Our cichlids are doing great on this food. They turn their noses up to many foods but love these bug bites. They are growing fast and look healthy. We have been using these pellets for all of our fish from young to adult without any issues. Hardly ever any waste left behind. They sink so it’s a plus to us.

My oscar loves Fluval bug bites he has been eating these pellets for a little over a year, it's the only brand he will eat , and I have tried different brands he won't touch them, so to me that says alot about quality and taste, and I really like the ingredients listed for nutrition for my pet oscar to stay healthy. Thanks Fluval for your quality pellets.

My fish love it. Decent value for the money, excellent ingredients, good size for my fish, and is a cleaner pellet to feed.

In this review, I compare Fluval Bug Bites Cichlid Pellets against Aqueon Cichlid Pellets and Hikari Blood Red Parrot pellets. By all means, not a comprehensive or expert review, just a Cichlid owner's thoughts on the three comparable pellet types.From a value perspective, Fluval Bug Bites is twice as expensive per ounce as Hikari pellets and ten times more expensive per ounce as Aqueon pellets. The exact cost came out to be $3.52/oz for Fluval, $1.80/oz for Hikari, and .36/oz for Aqueon.From a feeding perspective, Fluval and Aqueon are both "slow-sinking" pellets while Hikari is a floating pellet. In my opinion, Fluval sinks very, very quickly whereas Aqueon does not. I would not describe Fluval as a "slow-sinking" pellet, I would describe it as a "fast-sinking" pellet. My Blood Red Parrot prefers the floating pellets but will eventually make his way down to any pellets that landed on the substrate.Taste-wise, my Blood Red Parrot prefers Hikari over Fluval and Fluval over Aqueon. While he might leave the Aqueon pellets, I find that he eventually will eat the Fluval pellet, it just may not be right away. Size-wise, the Fluval pellet is the largest. It's not exactly a square shaped or circular pellet, it's more like an extended-width square pellet (at least in comparison to the other pellet types). It's the largest pellet of the three brands. I would recommend the Fluval pellet for medium or large-sized Cichlids.As far as ingredients go, the three brands of pellets share many of the same ingredients. Where I see the most differentiation is in the type of protein used and the guaranteed analysis stats. For protein, Fluval uses dried black soldier fly larvae, salmon, and fish protein concentrate. Aqueon uses fish meal, shrimp meal, dehulled soybean meal, and squid meal. Hikari uses fish and krill meal.Guaranteed analysis indicates the following:- Aqueon has the highest min crude protein at 42%; Fluval and Hikari are tied at 40%.- Fluval has the highest min crude fat at 12.5%; Aqueon at 8% and Hikari at 5%.- Fluval has the highest max crude fiber at 5%; Aqueon at 3% and Hikari at 2%.- Fluval and Hikari are tied at 10% max moisture; Aqueon at 9%.- Hikari has the highest min Phosphorus at 1.3%, followed by Aqueon at 1% and Fluval at .80%.Now, with regard to Fluval, here are my thoughts. Fluval is twice the cost of Hikari and ten times the cost of Aqueon and so, as a buyer, I would expect Fluval to deliver better quality pellets with higher guaranteed analysis stats. This is not the case; Fluval Bug Bites offers similar quality and ingredients as its cheaper alternatives. Unfortunately for Cichlid pellet buyers, this means that the choice between Fluval or Hikari or Aqueon comes down to the Cichlid's own taste preferences. It may very well be that while my Blood Red Parrot prefers the Blood Red Parrot pellets offered by Hikari, another type of Cichlid may prefer Fluval instead. As for me, I'll continue to buy Fluval because I want my Blood Red Parrot to have options and the bag itself (although expensive) offers a consider number of pellets and will last you a while if you have a small number of Cichlids and you feed only what your fish will eat in a few minutes.For anyone wondering if they should choose pellets over flakes (or sticks or crisps), I will say that, in general, my Blood Red Parrot Cichlid prefers flakes over pellets, pellets over crisps, and does not care for the sticks at all. Again, I think this comes down to the Cichlid's preferences so you may have a different experience.

My fish love it they eat it all before I finish closing the bag.

First, I read reviews for anything I buy. Very rare to ever find a product without negative reviews. I read the negative reviews on Fluval Bug Bites. I get if people weren't happy with shipping or their product arrived damaged. That's on the delivery system. But reviewers who want to claim this food killed their fish? Come on, really? Fish die for several reasons, processed food is the least likely and poor fish keeping being the most probable.Anyway, on to the positive review. My cichlids, clown loaches and Yo-Yo loaches absolutely love Fluval Bug Bites. For ever feeding I mix 5-6 kinds of foods and as most fish people know, the fish know when its feeding time. All the loaches head right to where they know the bug bites will drop to and they wait to begin feasting on them. The smaller cichlids join in. In just 2 months of using Bug Bites, my 5 clown loaches have doubled in size and are vibrant and happy. Same with the Yo-Yo's, growing like weeds!Finally, read the ingredients of the fish food you are considering buying. If the first few ingredients contain the words (wheat, grain, rice, fish meal), is that what you really want to be feeding your fish? Is that what they eat in the wild? Now look at the ingredients of Bug Bites. THAT is what your fish should be eating.

They’re pretty large pellets so I don’t have to feed too much. They float but my fish have no issues getting to them. I like the ingredients in bug bites and my fish are growing well.

Just average. Most other treats get more attention than these.

Fluval tries to copy the recipe from a well-known youtuber's fish food, which costs a lot to order to the EU, but all my dwarf cichlids love it.I have tried to trick them until the bag is almost empty, but only the bottom fish take it as they sink down and start to dissolve. The cichlids just spit them out and don't even bother to take more even though they are hungry!

Très satisfaisant pour nourrir mes poissons !!

Qualität ist 1 AFür Mbuna und Nonmbuna geeignet

Una porquería se quedan los pellets flotando los discos pasan olímpicamente de esta comida. Después de una hora ahi siguen flotando y estropeando el agua del acuario. Estos señores de fluval no sé que entienden por "slow sinking".... ni por comida para cíciidos. La comida para cíclidos americanos no es la misma que la comida para cíclidos africanos etc.. esta comida se la comerán bien cíclidos con hábitos depredatorios. Los discos que comen del fondo no le hacen ni caso..... Una auténtica pérdida de dinero la verdad, que no es barata la comida.... Otro apunto, la gente con sump va a alucinar viendo cómo se traga la comida por el rebosadero.....

its great for my fish, as soon as i put in tank it eats straight