Hikari Sinking Carnivore Pellets for Pets, 2.61-Ounce

A few months ago I got a young West African Lungfish (we named him Cthulhu!). Some of you might remember learning about lungfish in a highschool or college biology class, they are a really unusual type of critter that educators may refer to when they are teaching about evolution. This is because they are still very similar to their fossilized ancestors, and they (and a couple of other species of lungfish) are the only group left that represents the body plan of what early amphibians might have started out as. Since lungfish are such an uncommon housepet, there isn't an abundance of information about taking care of them in captivity, and even discriptions of their diets are vague. When Cthulhu first arrived he barely ate anything we offered him for weeks, and showed few signs of growth. When we tried these though, he gobbled them up immediately with no hesitation! (Even our pleco really loves them since most species of pleco are actually at least partially carnivorous!) Since then he's gained better coloration, been more lively, and quickly grown another 4 inches in length (they grow up to 3 feet long)! Now my only problem is keeping it stocked to keep up with his appetite lolol I'll try to add a video of him munching away at some point! *Note: Several reviews mention it having a smell and while the pellets are pretty pungent, if you only feed them as much as they can eat and keep the bag sealed you won't have a problem. Bad smells come from extra food that gets left in the bottom of the tank (you should never leave extra food of any kind, but especially not this kind).

Great price and made of quality ingredients

My little Kimchee loves these pellets. Originally they were a bit big for him; about ten weeks ago he was only two inches and axolotls have to swallow their food whole, so I was giving him little crumbs. If you have a small critter with a potentially delicate throat, soaking them for 30 seconds in aquarium water makes them soft and easy to divide into smaller pieces. This also keeps the pellet from still being dry and potentially scratchy if your pet catches its food as it falls. Just make sure to use water from the aquarium so that it's dechlorinated (and less importantly, isn't surprising because of being too cold or hot)! Once he gained an inch, he could eat a quarter of a pellet, and I gradually stepped him up to larger pieces. He's been growing at a rate of half an inch per week on a nearly exclusive diet of these pellets, even though I've been deliberately giving him fewer than he wants because his tank is still cycling. Long story short, I recommend these for a happy and healthy axolotl, especially if he or she has room to grow. My little chublet can't get enough.

A mis caracoles helena les encanta!

My fish love these pallets.

My Catfish LOVE these, They go crazy as soon as I drop them in the water, My Angelfish loves picking at them too..I notice these have have more of a smell than the other pellets I feed, the ingredients aren't the worst though they could be better, but I needed something somewhat inexpensive and easy to find for my catfish tank because I go through a lot of food with them and some of them aren't the easiest to feed, like my blind spotted Raphael, he immediately starts stirring when these go in.

Just make sure to hide these from your cat, if you have one! The odor is strong and mine is very interested in them. Putting one a day into a micro tank with these two tiny gobies.

Good ingredients and fish love it!

Très bien, coulent vite. Mes axolotl les aiment beaucoup. A prendre l'habitude de nourrissage car contrairement aux jbl elles gonflent plus donc attention aux quantités mais si non je recommande vraiment

fish loves it. good quality

Mis peces lo adoran

Ottimo prodotto. I miei ciclidi frontosa lo gradiscono particolarmente

Great axolotl food have been feeding them this for years!