Hikari Tropical Fish Foods

Vibra Bites

Bloodworm like stick that offers outstanding nutrition and exceptional colour enhancing properties

• Includes carefully selected colour enhancing ingredients including carotenoids
• Scientifically developed nutrient mix to bring out fishes natural brilliant colouring
• Worm like stick specifically designed to look like bloodworm
• Sticks move slowly and randomly through the water mimicking bloodworm
• Completely safe live food alternative -offers all the nutritional benefits of live foods without the risk of parasites or bacteria
• The inclusion of krill and cuttlefish meal, mealworms and silkworms make this a delicious offering that most tropical fish will go for immediately
• Complete and balanced daily diet

Ideal for: Small and medium sized tropical fish.

Feeding: Feed 2 to 4 times daily the amount your pet will consume within a few minutes. Always remove any uneaten food after the feeding period.

Micro Pellets

Unique, micro coated granules offering complete and balanced nutrition

• Micro coating locks nutrition inside the pellet, eliminating nutrition loss through dissipation and water clouding
• The premium marine and vegetable protein mix is ideal for small tropical fish who require higher energy reserves
• The inclusion of krill and spirulina promote vivid colouration
• QIK-COLOR™ Red granules are highly visible underwater resulting in more rapid acceptance
• Soft texture is ideally suited for most smaller tropical fish
• Excellent alternative to flake
• Size: Micro-Coated pellets

Ideal for: Tetras, Barbs and other Small Mouthed Tropical Fish.

Feeding: Feed 2 to 4 times daily the amount your pet will consume within a few minutes. Always remove any uneaten food after the feeding period.

Micro Wafers

Community tank diet for all small to medium sized tropical fish

• The world's smallest wafer
• Contains high grade marine and vegetable proteins, aiding digestion resulting in less waste and improved water quality
• Rich in Spirulina and Astaxanthin, promoting excellent colouring
• Size: Micro wafer

Ideal for: All small and medium sized tropical fish especially tetras, livebearers, cichlids and catfish.

Feeding: Feed 2 to 3 times daily the amount your pet will consume within a few minutes. Always remove any uneaten food after the feeding period.

Algae Wafers

The original and best algae wafer

• Scientifically developed for Plecostomus and other algae eating fish including marine herbivores
• Perfect balance of premium quality ingredients developed to promote proper growth and desirable form
• Complete and balanced diet
• Rich in natural green algae, helping promote excellent colouring
• Easy and convenient way to feed
• Revolutionary disc shape complements the way Plecostomus eat

Ideal for: Plecostomus and other algae eating fish including marine herbivores.

Feeding: Feed no more than the amount your fish will completely consume within 2 hours. Many bottom feeders are nocturnal, for best results feed late in the day or at night. Care should be taken to avoid over-feeding and always remove uneaten food after feeding period.

Sinking Wafers

Unique wafer shape for all bottom feeders

• Complete and balanced diet
• Soft wafer developed for bottom feeders which have downward facing mouths and gulp their food
• Palatable and aromatic blend will attract even the most picky eaters
• Contains Spirulina, Silkworm and Krill
• Easily digested, low waste formula
• Unique shaped disc becomes soft gradually

Ideal for: Bottom feeders such as Corydoras Catfish, Loaches and other small bottom feeders.

Feeding: Feed the amount your fish will completely consume in 20 minutes. Care should be taken to avoid over-feeding and always remove any uneaten food after feeding period to avoid water clouding.

Massivore Delite

Scientifically developed diet for super-sized bottom feeding carnivorous fish

• Extremely palatable diet most larger carnivorous fish eagerly attack 
• Extra large porous pellet that softens quickly
• Includes the highest grade of carotenoids for excellent colouration 
• Sinking, protein rich (min 47%) pellet

Ideal for: Monster carnivores especially catfish, sharks, polypterus (bichirs), eels and carnivorous plecostomus.

Feeding: Feed once a day, an amount your fish will eat within a few minutes. Carnivorous fish may resist a new type of food when changing from live foods or less protein rich diets, but continued use will assure acceptance. Care should be taken to avoid over-feeding and always remove uneaten food after the feeding period.

Note: Hikari Massivore Delite contains high levels of natural ingredients which may result in a slight change in colour from one pack to another. You can be rest assured that Hikari's stringent quality standards and processes ensure that every pack meets a specific nutritional specification.

Sinking Carnivore Pellets

Sponge like sinking pellet ideal for most carnivores

• Specifically developed for bottom feeding carnivorous fish
• Offers a nutrient mix comparable with live foods without the parasites or bacteria they normally contain
• Developed on the back of extensive studies into the sight, smell and taste of numerous carnivorous fish
• Includes the highest grade of colour enhancing ingredients to support colour retention in UV deficient environments, ensuring fish look their best all year round
• Rapidly become soft when absorbing water whilst retaining its desirable shape
• Floating, protein rich (min 47%) pellet

Ideal for: Most carnivorous fish especially non-surface feeders such as catfish, sharks, polypterus (bichirs), eels and stingrays.

Feeding: Feed two to three times daily the amount your fish will completely consume in a few minutes. Care should be taken to avoid over-feeding. Carnivorous fish may resist a new type of food when changing their diet, but continued use will assure acceptance.

Betta Bio Gold

Specifically developed for Bettas (Siamese Fighting Fish)

• The inclusion of premium grade fish meal provides a superior protein source
• Also includes Astaxanthin to promote excellent colouring, Grape Seed Extract (polyphenol), which has been shown to reduce the impacts of aging and Spirulina which offers a naturally high concentration of usable vitamins
• Promotes health and longevity
• Unique blend that helps support immune system health whilst reducing the chances of internal fat deposit build up

Ideal for: All types of Bettas.

Feeding: The amount to feed will depend in the size of your betta. For a 1.5″ betta, feed 5-10 pellets of Betta Bio Gold in the morning and 5-10 pellets at night. Add 5 pellets per ½" of growth, never feeding more than 10 pellets at one feeding. You can do more feedings but make sure they are at least two hours apart and at least that amount of time before all lights are out in the room. When feeding feed one pellet at a time and make sure the betta completely consumes each pellet. Care should be taken to avoid over-feeding and always remove uneaten food after the feeding period.

Bettas are finicky eaters and often resist a new type of food. Continued use will ensure acceptance. It is not uncommon for bettas to take up to 5 days to adjust to a new food.

Shrimp Cuisine

Specially selected ingredients for all freshwater ornamental Shrimp

• Rich in vegetable matter including Seaweed and Spirulina
• Offers the necessary mineral profile for proper ecdysis (shedding)
• World's smallest disc like pellet which is small enough for Shrimps of all ages
• Rapidly assimilated, promoting excellent growth and form without clouding the Shrimp's environment

Ideal for: All types of freshwater ornamental shrimps including Cardina and Neocaridina species.

Feeding: Feed multiple times daily, the amount your shrimp will consume within a few minutes. Care should be taken to avoid over-feeding and always remove uneaten food after the feeding period.

Crab Cuisine

Daily diet for all types of Crustaceans including Hermit Crabs, Lobsters, Crayfish and Tadpoles

• Enriched with calcium to help develop and maintain shell structure
• Rapidly sinking pellet that retains its shape and doesn't cloud the water

Ideal for: Freshwater and marine aquariums to feed scavengers, reducing the chances they will attack other pets.

Feeding: For lobsters, shrimp, underwater crawfish and other aquatic scavengers, feed 1-4 sticks twice a day based on size. Care should be taken to avoid over-feeding and always remove uneaten food after feeding period.

For hermit crabs feed in a clean shallow dish once a week, removing the food from the enclosure after 24 hours. Feed an amount equal to 2 grams of food (approximately a thimble full) for each hermit crab per feeding.

Turtle Sticks

Hikari Turtle Sticks are a mix of three different coloured sticks, each containing essential nutrients, providing complete and balanced nutrition for Aquatic Turtles

• Yellow Stick - Staple nutrition, containing the highest quality proteins, minerals and multi-vitamins to promote proper growth and help keep turtles in peak condition
• Green Stick - Calcium enriched stick supports shell development and structure whilst helping prevent disease caused by calcium deficiency
• Red Stick - Conditioning stick, containing Chitosan extracted from crustaceans, to support metabolism, immune system health and skin resiliency
• Easily digested thereby reducing water quality problems and odour that can result from uneaten or partially digested food
• Quickly absorbs water and softens rapidly while retaining its original shape. Will not cloud your turtle’s water when fed as directed

Ideal for: Most types of aquatic turtles.

Feeding: Feed one or two times daily the amount your turtle can completely consumer in 2 – 3 minutes. If you want to use as a treat throughout the day, offer a few sticks intermittently. Care should be taken to avoid over-feeding and always remove uneaten food after the feeding period to minimise any adverse effects on the water quality.