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Hey there, im new to this forum but have been playing around with aquaponics for years.
Just thought id let you know of the Grobest feed i am using and have used for the past 4 years. This feed does not contain that horrible presevative. Food made from fishmeal,shrimpmeal,flour,ash,water. They have a variety of feed types for certain foods. Have been using barra pellets but moved to TF (product code) a lower protein derived from soy and fish meal also cheaper!. Has no animal byproducts so all in all a healtyer fish, which means all a healthy me. i found them at www.grobest.com.au
Bream man

I don't mean to be rude, but your first three posts all mention this food.
Commercial interest or do you just really like their fish food?

Hi Bream man , welcome,


The food is not made from ash. Ash content is a chemical term which I will attempt to expalin below.

If you were to analyse the food in a food lab, one of the standard tests is to burn everything off in an oven (muffle furnace) at high temperature. The residue is the ash and is expressed as a percentage of the wieght of the original dry sample.

Unrelated .. However, when I was making up "organic" hydroponic solutions, I used wood ash as a way of adding minerals and trace elements to the hydroponic solution.

bream man, welcome to the forum, just checked on grobest (Beenleigh, Qld), must ring them and check prices

$32 for 15kg 4.5mm Silver Perch pellets

About the same price as Ridleys ($50/25kg), certainly worth looking at if it doesn't have the preservatives

Agreed B2,but nothing wrong with plugging a good thing(if its good).
Bream man, if indeed you have commercial interest how about a discount for forum members(say 10-15%)I,m sure you will move your product then

I second what you say Gnash. BM if you are mixed up with this product you don't need to hide it here. We have been on the look-out for a suitable feed without ethoxyquin. The fact that it is in Brisi is all the better :-)

Sure thing Bream Man, seems Ridleys require "large" orders ie/pallet which is beyond most members, so if these guys can do a competitive price in "buyable" quantities they'd be on a winner. I'd buy!!

Show me the discount....

They sounded interesting so I sent them this Email:

Dear Sir/Madam

I am writing to enquire about your Barramundi, silverperch and jade fish products. I am a member of a growing group of Aquaponics enthusiasts and a member of a fast growing online aquaponics forum (found at http://backyardaquaponics.com/forum/ ).
I would like to know what is the smallest size bags of feed you would sell/post around Australia for Barramundi, silverperch and jade fish, and what the pre post price would be for the feed. All information you supply will be shared with the forum members at http://backyardaquaponics.com/forum/ .

Thanking you in advance for your time,

yours Sincearly
Mr David Downing

Good one AM

I hope they answer with good news! I need to find a good source of affordable fish food

Well done AM, interested in the answer you receive

got a reply:
Hello, Thank you for your enquiry.
I have attached the specification sheets on our barramundi, silver/jade and
native eco feeds. The Silver/Jade feed comes in 15kg bags and cost $40.00
for the nursery size pellet (1.4/1.8mm)and $35.00 for the grow out pellets
(+GST). Other prices are attached. Freight is normally via star track
express and is quoted individually. Pick ups from Beenleigh, south of
Brisbane is also an option.

I hope this is helpful.

Thank you,

Andrew Bray
GROBEST AUSTRALIA
FREECALL 1800 005 434


(the next few posts will be the info from the fact/data/price sheets they were kind enough to send to me - I am impressed at their service thus far)

Barramundi Diets
Price List – Retail Bag Price
As at September 2006

Micro Pellet__________Pellet Size___________Price per bag 15kg
N1 sinking or floating__1.5 mm_____________$47.50
N2 sinking or floating___2 mm______________$47.50


Pellet_____Pellet Size_______Price per bag 15kg
P 1_______3 mm____________$40.00
P 2_______4 mm____________$40.00
P 3_______5.5 mm__________$40.00
P 4_______7 mm____________$40.00
P 5_______8.5 mm__________$40.00
P 6_______10 mm___________$40.00
P10_______18mm___________$40.00
P12_______22mm___________$40.00


All Prices quoted are exclusive of GST
FOB Brisbane.
Prices subject to change without notice