Maybe my fish do not know any better, but they eat flake just fine. I feed it one or two days a week to supplement live and frozen foods, because it contains so many vitamins and is balanced nutritionally. If they only knew apistos and killies were not suppose to eat flake, they would wait a day and pig out on the next menu item. I have used a couple brands with OSI color flake being the present brand. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"!