Dainichi Koi Growth Plus 500g Small (3mm) Floating Pellets

Description

Dainichi Koi Growth Plus 500g Small (3mm) Floating Pellets — High-protein floating pellet for a koi’s first growing season

A young koi put straight onto a colour formula spends its growth window chasing pigment rather than size, and a short Australian growing season leaves little room to waste. Dainichi Koi Growth Plus 500g Small (3mm) Floating Pellets (SKU: 101594) is Dainichi’s formula built mainly for maximum growth and superior body conformation, drawing its protein from Antarctic krill, shrimp and white fish meal rather than from colour-focused ingredients. Growth Plus deliberately carries no added colour enhancers beyond the natural carotenoids already present in the krill and shrimp, so, as Dainichi puts it, the fish’s energy goes into growth rather than pigment. The 500 g pack is a sensible starting quantity for a batch of young koi in their first growing season.

Guaranteed analysis is crude protein 44% minimum, crude fat 5% minimum, crude fibre 5% maximum, moisture 9% maximum and ash 9% maximum, among the higher protein figures in Dainichi’s koi range, with white fish meal, krill, shrimp and soybean meal leading the ingredients alongside wheat germ, brewer’s dried yeast, powdered milk, garlic and calcium montmorillonite clay. Dainichi’s directions are to feed one to three times daily, offering only what the koi clear within five to ten minutes, and to use the formula only once water temperatures sit at 15.5°C (60°F) or above for extended periods rather than a single warm day. The krill and shrimp carotenoids do produce strong reds on their own, but for deeper magenta and blue tones Dainichi recommends supplementing with a spirulina-based formula such as Premium or Color Intensifier. Growth Plus is described as especially useful in northern climates with short growing seasons, where every week of usable growing weather counts.

Usage & Application

When to Use

• A koi’s first growing season: A 500 g pack sized for young fish starting out.
• Growth over colour: When the priority is size and body conformation, not pigment.
• Sustained warm weather: Fed once temperatures hold at 15.5°C (60°F) and above.
• Short growing-season climates: Where Dainichi says the formula is especially useful.

Feeding Guide

• Minimum water temperature: Feed only once water holds at 15.5°C (60°F) or above for an extended period.
• One to three feeds daily: Offer only what is eaten within five to ten minutes.
• Add colour separately if wanted: Supplement with Premium or Color Intensifier for deeper magenta and blue.
• Floating pellet: Feed at the surface where koi will rise to take it.

Product Specifications & Highlights

Key Features

• 44% minimum protein: One of the higher protein figures across Dainichi’s koi range.
• Growth-focused, not colour-focused: No added colour enhancers beyond krill and shrimp carotenoids.
• Krill, shrimp and white fish meal: The primary protein sources driving growth.
• Short-season performer: Dainichi highlights it for northern, short growing-season climates.
• 500 g starter pack: Sized for a young batch beginning a growing season.

Product Details

• Brand: Dainichi Fish Food
• SKU: 101594
• Barcode (GTIN/UPC): 713166017118
• Product Type: Food > Floating Pellets (Koi, Growth)
• Net Weight: 500 g
• Pellet: 3 mm (Small), floating
• Guaranteed Analysis: Crude protein min 44%, crude fat min 5%, crude fibre max 5%, moisture max 9%, ash max 9%
• Main Ingredients: White fish meal, krill, shrimp, soybean meal, wheat germ, brewer’s dried yeast, powdered milk, calcium montmorillonite clay
• Feeding: 1–3 times daily, as much as eaten in 5–10 minutes, at 15.5°C (60°F) or above
• Other Sizes: 2.5 kg (SKU 101596); 5 kg (SKU 113274)
• Target Environment: Outdoor koi ponds and coldwater systems