Hikari Tropical First Bites Fish Food, 0.35 oz (10g)

This stuff is fabulous! The first time one of my platys had fry, I fed the babies crushed up regular food that I give my adult fish. Only one survived out of 10. I was really upset. The second time, I found out about this food and fed it to a batch of 13 babies. I fed them about 4 times a day, and it was clear they loved this food and could actually eat it with their teeny tiny mouths. Out of 13, only one died! (And I think he had swim bladder issues.) This food is just what you need to raise healthy, happy fry. I will never purchase anything else.

The product I received had a couple of years before its expiration, so I have been using it for successive generations of new fry without it expiring.Although pet stores say that you can crush regular fish food and feed to your fry, I would recommend using First Bites regardless. This is because:(1) It is easier to feed this food than constantly crushing new food. Yes, the crushed food will eventually get old and stale. Plus, it is harder to portion your crushed food, and you may be in danger of overfeeding your fish because your pieces may not be fine enough.(2) It is easier to measure portions. First Bites is a super fine powder that is easy to pick up and feed. To give an accurate representation, it has the consistency of something like baby powder.(3) This small package comes with a lot of food. Fry do not have to eat that much. For me, I kept my fry in the main tank but sectioned off in a "net-box." I fed them twice a day and fed them about a small pinch (or enough to cover the surface of the net-box).(4) Perfect size for fry. Fry are very tiny. They can only fit so much food in their mouths and their stomachs. From my experience, I have found that my fry have reacted well to this food.(5) Finally, my success rate. I have used this food in raising close to a hundred dalmatian mollies. By no means do I raise and sell fry professionally, but as a hobbyist, First Bites simplified the process and generated many healthy adult fish for my aquarium.

Baby live bearers love this stuff and grow much faster than with crushed Tetramin. It is almost like powder; just put a forefinger in pack, pull it out (food sticks to it). Then rub forefinger and thumb to release it just above the water. It will float and the baby fish will learn quickly to come up to eat.

The little fry hung out in floating greenery. I didn't know how to feed them. My Son recomended First Bites Fish Food... The food is incredibly fine and the fry have all survived. I was happy to discover this product.

I find this product to be of good quality,value,and the fry grow strong.I

perfect size lil bits for newborn fish....i've watched as my lil platys grow from it.....so now i'm mixing it with regular fish food and they love it!!!

Item arrived on time & is as described.The package is pretty small, but then I suppose baby fish / fry don't really need a large amount of food this fine before they are able to eat larger foods.I mixed it in a little water as recommended and it done just fine.***Be sure to use water from your aquarium, not tap water, as tap water has chemicals that can harm / kill your fish!***

Powder like food for new fry. Easily floated in water for easy consumption