Fish Food Formulation for Otter Slough.docx

Fish Food Formulation High quality pelleted fish food, starter and grower diets formulated for the accelerated production of Alligator Gar, Channel Catfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, Hybrid Striped Bass, Striped Bass and Crappie. This feed includes a nutrient-rich crumbled starter feed, extruded sinking feed and extruded floating feed that is easily digestible. Fish meal will provide the primary protein source that these species can grow most efficiently on. Sizes for starter feed include .5-.8mm (0.02-0.03”; Item #1) and .8-1.2mm (0.03-0.05” Item #2). Sizes for extruded floating fry food are 1.3 – 2.7mm (0.6 - .11” Item #3, #4) and larger floating fish food from 3.2 – 4.7mm (1/8 to 3/16” Item # 5, #6). Sizes for extruded sinking fish food include 4.7 – 5.5mm (3/16 to ¼” Item #7). Larger sizes of extruded floating with lower protein content 3.2 – 4.7mm (1/8 to 3/16” Item #8 #9) are needed for rearing catfish fingerlings.

The nutritional content of the feed should be guaranteed for at least twelve months from the date of manufacture when stored in a cool, dry location and must be packaged in 50 to 55-pound bags for Items #1 and #2 and can be either in 50lb bags or 2000# bulk bags for all other items. Fish food must be provided in a wide variety of sizes listed above and is essential for the extensive culture of warm water fish species reared at Otter Slough Fish Hatchery.

All fish food except for the larger sizes of floating with lower protein must have at minimum 45% crude protein, minimum 12% crude fat. Lower protein floating fish food must have a minimum of 36% protein and 6% fat.