The 5 Best Sinking Fish Foods

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Updated 10/14/19

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Our Top Picks

Best Overall:

Hikari Sinking Wafers at Amazon

"Well balanced, sink rapidly, and are small enough to be swallowed whole."

Best High-End:

Tetre Tab Plecomin Fish Food at Amazon

"A bit pricier than other brands but well worth the money."

Best Color:

Hikari Tropical Sinking Carnivore Pellets at Amazon

"Sink rapidly, retain their shape, and contain color enhancing carotenoid."

Best Quick Sink:

Ocean Star International Pellets Shrimp Fish Food at Amazon

"Rapidly sink, which is good if you are concerned with getting them to hard to feed bottom dwellers."

Best Nutrient:

Pisces Pros (HBH) Variety Bites Hermit Crab Food at Amazon

"Nutrient-rich pellets give crabs and lobsters the balanced nutrition they need."

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Hikari sinking wafers are well balanced, sink rapidly, and are small enough to be swallowed whole by even smaller fish. They are readily accepted by most fish and will not cloud the water.

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Tetra foods are all quite good, and the Tetra Min Tablets are no exception. These wafers sink rapidly and are readily accepted by bottom feeders. They are a bit pricier than other brands but well worth the money

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These pellets are specifically formulated for bottom feeding carnivorous fish. They sink rapidly, retain their shape, and contain color enhancing carotenoid.

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Osi brine shrimp pellets rapidly sink, which is good if you are concerned with getting them to hard to feed bottom dwellers. If you are looking for a product that floats a while before sinking, get the brine shrimp stars. Although they are labeled Marine, they can be used in Freshwater aquariums as well.

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Crab & Lobster Bites sink quickly to the bottom of the aquarium to allow the crustacean time to consume the food. Just a few dense, nutrient-rich pellets give crabs and lobsters the balanced nutrition they need.

The 5 Best Sinking Fish Foods

Best Overall: Hikari Sinking Wafers Fish Food

Best High-End: Tetre 120 Tab Plecomin Fish Food

Best Color: Hikari Tropical Sinking Carnivore Pellets

Best Quick Sink: Ocean Star International Pellets Shrimp Fish Food, 1.6-Ounce

Best Nutrient: Pisces Pros (HBH) Variety Bites Hermit Crab Food