Selecting the right fish food is obviously important to the health of your fish. Fish foods normally contain

nutrients , trace elements and vitamins necessary to keep your fish in good health, these elements are

essential so don’t underestimate the importance of purchase the right fish food.Some fish foods also

contain additives such as sex hormones or beta carotene to artificially enhance the color of ornamental fish.

Hormones such as ethoxyquin are commonly used.  Two or three small feedings a day is better than one

feeding per day. Only put in as much food that the fish will consume within 1minute. 

Flake fish foods come in many different types. Flake fish foods can be a problem for some fish; fish such

as Cyphotilapia frontosa can get the float disease just from eating flake food. Flakes usually float on the

surface while the fish eat but if you will soak the fish food for a few seconds it will sink immediately.   

Pellet fish Food: 

Pellet fish foods come in many different types. They also come in sinking and floating kind. Recommended

to soak the pellet fish food for a few seconds…  

Medicated fish Food: 

There are several medicated fish foods available but they are useful only if the fish eats.   

Frozen fish Food:  

Frozen fish foods come in all sorts of flavors. Frozen fish food can be a problem for some fish, for example, 

fish consider to be a herbivore will harmed if it will be feed with bloodworms(high in proteins). The same fish

can be feed with frozen fish food that is low in protein. frozen fish food increase breeding and enhance

colors. There are a lot of frozen fish food types available in the market:brine shrimp, bloodworms, daphnia,

krill, plankton, silversides, black and white mosquito larva, beef heart, cyclops and more…  

Algae Wafers:

These wafers were specifically developed for a unique group of fish, catfish and other bottom feeders such

as Cory and even for shrimps. This food can be a great addition to herbivore fish as well. If you don’t want

other fish to feed on these wafers it is recommended to drop the algae wafers at night when the tank lights

go off. Don’t be worry your bottom feeders will find their way to the wafers. There are also wafers based

on meaty food suit for fish such as loaches.