Hikari Betta Bio-Gold | 
| Brand: Hikari
Buy New: $3.89
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 71033
Ingredients: Fish Meal, wheat flour, soybean meal, gluten meal, krill meal, wheat germ meal, cuttlefish oil, astaxanthin, brewers dried yeast, enzyme, garlic, monosodium glutamate, DL-methionine, vitamin A oil, vitamin D3, vitamin E, menadione sodium bisulfate complex, choline chloride, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate, inositol, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, niacin, folic acid, biotin, ferrous sulfate, magnesium sulfate, zinc sulfate, manganese sulfate, cobalt
Media: Misc.
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 1 x 4 x 6
MPN: 19110
UPC: 042055191104
EAN: 0042055191104
ASIN: B00025Z74C
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | baby pellet | | • | net wt. 0.7 oz. |
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Product Description
Powerful color-enhancing diet provides your betta with optimal nutrition. Floating pellet allows for easy monitoring of food consumption and helps prevent overfeeding. Won't cloud the water in your betta bowl. Formulated precisely for bettas. Superior protein source. Reduces stress and stress-related illnesses. Package features easy-feed spout for controlled, accurate feeding. FeedingFeed one to three pellets two to three times daily based on the size of your betta. Bettas are finicky eaters and often resist a new type of food. Continued use will ensure acceptance. It is not uncommon for bettas to take up to five days to adjust to a new food.
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Betta Bio-Gold Pellets November 30, 2005
Jill Florio (Crestline, CA United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I pretty much rely on Hikari's Bio-Gold betta pellets as a staple food for my betta pets. While I do vary their diet with treats, I like a basic, healthy pellet food to base their diet upon. The pellets are imported from Japan, where bettas have been bred for centuries.
Bettas are very finicky and can take up to a week to recognize a new food. So it is comforting to them to keep their basic food the same over time, and to use a food formulated specifically for bettas. The Bio-Gold betta pellets float for a long time, giving them time to find and "capture" each pellet. The floating feature also prevents extra food from falling into the gravel (where they need to be cleaned, lest they start rotting and fouling the water).
The 20 gram package (0.7 oz) has the "Easy-Feed Spout," which is a better feeding mechanism thatn the smaller package with the plastic cut-out on the front. For one thing, this package can be opened and closed, preventing spills and waste. The food stays mold-free, since the spout closes. And a feature that's really great about this package: you can put extra pellets back in the bag, after pouring some out into your hand.
That's a big money saver, since you won't have wasted food sitting in the palm of your hand after feedings. With the other Bio-Gold package, and most other betta pellet products, it is very difficult to put excess food back in the container. Keeping in mind that each betta only needs about 3 pellets a day (depending on the size of your betta), it's easy to over-pour with almost all betta food products.
The package on the back shows how to open the package and how to pour the food into the tank. I would make sure you only pour the pellets into your hand, or into a dish first. You do NOT want to accidently pour too much betta food in his tank. Overfed bettas often end up with intestinal problems and, frequently, death is a result from the subsequent swim bladder infections.
Two fins up March 23, 2006
Erica Anderson (Minneapolis, MN)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have been an on and off again Betta owner. Over the years I have fed my fish frozen or flake food. With my last Betta, I tried pellets and he did not like them whatsoever. So when I bought a small half gallon bowl for my latest Betta Blutengel, I was reluctant to try to feed him the free sample of Hikari's Betta Bio-Gold Fish Food that came with the bowl. Initially he did not think too much of the food but within a couple of days I saw him rise to the surface and gobble the 2-3 pellets I gave him. Now Blutengel looks forward to feeding time. He scarfs down his food within two shakes of a lamb's tail. I think the food has also done wonders for his beautiful blue scales and fins too. His energy is amazing compared to past Bettas I have owned. He is quite lively. If there was one brand of pellets to feed one's Betta, it has to be Hikari. My fish can attest to that :).
Betta numnums June 15, 2007
Stacy Hopkins (Midwest)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is by far the best food out there for bettas. It can't be beat. Even the most finicky betta will munch up this food. It is more pricey and harder to find, but the it is worth it in order to have a healthy betta. And recently, along with the dog and cat food recalls, several brands of tropical fish food have been recalled for also containing melamine. Hikari is not among the recalled fish foods, thank goodness.
Price wise, Amazon.com is not the most cost effective place to purchase Hikari Betta Bio-Gold. Though if you live in a very rural area, it may be a good option.
Feed this to have a healthy betta. Just make sure not to overfeed. Once a week, instead of Hikari, you should give your betta buddy tiny pieces of a thawed frozen pea, shelled and cut up into bite sized pieces. This will help your betta's digestive system remain clear, helping him (or her) live longer.
Cheers!
An excellent betta food January 16, 2007
A. Vasicek (Lakeland, FL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I feed my bettas a variety of live and frozen foods, but Hikari is the backbone of their diets. They all readily eat these pellets, and I couldn't be happier with the product. The packaging takes a bit to get used to, but you can always just dump the pellets into a small plastic jar.
My betta loves it January 14, 2007
Pretty woman (USA)
I received a free sample of this product with bowl buddies and trust me, my betta has never been happier. It use to fling at those pellets and hog it within seconds. About 3-4 pellets were good enough compared to its grown up size. I could even see a change in its fin color compared to when I bought it. It has that extra shine. Besides, it keeps swimming and is active all the time, which I take as a sign of good health. When I ran out of this sample pellets, I started feeding him top fin pellets. And he just wouldn't like it. I heard it takes about a week to adjust to the new food, but that would be like force-feeding him. Cheers to Hikari Bio-Gold!!!
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