Fancy goldfish require a protein-rich diet in order to develop their beautiful heads and colors, and floating pellets tend to be easier for their digestion than flake foods.
Goldfish food is designed to float at the surface, making it easy for their fins to find. Plus, it contains plenty of color-enhancing additives and vitamins!
Contents
1. Super Gold
Fancy goldfish deserve special treatment! A gel food makes sense given their habit of living deep under the water surface, and its lower surface-to-mass ratio will decrease the likelihood that nutrients will evaporate out into the atmosphere – this is particularly important when considering water-soluble vitamins such as Vitamin C which can easily leach out from flake foods and disintegrate in water environments.
This product contains probiotics, wheat germ, and seaweed to promote digestive health and intestinal flora in goldfish. Furthermore, its high percentage of carotene provides color enhancement without clouding up their white areas. Gel foods tend to be much richer than their pelleted counterparts so make sure not to overfeed; feed as much as your fish can consume within 30-60 seconds and promptly dispose of any uneaten food.
2. Northfin
Goldfish are omnivores by nature, feeding on everything from smaller fish and plants to insects and fly larvae. Due to this diversity in their diets, high-quality pellet foods will provide them with sufficient proteins and energy sources.
Although goldfish do well with flakes, pellets may be preferable for their health and to protect the water quality. Flakes dissolve rapidly into your tank, while pellets slowly sink, giving your goldfish time to munch as they swim by. In addition, pellets tend to be easier on sensitive swim bladders than generic fish meal found in many flakes and pellets – Repashy and Northfin gel foods include high quality ingredients such as krill, algae, black soldier fly larvae, seaweed, egg proteins and fruits!
3. Hikari Gold
Hikari Gold is a professional-grade goldfish pellet designed to bring out the best colors in your fish. Packed full of carotene – an easily absorbable color enhancer – Hikari Gold brings out natural beauty in goldfish or baby koi while decreasing dull or washed-out colors.
This fish food also features wheat germ and seaweed for optimal digestive health, supporting intestinal flora, and strengthening immunity systems. Furthermore, this diet is free from protein powders and dyes which may contribute to stress in ornamental fish.
This highly palatable diet is specially formulated to be quickly consumed by all species of goldfish. This fast-digesting formula reduces waste and nutrient buildup in aquarium water. Combine with frozen brine shrimp, daphnia or scalded peas for an effective daily diet!
4. Saki-Hikari
Hikari Goldfish food manufacturer also created advanced diets for fancy goldfish. Saki-Hikari, available as 3 mm sinking pellet, includes beneficial probiotics for digestion and intestinal flora balance as well as color enhancers such as astaxanthin and spirulina for color enhancement as well as vitamins E & C for immune system health support.
Goldfish, being grazers, require high levels of protein for healthy development and growth. This product boasts 45% crude protein which makes it suitable for young goldfish. Furthermore, its lower moisture content than flake foods allows water soluble vitamins like Vitamin C to remain present longer in its contents and may help provide stability when changing diets can be tricky for goldfish that may become sensitive.
5. TDO Chroma Boost
TDO Chroma Boost is a granulated and pelleted fish and coral food, enhanced with Haematococcus algae as an excellent source of astaxanthin, for vibrant colors and superior nutrition. Used by professional marine breeders worldwide and available in multiple pellet sizes.
This food provides goldfish with the nutritional diversity required. The small, floating pellets float at the surface of your aquarium and make targeting feedings easy, keeping your tank clean by not dropping to its bottom and polluting it further.
As goldfish are grazers, multiple small feedings per day should be given. Only feed as much as your goldfish can consume within two minutes or less to avoid overfeeding and prevent indigestion and overfeeding. Refrigerate after opening for maximum shelf life.
