15/5/2006 · Modern commercial fish feeds contain significantly lower quantities of water compared to natural prey (10% vs 70–80%)(Jobling, 1986; Kristiansen and Rankin, 2001). As a result, consumption of dry feeds may place a physiological strain on the gastrointestinal tract, as it is evolutionarily adapted to cope with large amounts of water found in natural prey items( Buddington et al., 1997 ).