Wardley/Hartz Shrimp Pellets Discontinued

[Leopardess]

Tihs was posted by a respectable member (Ewok) on AquariaCentral. Thought I'd pass it along as I know I'm not the only one here who uses them. Buy 'em while you can get 'em


"wardley/hartz has discontinued shrimp pellets!
get em while you can folks........ you won't be getting them much longer.

when i was in the stores buying food recently i noticed i was having problems finding these. so i emailed hartz to find out why.......



quote:
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Case #: 43521


In response to your inquiry, the shrimp pellets have been discontinued.
At present, there is no replacement product.




Hartz Mountain Corp.
Consumer Relations Dept.
400 Plaza Drive
Secaucus, NJ 07094
(800) 275-1414

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that sucks!

these are argueably one of their best products....... "

 

[catfishmike]

this is a big bummer.i'll be sure to stock up.hbh makes a shrimp pellet thats pretty nice too so if you can find those then you don't have to endure bad fish food.sad none the less.leo,did the give a reason why?

 

[Leopardess]

Ok, thanks I will look for those Hopefully I can find some - because all I have had here is those wardley ones!

Nope, as far as I know, that is the entire response that they emailed him.

 

[Somonas]

I got wardley brine shrimp dry squares if ya want em.

 

[Leopardess]

LOL thanks anyway I only use the shrimp pellets for my cories. I'm going to the store tomorrow and stocking up on a bunch of cans. I'll use them afterall.

If push comes to shove, I can always find some kind of replacement and order online.

 

[Somonas]

Do you want me to send you some Top Fin shrimp pellets?
I got them at Petsmart.

here is a pic.

 

[HanshaSuro]

Hm, I just started using the Wardley's to feed my pygmy cories too...

 

[Leopardess]

Let me look around today and see what I can find. I might be able to find a substitute at one of the stores I dont usually go to. Otherwise, I might take you up on that - you could be my dealer

 

[Franky099]

maybe we can sell the remaining cans for big bucks on aquabid and ebay and then we can all afford to have HUGE tanks!! lol

 

[Lotus]

I have the Top Fin ones too. OSI also makes shrimp pellets, available on the Drs. Foster and Smith Web site.

 

[Cichlid-Man]

The shelf was almost full of Wardley/Hartz Shrimp Pellets at my LFS today. Should'a gotten some for you

Had about 6 bigger bottles, i guess they are bottles.... And like 6 small ones.

 

[Gomer]

hmmm...never had shrimp pellets. ..better get some for my corys..and get a lot while I am at it!

 

[Leopardess]

LOL. Well they are still here. The store had tons of 'em. I was just thinking about having to find a replacement after they do disappear

 

[420Loach]

this is a sad day in loach history....as we speak my ten loach assault team in two fish groups will infiltrate the wardley/hartz compound and hack into the systen files and change this travesty of justice.....okay maybe not. maybe im going to walmart tommorrow to buy a case and put em in the freezer. and look for a new brand like Leo said

 

[Leopardess]

*BOUNCINGS *SUPERSMIL *laughingc *crazysmil



Silly loach

 

[ashleigh]

hey- on the pleco feeding thread I posted earlier, someone (I think Somonas) said that in buying dry food you should buy the smallest portion because the nutrients become inert after a little bit of being open( I hope I didn't butcher that in trying to paraphrase, sorry if I did) would putting the food in the freezer extend the shelf life?

 

[catfishmike]

actualy it was me but he may have said it too i haven't been reading very well lately.i don't think it would actualy help much,if anything it could be detrimental.most food canisters are made with cardboard or plastic.the cardboard could absorb moisture and transfer that to the food stored inside,even though the can is still sealed.vacuum packing your food would be the optimum choice.plastic would be fine untill you opened it and then the same thing would happen,the food take on moisture from the freezer,because of the lack of an airtight seal.

 

[ashleigh]

darn it. thought I had a plan

 

[Somonas]

I wish I said that
it's true...
I get the large plastic zip log bags of Hikari pellets, put a small amount in a container and freeze the rest...

 

[Banky]

My corys wouldnt touch the topfin ones, but devour the wardley ones. The topfins dont soften as well as the wardleys.