Cleaner fish food
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These sinking wafers feed herbivorous catfish that graze on tank décor, and their ingredient list includes wood fibre.
They contain 11% crude fibre against 29% protein, and should be offered after the lights go out.
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The summary
- What you receive: a 250 ml box of sinking wafers, with a sealed lid.
- For which fish: herbivorous catfish that graze on décor.
- What sets it apart: declared wood fibre, and 11% cellulose.
- When to feed: after lights out, once or twice a day.
- How to choose: two questions about your tank point you to one of the four boxes.
- How it arrives: a lightweight box, to a collection point or your door.
Sinking wood-fibre wafers for herbivorous bottom-dwelling catfish
These wafers feed herbivorous catfish that spend their time clinging to the décor. They sink quickly to the bottom and hold their shape there for several minutes, rather than breaking apart on the way down. The ingredients list opens with wheat germ and spinach, and it includes one raw material that no other food in the range declares: wood fibre.
🪵 11% cellulose
The fibre content here reaches 11%, compared with 2 to 4% in other aquarium foods on the shelf. This is a direct result of the wood fibre and plant-based ingredients that dominate the recipe: spinach, spirulina, green meal and sugar beet pulp. Protein remains low at 29%, and fat at 7%. One consequence is worth bearing in mind for your water quality: at the same ration, a 29% protein formula introduces less nitrogen than a 42% formula, which your filter and your plants will both reflect, something our article on the nitrogen cycle covers in detail.
🌙 The meal after lights out
The right time
Several catfish will not feed under active lighting. Feed them after the light unit has been switched off.
The quantity
Feed what is consumed within a few minutes, once or twice a day. Remove any remainder in the morning.
The open box
Allow up to four months to use it up; keep it sealed between uses, in a dry place away from light.
Wood in the tank, not just in the wafer
An aquarium root gives these fish a surface to rasp throughout the day, between feeds. Add one if your tank does not already have one, as the tablet covers the meal but not how the fish spends the rest of the day. And keep an ammonium test within reach, since a tablet left to dissolve on the bottom is exactly the sort of thing that shows up in the water before you notice anything visually.
The tablet still there in the morning
An uneaten tablet does not break down within a few hours, and that is precisely what makes it a trap: it remains visible, it looks intact, and yet it continues to leach continuously. Remove it with a siphon the following morning rather than leaving it another day, especially as it often ends up wedged under décor where nobody can see it. If your ammonium level shifts for no apparent reason, a tablet of this type is almost always lurking somewhere.
One thing worth noting is the rhythm of these fish, which is quite different from that of the rest of the tank. The other inhabitants feed in the morning, at the surface, in the light, whereas these fish feed in the evening, at the bottom, in the dark. Your two feeding sessions are therefore quite separate, and trying to combine them amounts to feeding the same tank twice. Many fishkeepers who find their water cloudy without understanding why are in fact delivering a full ration in the morning and a second one in the evening, the first having already been eaten by fish that had no need of it.
🐟 Suitable inhabitants
The primary target species are ancistrus, plecos, and other grazing loricariids, whose digestive tract is built for a high-fibre plant-based diet. These fish continuously rasp wood and biofilm, and a diet too rich in protein does not suit them over time. Corydoras and loaches, which sift the substrate without rasping wood, benefit far less from 11% cellulose and do better on a predominantly meaty wafer. Check which family your bottom-dwellers belong to before ordering, as these two diets look similar in the tank but are very different nutritionally.
Technical specifications
The tablet and its analysis
- Target fish
- Herbivorous bottom-dwelling catfish
- Shape
- Fast-sinking tabletIt holds its shape on the bottom for several minutes
- Crude protein
- 29 %
- Crude fats
- 7 %
- Crude fibre
- 11 %Wood fibre appears in the list of ingredients
- Crude ash
- 8 %
To budget for separately
- A surface for grating
- An aquarium root
- Nitrogen monitoring
- An ammonium drop test
In the box
- 1 250 ml box of tablets
- 1 airtight and light-proof closure
Nutritional analysis and composition recorded on 19/09/2026 from two consistent retailer descriptions.
Four aquarium foods from the range, side by side
What sets them apart is the target species, the form and the protein level.
Is this bottom tablet the right one for you?
The fish you are concerned about and where the food needs to be positioned are enough to identify one of the four boxes.
| Guppy staple foodYour choice | Insect based foodYour choice | Staple food for cichlidsYour choice | Recommended Cleaner fish foodYour choice | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who is it for | ||||
| Target species | Guppies and other livebearers | Ornamental fish from 3 to 10 cm | Omnivorous and carnivorous cichlids | Herbivorous bottom-dwelling Loricariidae |
| Primary ingredient | Spirulina 18% | Insect protein | Salmon meal | Wheat germ |
| What the label states | ||||
| Crude protein (%) | 36 % | 42 % | 42 % | 29 % |
| Crude fats (%) | 5 % | 6 % | 8 % | 7 % |
| Crude fibre (%) | 2 % | 3 % | 4 % | 11 % |
| Shape | Fine pellet | Stick | Pellet | Tablet |
| The price | ||||
| Price | $11.00 | $14.00 | $15.00 | $16.00 |
Guppy staple food
Who is it for
Target speciesGuppies and other livebearers
Primary ingredientSpirulina 18%
What the label states
Crude protein (%)36 %
Crude fats (%)5 %
Crude fibre (%)2 %
ShapeFine pellet
The price
Insect based food
Who is it for
Target speciesOrnamental fish from 3 to 10 cm
Primary ingredientInsect protein
What the label states
Crude protein (%)42 %
Crude fats (%)6 %
Crude fibre (%)3 %
ShapeStick
The price
Staple food for cichlids
Who is it for
Target speciesOmnivorous and carnivorous cichlids
Primary ingredientSalmon meal
What the label states
Crude protein (%)42 %
Crude fats (%)8 %
Crude fibre (%)4 %
ShapePellet
The price
Cleaner fish foodRecommended
Who is it for
Target speciesHerbivorous bottom-dwelling Loricariidae
Primary ingredientWheat germ
What the label states
Crude protein (%)29 %
Crude fats (%)7 %
Crude fibre (%)11 %
ShapeTablet
The price
Nutritional analyses and compositions recorded on 19/09/2026 from the manufacturer's page and from consistent retailer descriptions.
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It is not a guaranteed delivery date: public holidays, peak periods, customs or a carrier delay can extend it. The exact amount, in your currency, is worked out in the cart once your address is entered.
The box, being lightweight, is dispatched to a collection point or to your door, your choice at checkout. The exact amount is calculated at the basket stage based on your order's total weight.
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