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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 . Some fish foods also contain additives, such as Beta Carotene or Sex Hormones , to artifically enhance the color of ornamental fish. 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 Invertebrate s. 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. Generally the more moisture a particular example of fish food contains, the more readily it will deteriorate in quality. 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. Vacation food Vacation foods — also known as " Food Block s" — 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. The food blocks can be a good choice for smaller tropical fish, but can polute tank water. 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 . 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. These include Tubifex Worms , Mosquito Larvae , Bloodworm s, Water Flea s ('' Daphnia '' and '' Cyclops '' spp.) along with Brine Shrimp ('' Artemia Salina ''). LIVE FOODS Live fish food include Earthworm s, Sludge Worm s, Water Flea s, Bloodworm s, and Feeder Fish . Food for Larvae and young fish include Infusoria ( Protozoa and other Microorganisms ), newly hatched brine shrimp and Microworms . 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
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