Hikari Tropical Betta Bio-Gold Fish Food 0 70 oz 20g

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! :o CONCLUSION!: 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! :) Read more

My bettas love this food! They seem to eat however much I put in, so I stick with 4-6 pellets each. The smaller container lasted several months with only one betta. The unusual shape package was great at serving up just a couple pellets at a time. But I prefer the size of this pouch, and overall how it’s packaged. But it is hard to get just a couple pellets. To adapt, I now shake as little as possible (so far about 15 pellets) into a tiny soy dish and use them over a couple days. Read more

I did a lot of research before buying Hakari Betta Bio-Gold. Frankly.....there are more opinions than actual research, so I am providing my beta with several rotating foods....this is my favorite. He loves fresh frozen bloodworms...my guess is that is what he grew up on. He also loves the highly rated Tetra Betamin flakes...but it is very difficult to feed the right amount so a lot drifts to the bottom. They say a betta's stomach is about as big as one eye...but the flakes are flat...so how many would fill up an eye? Harkari Betta Bio-Gold pellets are easy to feed - 3 to 4 per feeding, twice a day. They are manufactured in Japan. My "Best By" date was over 2 years from my DOP. The current price (as a Prime Add On item) for .7 ounces is almost the same as a single .088 ounce card. He will never finish this unless I get more Bettas. NOTE: the first several days he would grab a pellet and then spit about 50% of them out. So I watched him and made sure he finished 3 per feeding. This is normal for new foods. After several days he now knows they are yummy and eats every pellet right away. They float, no waste, and easy to dose. I carefully pour a few into my palm...and then put the excess back in the pouch. I am very pleased...and so is he. He attacks them more vigorously than the flakes...almost as fast as the bloodworms. Read more

The media could not be loaded. My bettas love the food! Great quality and it really enhances my fish overalls color. Every time I drop the pellets in I feel like they can smell the food and come right up to the surface to eat it. Read more

My bettas love this food. Their colors and health of the fish are so well kept when on this food. This package will last quite a while for them as well. Read more

My betta eats this food and loves it. It’s made with good ingredients like grill and wheat and vitamins good for bettas. It’s not the best quality ingredients on the market but it’s very high on the list and really is quality food. The bag is a problem. I cut it open and store the food in an airtight tupperware for sauces that’s small because this can pour way too much food despite being designed to make feeding easy, supposedly. Great food and worth paying extra for but ditch the packaging. Read more

Our betta, Max would spit out Aqueon betta food since it is too big to swallow. Hikari makes the pellets super small so they can be easily eaten by a betta fish. Read more

My Betta swims quickly to eat these little bites. He seems more healthy since I switched to this brand Read more