Tropical Carnivore granules for carnivorous fish and cichlids

Carnivore contains 48% protein, 7% fat, 2.5% fibre and 8% moisture, with little starch and beta-glucan, a yeast compound that stimulates natural defences. Its pellets sink and do not break down: they stay whole on the bottom until your fish find them. It is intended for large carnivores that hunt by smell near the bottom, such as freshwater stingrays, eels, catfish or snakeheads, often active at night, so it is best given at the end of the day, near their hiding places.

Cichlid Carnivore Pellet is a floating pellet made from fish and shellfish, enriched with astaxanthin at 80 mg per kilo, a pigment that intensifies reds and oranges. It is aimed at medium and large carnivorous cichlids, such as Astronotus, which react quickly to prey at the surface. The medium 3 mm pellet contains 46% protein and 6% fat; the small pellet, at 50% protein, suits smaller mouths and young fish. For omnivorous cichlids, Tropical Cichlid Gran is the staple feed from the same range.

Used to live or frozen prey, carnivores sometimes accept a dry food poorly at first. To bring them round, you can mix a few pellets into their usual food, then increase the proportion of pellets over 1 to 2 weeks. A well-fed carnivore can go 1 or 2 days without eating: do not force the ration when appetite drops, but check the water quality if the drop lasts. Growing juveniles eat more often than adults, with 2 to 3 small meals a day, compared with a single, larger meal for big specimens.