Dry food

Flakes

• The most common and convenient
• They dissolve quickly → they cloud the water
• Suitable for surface/midwater fish
• Quality varies greatly → good brands: Hikari, JBL, Tetra, New Life Spectrum

Pellets

• They dissolve more slowly than flakes
• Best for the bottom and medium/large fish
• Sinking pellets for corydoras and loricariids
• Floating pellets for bettas and surface-feeding fish

Tablets (wafers/tabs)

• For the bottom: corydoras, loricariids, plecos
• Zucchini/spirulina wafers for bottom-feeding herbivores

Freeze-dried

• Tubifex, Artemia, Daphnia, Dehydrated Krill
• Nutrients preserved, with no risk of parasites
• Disadvantage: They can cause constipation if they are the only part of your diet
• Soak before feeding to prevent them from expanding in the fish's stomach

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