Hikari Sinking Carnivore Pellets 1kg — Fish Food

Description

Hikari Sinking Carnivore 1kg — Daily sinking pellet diet for carnivorous aquarium fish

Catfish, bichirs and eels feed on the bottom after the lights go down, and a pellet that sinks fast is the only way to be sure the food reaches them. Hikari Sinking Carnivore Pellets 1kg (SKU: KH21966) is Hikari’s rapidly sinking pellet for smaller carnivorous fish, a 3.5 to 4 mm pellet that absorbs water quickly and takes on the texture of a live fish. Hikari lists it as ideal for non-surface feeders such as catfish, sharks, Polypterus, eels and smaller carnivorous plecostomus; the 1 kg pack is the trade size. It is a clean, convenient alternative to live foods, made by Kyorin in Japan.

The recipe leads with fish meal and krill meal and includes spirulina, astaxanthin and canthaxanthin, the carotenoid sources used for colour in fish kept away from natural sunlight, plus stabilised vitamin C. Guaranteed analysis is crude protein 47% minimum, crude fat 5% minimum, crude fibre 3% maximum, moisture 10% maximum and ash 17% maximum. Hikari’s directions are to feed two to three times daily the amount the fish consume in about a minute, and to keep feeding through any initial refusal, since carnivores often resist a new food; a pellet thrown at the surface with a splash mimics a live fish and can speed acceptance.

Usage & Application

When to Use

• Bottom-feeding carnivores: Catfish, bichirs, eels and carnivorous plecos that never come to the surface.
• Replacing live foods: A dry pellet in place of feeder fish and worms in the daily diet.
• Night feeders: Fish that eat after lights-out and need food waiting on the bottom.
• Multi-tank fish rooms: A 1 kg pack for keepers feeding many predatory fish.

Feeding Guide

• Two to three times daily: Only what is finished in about a minute.
• Do not overfeed: Remove anything left after the feeding period.
• Converting from live food: Keep offering the pellet; acceptance comes with repetition.
• Splash it in: Drop pellets at the surface so the splash draws the fish to the food.

Product Specifications & Highlights

Key Features

• Rapidly sinking: Reaches bottom feeders before mid-water fish intercept it.
• Live-food texture: Softens quickly in water while holding its shape.
• Fish and krill meal first: 47% minimum crude protein.
• Carotenoid ingredients: Spirulina, astaxanthin and canthaxanthin in the recipe.
• Trade pack: 1 kg for multiple tanks or large fish.

Product Details

• Brand: Hikari (Kyorin, Japan)
• SKU: KH21966
• Barcode (GTIN/UPC): 042055219662
• Product Type: Food > Sinking Pellets (Carnivore)
• Net Weight: 1 kg
• Pellet: About 3.5–4.0 mm, sinking
• Guaranteed Analysis: Crude protein min 47%, crude fat min 5%, crude fibre max 3%, moisture max 10%, ash max 17%, phosphorus min 1%
• Ingredients: Fish meal, krill meal, brewers dried yeast, cassava starch, soybean meal, wheat starch, fish oil, wheat flour, dried seaweed meal, spirulina, DL-methionine, potato starch, astaxanthin, L-lysine, canthaxanthin, garlic, choline chloride, vitamins, stabilised vitamin C, minerals, red 3 (artificial colour)
• Feeding: 2–3 times daily, the amount consumed in about a minute
• Ideal For: Catfish, sharks, Polypterus (bichirs), eels, smaller carnivorous plecostomus
• Range Sizes: 74 g and 1 kg