Nishikoi Wheatgerm

Premium-quality easily digestible floating fish food with high wheatgerm, fibre content and less protein ideal for feeding at lower temperatures in Spring and Autumn.

Developed by leading fish nutritionists, contains 19.7% protein and a complete balance of multi-vitamins A, C, D & E to enhance the colour and maintain a healthy immune system to show your fish at their very best.

Food is supplied in foil-sealed jars and air-tight buckets to stay fresh and retain nutrients.

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Stan S

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Good

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MJH

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Fabulous fish food

“Really pleased with this food and the fish are even happier”

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What Is Nishikoi Wheatgerm Food?

Nishikoi Wheatgerm is a specifically formulated food for all pond fish and for feeding in the cooler temperatures of Autumn and Spring.

Why Does This Food Float? Isn’t A Sinking Wheatgerm Better?

The problem with a sinking food is that you can observe so well how much (or not) your fish are consuming. More often than not, this leads to overfeeding and the leftover food pollutes the pond water. With a floating Wheatgerm pellet, the fish-keeper can remove any uneaten food from the pond with a skim net and offer less food on the next feed time, resulting in cleaner and healthier water.

Do I Need to Feed Wheatgerm to my Fish?

Pretty much yes, although Nishikoi Health can be fed in temperatures down to 9 degrees centigrade too.

In the cooler temperatures, the fish’s metabolism slows and this includes the ability to digest food. If a constant high protein food was to be offered it could result in int rotting in the fish’s gut causing bacterial infections. Nishikoi Wheatgerm is both low in protein and high in digestibility which avoids that problem.

What Size Pellet Should I Use?

Chose the best size pellet for the smallest fish in the pond, using the same rule as other foods that little fish cannot eat large pellet whereas large fish can eat small pellets.

When Do I Feed Wheatgerm?

The ideal time to feed Wheatgerm is when the water temperature falls below 10 degrees centigrade and above 6 degrees and when the fish are still actively looking for food. Therefore, Autumn and again in early Spring is the best time for feeding Wheatgerm, and once temperatures have risen it is safe to move on to say Health Food or Growth Food.

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