Hikari8.8-Ounce Cichlid Excel Floating Pellets for Pets, Medium

I guess the flavor is good, my betta likes it. I used another brand he didn't like. But these he will eat.They are super easy to use, and assures you won't over feed if you do it right.

My betta fish has a smaller mouth, will only eat this food instead of the Tetra brand, because Tetra is bigger.But even if I grind the Tetra food, my fish still prefer this brand.

I have owned bettas off and on for over 20 years. Not one single brand gets them excited like Hikari Bio-Gold betta food. Not kidding. Not exaggerating. I've bought every brand on the market and only with Hikari have I ever had fish so excited when I walked in the room that they'd do almost anything to make sure they got my attention so they could eat again. Sure, they might give a little swim-by and flash their tails, but when they're eating Hikari Bio-Gold, they're against the closest wall to me back and forth until they get some food. I used to use a tall water-filled bubble lamp for a tank for one betta and never turned on the bubbles but he grew the longest tail I've ever seen on a betta and would travel up and down a couple feet waving his tail to be seen when I'd walk into the room. It was and is very much fish approved.

I have bought & tried much of the other stuff out there, but these lil' pellets DEFINITELY 'take the cake' in regard to high quality and palatability (the fish really seem like the taste of this stuff!) as far as excellent fishie food goes! :)PROS:1) Taste & appearance: My Bettas (as well as the rest of my fish, unfortunately!) absolutely LOVE the taste of these pellets, and will easily choose this stuff first before eating flakes or any other types of pellets whatsoever...actually, my Betta will literally refuse to eat some other brands of pellets out there, unless there is absolutely nothing else left for him to eat! :o It also seems to me that Hikari has truly used their expertise & research to create a very high quality food that obviously tastes good for the fish, and although I don't honestly know for sure, but appear to leave out a lot of unnecessary amounts of food coloring & useless additives I tend to see more of in other brands of food...Hikari's food really looks more 'normal' to me, like food should, not neon orange, fire engine red, etc...I realize the dyes are added to 'enhance' the colors of the fish, but sometimes i wonder if the fancy colors & hype marketing are really be there for OUR amusement instead!:P Hmmm...Oh, and as far as adding MSG comments go, it is NOT an included ingredient in the newer batches of food, so Hikari must have listened & rethought their recipe choices for the pellets!...Maybe adding MSG is just an Oriental thing, you know, like when you order sweet&sour chicken from the Chinese restaurant, it just goes w/ the territory right!...can't imagine the Bettas really care if their food is salty or not though! ;)2) The stuff actually FLOATS!...and for a very long time! ;) Long enough to gain some moisture so the fish can actually 'chew it up' and enjoy the food...honestly, the other brands i have tried do not float AT ALL, they just sink to the bottom within a few seconds, and let me tell you, Bettas are PICKY eaters!...once the food drops, my Betta Casper (hes completely white like an albino, no kidding!) says, 'Not touchin' it...there's more where that came from!' & then I have to add NEW pellets for him to nose around the tank, Lol! :)CONS:1) Honestly there are no cons to mention regarding the actual quality or performance of this product, other than the fact that the Bettas (and other fishies!) eat this stuff WAAY too fast, and in a whole lot more quantity than the 'usual' recommended 'one or two pellets twice a day' stuff!...Yeah right!? my Casper can kill maybe 9-12 of these pellets TWICE a day, not to mention the stray pellets stolen by all his other SEVEN! pals in the tank!2) I suppose the only gripe I might have is the fact that this food comes at a premium above the cost for 'average' Betta food...not that its going to totally break you, its a few bucks for quite a bit of food that will last some time after all...but as a comparison, at your local 'Big Chain' stores, you can usually only find the tiny 2.5 gram dispensers of this stuff for quite a premium, around three bux or so, when you could literally buy the 'other' brand for almost the same money and get a little better than an ounce (28 grams!), basically over 10x times the amount of food for the same price! Ouch! :oCONCLUSION!:All in all, I am willing to spend a couple x-tra dollars on a product I believe to have been developed with some conscious thought & care involved for the actual benefit of the animals for which they were designed...and the fact that they really dig the taste makes me happy too!...Good Job Hikari!Cheers! :)

Not resealable, spills everywhere, no way to seal in the super potent smell. Great quality food but must be transferred to a different container.

Cichlid Excel Mini. These quite large. Too big for all but the largest Mbuna. The Excel Mini are actually med/Large (~4mm) that only a few of my largest MBuna will eat. I didn't bother to open the Medium they are huge. They seem to be good quality, the largest fish do like them, but I have to use the Mini for the big fish and return the medium as way too big. The size descriptions are misleading and there are no actual size numbers provided.I need some 1-2mm floating for the smaller cichlids and juvi tank. Beta size I suppose but for cichlids.

Tengo tiempo teniendo bettas y la comida que siempre conseguía era muy grande para sus bocas nunca me comían. Hasta que compré estas tienen el tamaño Perfecto y se las come cómodamente

I have used this brand for many many years for my fish. I have bought three packs of the smaller size, but this one is definitely the best value. If you use this product get this one and save you some money even though the fish pellets aren’t very expensive to start with.

The best food for aquarium fishes ..After feeding this for 2 weeks the diseases automatically go away, colour enhances,growth visible...magical food but one drawback I noticed is there are minute dust particles associated with this food so when I give them to the fish little minute dust particles white coloured come on the top of water surface but it is manageable....fishes are healthy and active now..

カエルレウスやカメレオンシクリッド、アーリーなど他にも色々な種類のシクリッドにあげていますが、どの個体もとても良く食べます。粒は指では潰せないくらい固めです。小さい個体では口に入りませんが、咥えて溶かしながら食べてます。この餌だけで飼育していますが、3、4cmだったカメレオンは6年飼育で20cmを超えてきました。濾過次第ですが低床に落ちたフンの分解も早く、低床にフンが殆ど溜まりません。(他の餌をあげた時は底がフンだらけになりました)植物質の餌を好むアフリカンシクリッドにはとても良い餌だと思います。

I have been using this ghee from 2017 and I must say that the product Is genuine and has many health benefits as it is sourced directly from there farm itself and they do not add any preservatives or anything apart from the word NATURAL. They have consistently managed to provide all the services that is possible in its purest farm. They not only have ghee they also source the purest form of Honey and wine and also so many other spices and pickles which are all completely organic and a must try product and I am sure they will be exhibiting them in this platform very soon!!!People who are thinking should I go for it I would like to say just close your eyes and without a second thought buy it I am sure you will repeat your orders…

Tried the small pellets and my Betta couldn't eat them as they were still too big. These worked perfectly when I first got him and he still eats them now as well. Although he did like the flakes, they are messy and of course float to the bottom of the tank occasionally making a mess. These float and don't make a mess ☺️

My betta loves them. Other fish don't, they are too big.