Flakes, pellets and specialist diets for tropical, coldwater and pond fish. 14 brands and 27 products with manufacturer data — the average protein across the 14 flake fish foods we track is 39.3%; prices range from £2.99 to £26.95 at RRP.
flake: 14 pellet: 12 dry: 1
Aquarium Pharmaceuticals (API), part of Mars Fishcare, sells fish foods, water treatments and test kits throughout UK aquatics retail; also makes turtle foods..
Mars-owned fish-food brand whose tropical and goldfish flakes are the supermarket standard in the UK, stocked by Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons..
Wigan-based koi and pond equipment manufacturer whose EA Koi Food range of premium pellets is widely used by UK koi keepers alongside its filtration systems..
UK fish-food company launched in 2013 by ex-Tetra scientist Dr David Pool, pioneering insect-meal-based aquarium and pond diets as a sustainable alternative to fishmeal..
Japanese specialist fish-food maker drawing on some 130 years of ornamental-fish breeding heritage; premium koi, tropical and specialist diets (plus some reptile foods) distributed in the UK through Hikari UK and retailers like Pets at Home..
Surrey aquatics company founded in 1952 by Dr Neville Carrington, inventor of Liquifry liquid fry food.
German aquarium, pond and terrarium specialist founded in 1960 by Joachim Böhme; premium fish and reptile foods (NovoBel, PRONOVO) are stocked by UK aquatics retailers..
British fish-food and fish-care brand with more than 25 years' history, acquired by Beaphar in 2007.
Kent-based fish health and nutrition manufacturer founded in 1982; first UK maker licensed by the VMD for ornamental-fish medicines, with koi, pond and aquarium foods sold nationwide..
Californian maker of powdered meal-replacement and gel diets, best known for crested gecko diet; widely stocked in the UK including Northampton Reptile Centre..
German aquatics and terraristics manufacturer founded in 1970, offering a full range of tropical, marine, pond and reptile foods available in the UK through aquatics specialists..
The world's best-known aquarium food brand, founded in 1951 by Dr Ulrich Baensch, who pioneered the first flake fish food (TetraMin).
German family pet-food company founded in 1837 near Bremen, still family-run.
API · flake · all
API · flake · all
API · flake · all
Aquarian · flake · all
Aquarian · pellet · all
Aquarian · flake · all
Evolution Aqua · pellet · all
Evolution Aqua · pellet · all
Evolution Aqua · pellet · all
FishScience · pellet · all
FishScience · flake · all
FishScience · flake · all
Fluval · pellet · all
Hikari · pellet · all
Interpet · flake · all
Interpet · pellet · all
Interpet · flake · all
JBL · flake · all
JBL · pellet · all
King British · flake · all
NT Labs · pellet · all
NT Labs · pellet · all
NT Labs · pellet · all
Repashy · dry · all
Sera · flake · all
Sera · flake · all
Tetra · flake · all
Feed only what fish will consume within about two minutes, once or twice a day — overfeeding is the most common fishkeeping mistake and drives poor water quality far more than underfeeding harms the fish.
Match the food to the species and its feeding position in the tank: flakes suit most surface/mid-water community fish, sinking pellets suit bottom-feeders, and specialist foods (herbivore, carnivore, colour-enhancing) matter more for fussy or specialist species like plecs, discus or goldfish.
Specialist retailers and online shops carry far more range than general pet shops for this category. Every product page here links to the UK merchants that stock it — see our full merchant directory.