive yearly check ups as it is for people, and to find the right products, supplies, and supplements that will help your horse maintain its healthy status. Supplements are often a good way to do just that.

As with humans, there are a number of different types of supplements available for your horse that cover a variety of equine needs, and will help your horse stay on the track to good health. You can consult your veterinarian for a list of the necessary supplies, and to learn what they do and how they can actually benefit your horse.

One of the most important aspects of a horse’s health is maintaining healthy feet. It is absolutely essential that you be sure to re-shoe your horse whenever necessary and that you check its feet frequently. There are various problems that can occur with a horse’s feet that can cause lameness, so this should be done regularly. There is an array of supplements available that can help promote foot and hoof health.

Antioxidant supplements are also a good idea. This can be just as important in horses as it in people, and making sure your horse has the right antioxidants can most definitely promote good equine health.

Calming supplements can also help your horse by keeping it more relaxed and comfortable. Since horses are alert creatures, they are often very aware of their surrounding sand can react very quickly.

One of the most important aspects of equine health is keeping your horse free of worms. There are supplements that can help you do just that. Give your horse one of these supplements on a daily basis, and he or she will most likely remain worm free.

Another important equine supplement is that used for digestion. Keeping your horse’s digestive tract working smoothly is quite important, since digestive problems can lead to major health issues. There are a bunch of supplements from which to choose that will help promote your horse’s digestive health.

It is important to remember that not every supplement or type of supplement will work for your horse. It may be a good idea to consult your veterinarian about whether or not you should consider giving them to your horse before actually doing so. You can also get more information about which ones are okay to give your horse.