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Hikari Gold Pond Fish Food – Too Expensive for C-Grade Food

Hikari Gold Pond Fish Food

Extremely expensive for what it is. I would note the single aquacultural protein in the top three ingredients means this is a cheaply produced food, but with a $10-11/lb price tag. I wouldn’t feed it only because of the price. Otherwise it’s a C-rated food. This is new for Hikari because they were once my favorite recommendation.

Assessment:

Only one aquacultural protein in the top four ingredients and no split ingredients. Astaxanthin color enhancer, garlic. Has stabilized Vitamin C. Unable to tell if cooked.

Ingredients:

Fish meal, flake corn (processed), wheat flour, gluten meal, soybean meal, enzyme, monosodium glutamate, garlic, astaxanthin, DL-methionine, vitamins and minerals including stabilized Vitamin C.

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CrystalClear Koi Food – Grade D+ (Well, it’s food)

CrystalClear Koi Food

About $8.50/lb

Assessment:

ZERO aquacultural protein in the top four ingredients, and only one split ingredient (wheat). Feather meal isn’t ideal because of it’s amino acid lopsidedness. Spirulina and no color enhancer. No probiotics. Unable to tell if cooked.

Ingredients

Dehulled Soybean Meal, Wheat, Wheat Middlings, Poultry By-Product Meal, Hydrolyzed Feather Meal, Fish Meal, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Manganese Proteinate, Zinc Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Calcium Iodate, Iron Proteinate, Cobalt Proteinate, Calcium Carbonate, Sodium Selenite, Yeast Culture, Calcium Propionate (Preservative), Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, dl-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E Supplement), Vitamin B12 Supple – ment, Riboflavin, Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K Activity), Folic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Choline Chloride, dl-Methionine, L-Ascorbyl-2- Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C).

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Laguna Growth Enhancing Goldfish & Koi Floating Food: Grade C

Laguna Growth Enhancing Goldfish & Koi Floating Food

Assessment: WTF? NO aquacultural proteins in the top four ingredients, and one split ingredient (wheat into THREE). Feather meal isn’t ideal because of it’s amino acid lopsidedness. No spirulina and no color enhancer. No probiotics. Unable to tell if cooked.

Averages $9/lb (Ridiculous)

Ingredients

Wheat, Wheat Middlings, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Poultry By-Product Meal, Fish Meal, Hydrolyzed Feather Meal, Wheat Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles, Fish Oil, Soy Lecithin, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, dl-Alpha Tocopherol Acetate (source of Vitamin E), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin, Niacin, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K Activity), Folic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Calcium Propionate (Preservative), Manganese Proteinate, Zinc Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Calcium Iodate, Iron Proteinate, Cobalt Proteinate, Calcium Carbonate, Sodium Selenite, Choline Chloride, DL-Methionine, Yeast Culture, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C).

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Laguna Color Enhancing Goldfish & Koi: Worse than “Meh”

Laguna Color Enhancing Goldfish & Koi Floating Food, 2.2 lb

Averages $7/lb !! (There are so many foods twice as good for less.)

Assessment:

One aquacultural protein in the top four ingredients, and only one split ingredient (wheat). Feather meal isn’t ideal because of it’s amino acid lopsidedness. Has spirulina and no color enhancer. No probiotics. Unable to tell if cooked.

Ingredients:

Wheat, Fish Meal, Wheat Germ Meal, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Blood Meal, Hydrolyzed Feather Meal, Fish Oil, Dicalcium Phosphate, Spirulina, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, dl-Alpha Tocopherol Acetate (Vitamin E), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin, Niacin, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Menadione SodiumBisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K Activity), Folic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Manganese Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Choline Chloride, Cobalt Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate.

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Purina Mills Game Fish Chow

Purina Mills Game Fish Chow

Assessment:

One aquacultural proteins in the top four ingredients and FOUR split ingredient (Soy into two, wheat into three, corn into two, ). No spirulina and no color enhancer. No probiotics. It is cooked which isn’t all bad.
This is why you don’t feed farm-fish food to Koi and goldfish.

Dehulled Soybean Meal, Wheat Middlings, Ground Corn, Fish Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Salt, Porcine Meat Meal, Ground Oats, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Ground Wheat, Calcium Carbonate, Ground Soybean, Hulls, Betaine, Cane Molasses, Dried Beef Pulp, Wheat Germ, Dicalcium Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Soybean Oil,L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, Vitamin A Supplement, Porcine Animal Fat Preserved With BHA, Folic Acid, Choline Chloride, Vitamin D Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Riboflavin, Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, DL-Methionine, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Manganous Oxide, Zinc Oxide, Ferrous Carbonate, Copper Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Cobalt Carbonate, Sodium Selenite.