Sac de 2 kg d'Aquatic Science Excellent Color en granulés medium 4 à 5 mm, sur fond blanc
Les quatre contenances d'Excellent Color d'Aquatic Science, 0,5 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg et 9,5 kg, sur fond blanc
Carpes koï remontées en surface dans un bassin de jardin au moment de la distribution
Distribution de granulés flottants à la main au bord d'un bassin, un koï venant les prendre en surface
Les trois calibres Aquatic Science : small 2 à 3 mm, medium 4 à 5 mm et large 6 à 7 mm, avec la taille de poisson correspondante
Sac d'aliment Aquatic Science Excellent Color sur fond blanc, carpe koï rouge et blanche imprimée sur la face avant
Gamme Excellent Color d'Aquatic Science, quatre sacs alignés par ordre de contenance sur fond blanc
Trois pastilles de calibre Aquatic Science S, M et L, avec les granulés et la longueur minimale du poisson
Tableau comparatif Aquatic Science : All Seasons, Vitality Plus, Excellent Color et Champion Growth notés sur la croissance, l'immunité et les couleurs
Suite du tableau comparatif Aquatic Science avec les aliments Wheat Germ Floating, Wheat Germ Sinking et Sinking

Premium food for koi carp : Excellent Color

Regular price $76.00
Regular price Sale price $76.00

Floating pellets of 4 to 5 mm for koi carp, to be fed when the water temperature exceeds 16 °C. The medium size is intended for fish of around fifteen centimetres and above.

Aquatic Science formula with 39.5% protein, focused on colour and immunity. 2 kg bag, reference ASECM2.

Food format : M
Weight : 2 kg

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The summary

  • What you receive: a 2 kg bag, medium granules of 4 to 5 mm, 90% floating.
  • What's in it: 39.5% protein, 8.5% fat, probiotics, vitamins A, D3, E and C.
  • When to use it: above 16 °C, during spawning, after a treatment, before a show.
  • When to switch: All Seasons below 16 °C, wheat germ below 12 °C, nothing at all below 8 °C.
  • How much to feed: several small meals a day, no more than what is eaten within five minutes.
  • How it arrives: 2 kg parcel, collection point or home delivery, France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany.

Floating pellets of 4 to 5 mm to enhance koi colour in summer

Excellent Color is the warm-season food in the Aquatic Science range, a Belgian manufacturer. It is fed from 16 °C upwards, when koi metabolism is at its peak and digestion keeps pace.

You receive a bag of 2 kg of medium pellets of 4 to 5 mm, 90% floating according to the brand's distributors. The fish come to collect them at the surface: you can see who is eating, who is refusing, and you cut off feeding before any surplus sinks to the bottom. In a pond as in an aquaponic system, every uneaten pellet ends up as nitrogen, which is exactly what our article on the nitrogen cycle describes.

What the formula tells you

Colours

Aquatic Science places emphasis on colour enhancement with this food, which it does not do with All Seasons. The label declares astaxanthin at 15 mg per kg, and the formula combines fish meal and fish oil, cereals, oil seeds, algae and minerals.

Immunity

The manufacturer claims the presence of probiotics, Bacillus subtilis on the label, and recommends this feed following a treatment or illness as well as during the breeding period.

Digestibility

This is one of the three points highlighted by Aquatic Science, alongside a crude fibre content limited to 3.2% and ash content of 9.6%.

The nutritional profile accounts for the rest. At 39.5% crude protein and 8.5% fat, Excellent Color is higher in protein than the maintenance food All Seasons, which peaks at 33.5%, and than the Wheat Germ Floating wheatgerm food at 32%. It should be given when the water is warm and the fish are digesting quickly, not when their metabolism is slowing down.

Which feed to use depending on water temperature

Our scale, from warmest to coldest

  • Above 16 °C: Excellent Color, in several small feeds per day.
  • 12 to 16 °C: switch to All Seasons, which retailers recommend from 10 °C.
  • 8 to 12 °C: wheatgerm only, 1 to 3 feeds per week.
  • Below 8 °C: no feeding at all, until the water temperature has settled durably above 10 °C again.

A point worth clarifying, because you often read the opposite. Many retailers sum up the guidance as stopping feeding below 10 °C. That's correct for a high-energy food like this one, but it doesn't apply across the entire range: Aquatic Science specifies its wheat germ formula for use between 5 and 15 °C. We use 8 °C as our threshold for stopping feeding altogether, as it provides a safety margin in our climate. Below that point, a koi's digestion shuts down, food ferments in the gut, and fasting is less risky than one meal too many.

Particle Size and Capacity

Aquatic Science offers Excellent Color in small (2 to 3 mm), medium (4 to 5 mm), and large (6 to 7 mm), in bags of 0.5, 2, 5, and 9.5 kg. The version listed here is the medium in a 2 kg bag, which specialist retailers recommend for fish of at least 15 cm. A pellet that is too large gets spat out and wasted; one that is too small forces the fish to take multiple bites and makes it impossible to judge the ration by eye. The other formulas are brought together in the pond fish food collection.

A feed rich in fish oil oxidises in light and heat. Reseal the bag after each use, keep it somewhere dry and out of direct light, and avoid any utility room that heats up in summer. At a daily ration of 2%, a 2 kg bag covers roughly ten days for 10 kg of fish, or a good month for 3 kg of fish, this is the size that avoids tying up stock that would go stale before being used.

Common mistakes to avoid

Avoid overfeeding at the spring restart: a pond turning green and a filter becoming saturated almost always trace back to this, as our article on green pond water explains in detail. Do not continue using Excellent Color once the water drops below 16 °C. Do not keep an opened bag from one season to the next. And never feed this food to ruminants or any other animal species, as the label makes clear: it contains fish meal.

Two situations where the ration needs adjusting differently

During a heatwave, water holds less oxygen and fish appetites become unreliable. Feed early in the morning, err on the side of smaller rather than larger portions, and keep an eye on the water level, a subject covered in our article on pond evaporation in summer. Before going away, a short fast is far better than leaving excess food floating on the surface.

Technical specifications

The essentials

Pellet type
Floating, 90% statedFigure published by specialist distributors, not by Aquatic Science
Particle size
4 to 5 mm, medium sizeSupplier benchmark: specimens of at least 15 cm. Aquatic Science does not publish fish sizing.
Crude protein
39.5 %Compared with 33.5% for All Seasons and 32% for Wheat Germ Floating
Crude fat
8.5%
Minimum temperature
16 °CAquatic Science recommends it during warmer periods, above 16 °C
Packaging
Resealable bag of 2 kgApproximately 10 days for 10 kg of fish at a 2% daily feed rate

Analytical composition

Crude fibre
3.2%
Mineral content
9.6%
Calcium
1.5%
Total phosphorus
1.3%
Sodium
0.35 %
Ingredients
Cereals, oilseeds, fish, algaeCereal and oilseed by-products, fish meal and fish oil, algae, minerals

Declared additives

Vitamine A (E672)
min. 10 000 IU per kg
Vitamin D3 (E671)
min. 1 750 IU per kg
Vitamin E (3a700)
min. 275 mg per kg
Vitamin C (3a312)
min. 575 mg per kg
Astaxanthine (2a161j)
15 mg per kgColouring: the pigment declared on the label
Probiotic
Bacillus subtilisZootechnical additive, 10 billion CFU per kg as stated on the label supplied by distributors.

Identification and range

Manufacturer reference
ASECM2Recorded at specialist retailers
EAN code
5407012140208Survey from resellers, unpublished by Aquatic Science
Other particle sizes
Small 2 à 3 mm, large 6 à 7 mm
Other pack sizes
0,5, 5 et 9,5 kg

14 further specifications are available in the detailed view.

In the box

  • 1 resealable bag of 2 kg of Excellent Color medium granules, 4 to 5 mm
  • 1 manufacturer label: composition, analysis, batch number, and best-before date.
  • 0 dosing accessories included — have a measuring jug or kitchen scales to hand.

Analysis, additives and composition taken from the official Aquatic Science data sheet. The 90% buoyancy and recommended fish size come from distributors, not the manufacturer. Aquatic Science publishes neither a rationing table, nor a shelf life after opening, nor a numerical score by criterion. We have invented none of these.

Which Aquatic Science pond food to choose

Excellent Color compared with the three other Aquatic Science foods in the catalogue: <a href="/products/aliment-all-seasons">All Seasons</a>, <a href="/products/aliment-wheat-germ-floating">Wheat Germ Floating</a> and the <a href="/products/aliment-sinking">sinking sturgeon food</a>. The empty cell in the temperature row is not an oversight: no value is published for the sinking food.

Can't decide between these four foods? The right choice depends above all on your water temperature and the fish you are keeping.

Recommended
Excellent ColorYour choice		All SeasonsYour choiceWheat Germ FloatingYour choiceSinking esturgeonYour choice
When to use it
Minimum recommended temperature (°C)16 °C10 °C5 °C
Typical seasonMidsummerSpring to autumnLate Autumn and Mild WinterYear-Round in Cold Water
Who it's forKoi you want to be more colourfulAll pond fishKoi being prepared for winterSturgeon and bottom-dwelling fish
The granule
Floatingyesyesyesno
Size available from us4 to 5 mm2 to 3 mm or 4 to 5 mm4 to 5 mm4 to 5 mm
The formula
Crude protein (%)39.5 %33.5 %32 %47 %
Crude fat (%)8.5 %8.9 %9 %13 %
Probioticsyesnonono
Highlighted by the manufacturerColour, immunity, digestibilityDigestibility, all fishCold digestionunpublished
Price
Price per kilo (euros)22.75 euros12.75 euros14.50 euros14.75 euros
Bag sold2 kg2 kg or 5 kg5 kg2 kg
Excellent ColorRecommended
When to use it
Minimum recommended temperature (°C)16 °C
Typical seasonMidsummer
Who it's forKoi you want to be more colourful
The granule
Floatingyes
Size available from us4 to 5 mm
The formula
Crude protein (%)39.5 %
Crude fat (%)8.5 %
Probioticsyes
Highlighted by the manufacturerColour, immunity, digestibility
Price
Price per kilo (euros)22.75 euros
Bag sold2 kg
All Seasons
When to use it
Minimum recommended temperature (°C)10 °C
Typical seasonSpring to autumn
Who it's forAll pond fish
The granule
Floatingyes
Size available from us2 to 3 mm or 4 to 5 mm
The formula
Crude protein (%)33.5 %
Crude fat (%)8.9 %
Probioticsno
Highlighted by the manufacturerDigestibility, all fish
Price
Price per kilo (euros)12.75 euros
Bag sold2 kg or 5 kg
Wheat Germ Floating
When to use it
Minimum recommended temperature (°C)5 °C
Typical seasonLate Autumn and Mild Winter
Who it's forKoi being prepared for winter
The granule
Floatingyes
Size available from us4 to 5 mm
The formula
Crude protein (%)32 %
Crude fat (%)9 %
Probioticsno
Highlighted by the manufacturerCold digestion
Price
Price per kilo (euros)14.50 euros
Bag sold5 kg
Sinking esturgeon
When to use it
Typical seasonYear-Round in Cold Water
Who it's forSturgeon and bottom-dwelling fish
The granule
Floatingno
Size available from us4 to 5 mm
The formula
Crude protein (%)47 %
Crude fat (%)13 %
Probioticsno
Highlighted by the manufacturerunpublished
Price
Price per kilo (euros)14.75 euros
Bag sold2 kg

Rates and highlighted values taken from official Aquatic Science data sheets, which publish no numerical score per criterion. The 16 °C for Excellent Color and the 5 to 15 °C for Wheat Germ are official; the 10 °C for All Seasons is a retailer indication. Price per kilo calculated on our current pack sizes: <a href="/products/aliment-all-seasons">All Seasons</a>, <a href="/products/aliment-wheat-germ-floating">Wheat Germ Floating</a>, <a href="/products/aliment-sinking">Sinking esturgeon</a>.

Product videos

The Aquatic Science pond food range in store

All Seasons, the maintenance feed from the same range

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2 kg bag, dispatched to a collection point or to your door — your choice at checkout. The exact delivery cost is calculated in your basket based on the total weight of your order.

Frequently asked questions

12 questions

6 key questions, 12 in the detailed view

Estimate your koi's daily ration

Enter the total biomass of your fish, i.e. the sum of their weights. The calculation uses a feeding rate of 2% of biomass per day, the figure commonly cited for water between 21 and 23 °C, the temperature range where Excellent Color is right at home. Adjust as needed based on your thermometer readings.

kg
1 kg60 kg

0g per day

Total daily ration, to be split across several small feeds, for water at 21 to 23 °C.

Consumption over a full month at this dose
0 2 kg bags

These guidelines are commonly published for koi carp; Aquatic Science publishes no feeding chart. Below 16 °C, Excellent Color is no longer the appropriate food. The rule that takes precedence: only feed what is consumed in under five minutes.

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