Ocean Nutrition Tropical Fish Food, 397 g Medium Sinking Pellets, 41.1% Protein

Ocean Nutrition Tropical Fish Food is a tropical fish diet made to offer soft, moist sinking pellets as an alternative to flakes, with 41.1% protein in a 14 oz (400 g) medium-pellet package.

• Soft, moist sinking pellets — provide a pellet-format alternative to traditional tropical fish flakes.
• 41.1% protein, with vitamins and minerals — supplies nutrients for carnivorous and omnivorous marine fish.
• Oxygen-free pouches — help maintain freshness for 3–4 months after opening.
• Non-clouding formula — designed to keep aquarium water clear while feeding.
• Made in Thailand — provides tropical fish food produced with ingredients from this origin.

Choosing a food format and nutrition profile for tropical fish can be especially relevant when feeding a mix of fish with carnivorous or omnivorous diets. Ocean Nutrition’s medium pellets are made for tropical fish including marine angelfish, butterflyfish, clownfish, wrasses and cardinals, and the food is also presented as guppy and angel fish food. Its sinking format makes it an option for keepers looking for pellets rather than conventional flakes.

Which fish is Ocean Nutrition Tropical Fish Food made for?

Ocean Nutrition Tropical Fish Food is made for tropical fish such as marine angelfish, butterflyfish, clownfish, wrasses and cardinals. Its protein-rich formula is intended to provide balanced nutrition for carnivorous and omnivorous marine fish, and it is also identified for guppies and angel fish.

• Suitable fish named for this food include marine and other tropical species.
• The formula includes vitamins and minerals alongside its protein content.

What makes these pellets an alternative to fish food flakes?

Ocean Nutrition Tropical Fish Food comes as soft, moist pellets that sink, rather than as traditional flakes. The medium-pellet format offers a different food shape for fish keepers choosing between flakes and pellets; no feeding quantity or schedule is provided here, so use the format that fits your established feeding routine.

• Pellet texture: soft and moist.
• Pellet behavior: sinking.
• Package size: 14 oz (400 g).

How does the food help maintain freshness and water clarity?

Ocean Nutrition Tropical Fish Food is packed in oxygen-free pouches intended to help preserve freshness for 3–4 months after opening. Its non-clouding formula is designed not to cloud aquarium water, a useful feature for routine feeding where water clarity matters. Aquaculture biologists developed the formula.

• Country of manufacture: Thailand.
• Formula development: aquaculture biologists.

This food is suited to tropical fish keepers seeking a sinking pellet option for the named species, including carnivorous and omnivorous marine fish. It offers a medium-pellet format with a stated protein level and a pouch designed to maintain freshness after opening.

Ingredients

Fish meal, wheat flour, krill meal, soy-bean meal, lecitihin, kelp meal, brewers dried yeast, shrimp meal, garlic, fish eggs, fish oil, squid meal, red iron oxide (added color), spirulina, betaine hydrochloride, calcium propionate (preservative), L-ascorbic acid (source of vitamin C), citric acid (preservative), natural mixed tocopherols (preservative), vegetable oil, rosemary extract, black iron oxide (added color), L-lysine, DL-methionin, L-tryptophan, guar gum, calcium sulfate, a-tocopheral acetate (source of vitamin E), cantaxanthin color, niacin, panthinic acid (source of vitamin B5), vitamin A supplement, riboflavin (source of vitamin B2), pyridoxine hydrochloride (source of vitamin B6), zinc sulfate, manganese sulfate, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin K3 activity), thiamine mononitrate (source of vitamin B1), folic acid, cholecalciferol (source of vitamin D3), calcium iodate, copper sulfate, biotin, L-selenomethionine, sodium selenite, vitamin B12 supplement.

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