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Ecological Labs Koi Legacy High Growth and Energy Fish Food

Ecological Labs Koi Legacy High Growth and Energy Fish Food

Assessment:

One aquacultural protein in the top four ingredients, but Krill Meal further down, so there’s that. And only one split ingredient (wheat). Spirulina and other color enhancers. Probiotics. Unable to tell if cooked. This diet is pretty close to the formulation of the Staple from Microbe Lift.

I prefer more aquacultural protein and less plant sources but that’s biased. I’d feed this diet if it was at a good price, perhaps in larger than one pound containers.

Ingredients

Fish meal, wheat, dehulled soybean meal, corn gluten meal, distillers grains with solubles, wheat middlings, krill meal, fish oil, red iron oxide, dicalcium phosphate, DL-methioninie, beet powder, salt, brewers yeast, spirulina, betafin S1, ascorbic acid (stay-C), astaxanthin, ethoxyquin, bio plus 2B, calcium carbonate, vitamin E, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, D-calcium panothonate, niacin, folic acid, riboflavin, menadione sodium bisulfate complex, biotin, vitamin D3, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, zinc sulfate, cobalt carbonate, ethylenediamine dihydriodide, ferrous sulfate, sodium selenite, vitamin A, mineral oil, vitamin B12

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Microbe Lift Legacy Koi Food Staple

Microbe Lift Legacy Summer Koi Food Staple

Assessment:  Only one aquacultural proteins in the top four ingredients and only one split ingredient (wheat). Spirulina, Betaine, Spinach, Astaxanthin,  as color enhancer. Even has a lot of probiotics. Unable to tell if cooked.

This is a solid, B-grade food. I would feed this. Price matters, then.

Ingredients: Fish Meal, Whole Wheat, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Alfalfa Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Wheat Middlings, Fish Oil, Brewers Dried Yeast, Dicalcium Phosphate, Spinach, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, Spirulina, Betaine Anhydrous, Salt, Choline Chloride, Chromium Oxide, Ethoxyquin (preservative), Astaxanthin (color), Bacillus licheniformis Fermentation Product, Bacillus subtilis Fermentation Product, Vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Niacin, Folic Acid, Riboflavin, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Manganese Sulfate, Cobalt Carbonate, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Ferrous Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement.

Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude Protein (min) – 36.0%
Crude Fat (min) – 6.0%
Crude Fiber (max) – 5.0%
Moisture (max) – 8.0%
Ash (max) – 9.0%
Phosphorous (min) – 1.3%
Copper (min) – 7 mg/kg

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Wardley Pond Fish Food Pellets – 3lb

Wardley Pond Fish Food Pellets – 3lb

Averages about $3.50 per pound. The cheapest diet so far. Still, not as bag as Laguna or Crystal Clear.

Assessment:

One aquacultural protein in the top four ingredients, and only one split ingredient (corn). Has Spirulina but no color enhancer. No probiotics. Unable to tell if cooked.

Ingredients:

Soybean Meal, Ground Corn, Fish Meal, Wheat Middlings, Corn Gluten Meal, Calcium Carbonate, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Salt, Brewers Dried Yeast, Betaine, Dicalcium Phosphate, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, Spirulina Algae Meal, dl-Methionine, Tagetes Extract, Choline Chloride, Vitamin A Acetate, Cholecalciferol (source of Vitamin D3), Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, d-Alpha Tocopherol Acetate (source of Vitamin E), Biotin, Ethoxyquin (a preservative), Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin, Folic Acid, Riboflavin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Manganous Oxide, Zinc Oxide, Ferrous Carbonate, Copper Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Cobalt Carbonate, Sodium Selenite.

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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.

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Kaytee Koi’s Choice Premium Fish Food, 10-lb bag

Kaytee Koi’s Choice Premium Fish Food, 10-lb bag

Assessment:

Kaytee's Koi Choice: Mediocre
Kaytee’s Koi Choice: Mediocre

One aquacultural protein in the top four ingredients and only two split ingredient (Corn, wheat). No spirulina and no color enhancer. No probiotics. Unable to tell if cooked.

Ingredients:
Fish Meal, Ground Corn, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Wheat Flour, Corn Gluten Meal, Fish Oil, Wheat Germ Meal, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Potassium Sulfate, DL-Methionine, L-Lysine, Propionic Acid (a preservative), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), Vitamin A Supplement, Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Zinc Oxide, Ferrous Carbonate, Manganous Oxide, Menadion e Dimethylpyrimidinol Bisulfite (source of vitamin K activity), Niacin, Ethoxyquin (a preservative), Calcium Pantothenate, Copper Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Cholecalciferol (source of vitamin D3), Cobalt Carbonate, Folic Acid, Calcium Iodate, Biotin, Sodium Selenite.