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[j.t.cooper]

Tetra, Hikari and Fluval are what I've used for the last 36 years and have had success with all three.

[rahuls]

Wish this video would talk about what the key ingredients in each product are. That would explain the differences between each

[AmericanCajunPride]

Kinda disappointed I didn't see an evaluation of Omega One. Been using it for years and I think it's great.

[joannemcniff]

I feed a variety Hikari, Saki Hikari, Wardleys and Tetra. All my goldfish seem to like them, but then all my goldfish are usually garbage hounds anyway.

[karenhann]

Wanted to thank you. A few videos back you recommended North Fin. 🤔 My Flowerhorn has been eating raw shrimp and small bb size pellets. The pellets haven't been very satisfying for a fish his size. But, he needs his vitamins and minerals. I ordered the Carnivore (crunch, crunch, crunch) ~ he loves it!
The Betta Bits were also a hit! Well, almost ~ there's always that one exception 😉

Thank you! 💦

[sststr]

I have a jar of NLS betta small granules and my betta fish do like it. At one point I had a betta fish that was very old and could barely move and she spent a lot of time at the bottom of the tank lying on her side. I found the NLS betta to be the food I could most reliably drop straight down right onto her mouth so she could eat without effort. Most foods like to drift about as it descends the water column, which is no good when your fish isn't able to chase it, but the shape and size of the NLS enabled it to drop directly down without drifting. So NLS became that little fish's primary food for the last few months of her life. (Occasionally she did manage to make her way up to a resting spot near the surface and I could feed her other things from there, but that was rare, so most of the time it was the NLS.)

[chemistrykrang]

I make my big pleco a little layer cake of Repashy "morning wood" (that's what it's called - take it up with them) xylivore jelly, a couple of pleco algae wafers, and a layer of repashy "bottom scratcher". I feed that every other day, with fresh veggies (courgette mostly) on the other days. He was on just algae wafers for years but they tend to float behind stuff where he's too big to get to them now so I've changed his diet. Now his food is all fixed to a pebble with a rubber band to stop it floating about so he eats all of it and we don't have any uneaten food lying around.

He does a little happy pleco dance eating his dinner every evening (lights go out at 11 pm and we feed him then - he's a nocturnal fish after all) and won't let me take his food pebble out until he's eaten every last bit.

[MSPA]

I don’t understand why Hikari makes a specific pellet for Parrot Cichlids that floats. Experts knowledgeable on this breed say sinking pellets are better, even safer, so the fish does not consume air at the surface, causing internal issues. 🤷‍♂️

[hagenhilldesign]

All of our fish go crazy over Hikari carnivore pellets. Recently we have heard from others about how "stinky" the water becomes when feeding a lot of these. Never thought that may be the issue with our 75. We got the recommendation to switch to Northfin to not only eliminate the smell, but also for their superior ingredients. We'll give it a try and find out. Great vid as always.

[eemiharma]

Here in finland hikari is pretty rare and expensive. Xtreme is something that I have wanted to try but haven’t seen ANIWHERE. Tetra, sera and dr. Bassleer is most common here.

[drewsta]

When I started fish keeping back in the 80’s with my dad, we used Hikari gold for my South American cichlids. Still use their frozen foods, they’re excellent! I have used north fin and Xtreme since I got back in the hobby in 2018. Love to use variety though, so I have fed Dr. Bassler, Omega One, and cobalt. Quality matters!

[gennawelshkasun]

Had no idea about these facts. We supplement our dog food with homemade so to know there’s more facts behind the making of our fish’s food that can help with quality was really helpful. Great video. Again. 🎉

[doloresmanning]

100% with you on Michael Jordan. Total basketball legend!

[florencetheunicorn]

After getting my first betta many, many years ago, I decided to change their food. They now get a mix of Fluval, Northfin, and NLS. They look SOOO good and live much longer than the bettas that everyone else I know has. I do still feed some Tetra brand foods to my snails though. 😅

[alchemist]

I can listen to John talk about aquariums all day but I kinda like the videos with the aquarium at the background much more than this 😅

[tree.]

Yes! My beta fish love fluval bug bites! They are so happy when I drop some into their water. I can tell by their actions that they know the difference between pellets and bug bites. Forget about flakes. They spit it out or ignore them. They trained me well. LOL!

[Loveofpets]

I feed Hikari, Fluval, omega one and Tropical.

[threadbarerag]

Most of my pellets are Hikari. floating Staple, sinking Excel, and both floating and sinking Gold. I also buy there bloodworms and brine shrimp. I use Omega 1 algae wafers. I get New Life Spectrum cichlid pellets because they are small and nutritious. I used to use Wardley Shrimp pellets but alas, I've been force to go to Aqueon. I use Kens flake foods, Veggie, Spirulina, and mixed flakes. I try to get the ones with probiotics, but I forget because there are multiple grades and slightly different recipes (Premium and Ultimate). I also get their medicated Flakes and Pellets. I get worm pellets from Ken's too. I sue freeze dried tubifex and bloodworms from wherever I can find a good bulk deal (Aquatic Foods & Blackworm Co). I grow my own micro worms and vinegar 'eels' and I'm getting some grindal worms in the mail tomorrow. Good is good and there are multiple products that deserve consideration.

Addendum; I remember when one Hartz used to use flies and mealworms and pellets and random tidbits (earthworms?) in their turtle food. I know that fish loved that stuff.

[NinniAquariums]

Hikari is a bit more rare where I live, not difficult to find, but not something that you find in a grocery store. I've got some of their food with a second hand bought aquarium, and I really liked it. It seemed to have better ingredients than most other food here, so I gave it and the fish really liked it. My picky otocinclus refuse to eat any food except some of the Hikari food for algae eaters (of course I've tested what should be similar from other brands as well). So, at least for now, when it comes to dry food, they're one of my favorites.

[melissatrent]

I've used Tetra flakes, Hikari Micro pellets and just last month got my first Fluval Bug Bites, and now that's all my fish will eat! They will still eat the micro pellets, but prefer the bug bites,