Various types of prepared fish food

Fish food is plant or animal material intended for consumption by pet fish kept in aquariums or ponds. Fish foods normally contain macro nutrients, trace elements and vitamins necessary to keep captive fish in good health. Approximately 80% of fishkeeping hobbyists feed their fish exclusively prepared foods that most commonly are produced in flake, pellet or tablet form.^[1] Pelleted forms, some of which sink rapidly, are often used for larger fish or bottom feeding species such as loaches or catfish.^{[citation needed]} Some fish foods also contain additives, such as beta carotene or sex hormones, to artifically enhance the color of ornamental fish. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 703 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1122 × 957 pixel, file size: 165 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Aquarium - Dried foods for fishes Date: 2006-02-15 Source : Taken by User:Pinpin - File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 703 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1122 × 957 pixel, file size: 165 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Aquarium - Dried foods for fishes Date: 2006-02-15 Source : Taken by User:Pinpin - File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete... Divisions Green algae Chlorophyta Charophyta Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta—liverworts Anthocerotophyta—hornworts Bryophyta—mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) †Rhyniophyta—rhyniophytes †Zosterophyllophyta—zosterophylls Lycopodiophyta—clubmosses †Trimerophytophyta—trimerophytes Pteridophyta—ferns and horsetails Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta—seed ferns Pinophyta—conifers Cycadophyta—cycads Ginkgophyta—ginkgo Gnetophyta—gnetae Magnoliophyta—flowering plants... “Animalia” redirects here. ... A giant grouper at the Georgia Aquarium Fish are aquatic vertebrates that are typically cold-blooded; covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins. ... Aquarium is also the name of the Russian band, which is also spelled Akvarium A 335,000 gallon (1. ... Ponds Cream is a brand of beauty and healthcare products that is produced by Unilever of England. ... In nutrition, macronutrients are those nutrients that together provide the vast majority of metabolic energy to an organism. ... Micronutrients for plants: There are about eight nutrients essential to plant growth and health that are only present in very small quantities. ... Retinol (Vitamin A) Vitamins are nutrients required in very small amounts for essential metabolic reactions in the body [1]. The term vitamin does not encompass other essential nutrients such as dietary minerals, essential fatty acids, or essential amino acids. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Genera Subfamily Cobitinae Acanthopsis Acanthopsoides Acanthophthalmus Acantopsis Cobitis Enobarbichthys Iksookimia Koreocobitis Kottelatlimia Lepidocephalichthys Lepidocephalus Misgurnus Neoeucirrhichthys Niwaella Pangio Paralepidocephalus Paramisgurnus Protocobitis Sabanejewia Serpenticobitis Somileptes (Gongota loach) Subfamily Botiinae Botia Chromobotia Leptobotia Parabotia Sinibotia Syncrossus Yasuhikotakia Wikispecies has information related to: Cobitidae Loaches are freshwater fish of the family Cobitidae, small... Families Akysidae Amblycipitidae Amphiliidae Andinichthyidae â€  Ariidae Aspredinidae Astroblepidae Auchenipteridae Austroglanididae Bagridae Callichthyidae Cetopsidae Chacidae Clariidae Claroteidae Cranoglanididae Diplomystidae Doradidae Erethistidae Heptapteridae Hypsidoridae â€  Ictaluridae Lacantuniidae Loricariidae Malapteruridae Mochokidae Nematogenyidae Pangasiidae Pimelodidae Plotosidae Pseudopimelodidae Schilbeidae Scoloplacidae Siluridae Sisoridae Trichomycteridae Conorhynchos (incertae sedis) Ancharias (incertae sedis) Catfish (order Siluriformes) are a very diverse... Carotene is a terpene, an orange photosynthetic pigment, important for photosynthesis. ... Sex hormones are hormones that affect the reproductive system. ...

Prepared foods

Prepared foods are those foods that are non-living and are made by the aquarist or bought already prepared for consumption for fish.^[2]

Dry foods

Flake food is a type of proprietary or artificially manufactured fish food consumed by a wide variety of tropical and saltwater fish and invertebrates. It is ideally suited to top dwellers and mid-water fish though numerous bottom dwelling species consume flake food once it has settled on the bottom. Flake food is baked to remove moisture and create the flaking, thus allowing for a longer shelf life.^{[citation needed]} Generally the more moisture a particular example of fish food contains, the more readily it will deteriorate in quality.^{[citation needed]} A giant grouper at the Georgia Aquarium Fish are aquatic vertebrates that are typically cold-blooded; covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins. ... Invertebrate is a term that describes any animal without a spinal column. ...

Dry foods is also available as pellets, sticks, tablets, granules, and wafers, manufactured to float or sink, depending on the species they are designed to feed. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For other meanings please see Tablet (disambiguation) Common disk-shaped pills A pharmacological tablet is a medicinal or other active substance mixed with binder powders and pressed into a tablet form. ... Granule is a generic term used for a small particle or grain. ... Wafer can refer to more than one thing. ...

Vacation food

Vacation foods — also known as "food blocks" — are designed to be placed inside the aquarium to forgo feeding while the aquarium owner is absent. These blocks release small amounts of food as they dissolve.^{[citation needed]} The food blocks can be a good choice for smaller tropical fish, but can polute tank water. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Medicated fishfood

Medicated fishfood is a safe and effective methods to deliver medication to fish. One advantage is that medicated food does not contaminate the aquatic environment and also, unlike bath treatments, does not negatively affect fish, filteration and algae growth in the aquarium. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Disease in ornamental fishes. ... A seaweed (Laurencia) up close: the branches are multicellular and only about 1 mm thick. ... “Aquaria” redirects here. ...

Freeze-dried and frozen fish diets

Freeze-dried and frozen fish foods were primarily developed for tropical and marine fish and are useful in providing variety to the diet or specialist feeding needs of some species.^{[citation needed]} These include tubifex worms, mosquito larvae, bloodworms, water fleas (Daphnia and Cyclops spp.) along with brine shrimp (Artemia salina). Binomial name Tubifex tubifex (Müller, 1774) Tubifex tubifex, also called the sludge worm, is a species of tubificid segmented worm that inhabits the sediments of lakes and rivers on several continents. ... Diversity 41 genera Genera See text. ... Blood worm or bloodworm is an ambiguous term and can refer to: A midge larva The polychaete Glycera This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Water flea is a generic term for a number of small aquatic crustacea characterised by their jumping or jerky mode of swimming. ... Species Subgenus Daphnia Subgenus Hyalodaphnia D. galeata Subgenus Ctenodaphnia Daphnia are small, mostly planktonic, crustaceans, between 0. ... Polyphemus the Cyclops. ... It has been suggested that Sea-Monkey be merged into this article or section. ... Species Artemia franciscana Artemia gracilis Artemia monica Artemia parartemia Artemia parthenogenetica Artemia persimilis Artemia salina Artemia sinica Artemia tunesiana Artemia urmiana Brine shrimp (Artemia) are a primitive type of aquatic crustacean. ...

Live foods

Live fish food include earthworms, sludge worms, water fleas, bloodworms, and feeder fish. Food for larvae and young fish include infusoria (Protozoa and other microorganisms), newly hatched brine shrimp and microworms. Families   Acanthodrilidae   Ailoscolecidae   Alluroididae   Almidae   Criodrilidae   Eudrilidae   Exxidae   Glossoscolecidae   Lumbricidae   Lutodrilidae   Megascolecidae   Microchaetidae   Ocnerodrilidae   Octochaetidae   Sparganophilidae Earthworm is the common name for the largest members of the Oligochaeta (which is either a class or subclass depending on the author) in the phylum Annelida. ... Binomial name Tubifex tubifex (Müller, 1774) Tubifex tubifex, also called the sludge worm, is a species of tubificid segmented worm that inhabits the sediments of lakes and rivers on several continents. ... Water flea is a generic term for a number of small aquatic crustacea characterised by their jumping or jerky mode of swimming. ... Blood worm or bloodworm is an ambiguous term and can refer to: A midge larva The polychaete Glycera This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Larvae are the plural of larva, juvenile form of animals with indirect development. ... Infusoria is a collective term for minute aquatic creatures like ciliates, euglena, paramecia, protozoa and unicellular algae that exist in freshwater pond water. ... Wikisource has an original article from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica about: Protozoa Protozoa (in Greek proto = first and zoa = animals) are single-celled eukaryotes (organisms whose cells have nuclei) that commonly show characteristics usually associated with animals, most notably mobility and heterotrophy. ... A microorganism or microbe is an organism that is so small that it is microscopic (invisible to the naked eye). ... Binomial name L. The free-living nematode Panagrellus redivivus is known to many aquarium enthusiasts and fishkeepers as the microworm. ...

Ingredients of quality fish food

Fish food should ideally provide the fish with fat (for energy) and amino acids (building blocks of proteins) and the fish food (whether flake or pellet) must be speedily digested in order to prevent build up of intestinal gas, renal failure and infections (such as swim bladder problems and dropsy) and to avoid aquarium pollution due to excessive ammonia. Aquatic diets for carnivores must contain vegetable matter such as spirulina.

Building block ingredients of fish food

• Amino acids are the basic components of proteins. An example of an aquatic diet that is a good source of amino acid is a crumbled hard boiled egg offered to small fry. DL-Methionine, an essential amino acid from spinach, green peas, garlic and fish meal enhances the headgrowth of Lionhead goldfish.

• Fats that are broken down into fatty acids are the main source of energy in fish especially for the heart and skeletal muscles. Fats also assists in vitamin absorption. Vitamins A, D, E and K are fat-soluble or can only be digested, absorbed, and transported in conjunction with fats.

• Carbohydrates are molecular substances that include sugars, starches, gums and celluloses. Most of the carbohydrates that are incorporated into aquatic diets are of plant origin and are sources of the enzyme amylase. Carbohydrates, however, are not a superior energy source for fish over protein or fat but digestible carbohydrates do spare protein for tissue building. Unlike in mammals, glycogen is not a significant storage depot of energy in fish.

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Sources of fish food

• Fish meal (protein source) have two basic types: (a) those produced from fishery wastes associated with the processing of fish for human consumption (such as salmon and tuna) and (b) those from specific fish (herring, menhaden and pollack) which are harvested solely for the purpose of producing fish meal.

• Shrimp meal are made from cull shrimp that are being processed before freezing or from whole shrimp that is not of suitable quality for human consumption. The material to be made into shrimp meal is dried (sun-dried or by using a dryer) and then ground. Shrimp meal is a source of pigments that enhances the desirable color in the tissues of fish. It is also a secondary supplemental protein source for fish.

• Squid meal is made from squid viscera portions from cannery plants including the eggs and testis. Squid Meal is a highly digestible protein source for fish which provides a full range of amino acids, vitamins, minerals and cholesterol (1.0-1.5%) of cholesterol suitable for fish fry and young fish.

• Brine shrimp (adult Artemia) is a common food source for fish that are available in adult-form, as eggs or freeze-dried. Brine shrimp is a source of protein, carotene (a color enhancer) and acts as a natural laxative in fish digestive systems. Brine shrimps can also supply the fish with vegetable matter due to their consumption of algae.

• Soybean meal is a high protein source for fish and has become a substitute for traditionally-used marine animal meals.

• Spirulina is a blue-green plant plankton rich in raw protein, vitamins A1, B1, B2, B6, B12, C and E, beta-carotene, color enhancing pigments, a whole range of minerals, essential fatty acids and eight amino acids required for complete nutrition.

• Whole wheat (carbohydrates) is not the best source of energy in fish but is an excellent source of roughage for fish such as Goldfish and Koi. It is also a natural source of vitamin E which promotes growth and enhances coloration.

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Notable fish food manufacturers

• Hagen
• Hikari
• Tetra
• Wardley

Hagen (officially Rolf C. Hagen Group) is a company founded in 1955 by Rolf C. Hagen with the help of his brothers, Dieter and Horst who joined the company later on after immigrating from Germany. ... Hikari is a line of specialty fish food brand manufactured by Kyorin Food Industries, Ltd. ... Tetra was started almost half a century ago the young German scientist, Dr. rer. ... Wardley is one of the largest domestically manufactured line of aquatic fish foods and remedies in the United States. ...

See also

• Aquarium
• Pond
• Pet food
• Aquarium fish feeder

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References

1. ^ Riehl, Rüdiger. Editor.; Baensch, HA (1996. 5th Edn.). Aquarium Atlas. Germany: Tetra Press. ISBN 3-88244-050-3. 
2. ^ Axelrod, Herbert R. (1996). Exotic Tropical Fishes. T.F.H. Publications. ISBN 0-87666-543-1. 

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Other sources

• "An Interpet Guide to Fancy Goldfish" by Dr. Chris Andrews - ISBN 1-902389-64-6