Fluval Bug Bites Algae Wafers are the bottom-feeder food in the range, aimed at plecos and ancistrus, combining animal protein, vegetables and fibre at a minimum 43.5% crude protein. Note that this is not an insect-first recipe like the flakes: wheat flour and mealworm meal come before the dried black soldier fly larvae, and crude fat is only a minimum 4%.
Fluval sells and labels this food as Bug Bites Algae Crisps. For the mid-water half of the same feeding routine, see Fluval Bug Bites Tropical Fish Flakes.
Features
- Made for bottom feeders — Fluval lists plecos and ancistrus as the target species.
- Plant and algae content — dehydrated alfalfa meal, dried kelp, spirulina and spinach are all on the ingredient list.
- Higher fibre, lower fat — crude fibre max. 3% and crude fat min. 4%, the leanest of the Bug Bites foods we stock.
- Calcium — listed at min. 1.5%, the highest in the range we stock.
Ingredients
Wheat flour, Mealworm meal, Wheat germ meal, Dried black soldier fly larvae, Dehydrated alfalfa meal, Dried kelp, Spirulina, Fish protein concentrate, Shrimp meal, Spinach, Betaine anhydrous, Choline chloride, L-lysine, DL-methionine, Yeast extract, Calcium L-ascorbyl-2-monophosphate (source of vitamin C), Vitamin E supplement, Ferrous sulfate, L-carnitine, Mixed tocopherols (preservative), Rosemary extract, Zinc oxide, Manganous oxide, Vitamin A supplement, Copper sulfate, Calcium iodate, Vitamin D3 supplement
Guaranteed Analysis
- Crude Protein — min. 43.5%
- Crude Fat — min. 4%
- Crude Fiber — max. 3%
- Ash — max. 5%
- L-lysine — min. 0.5%
- DL-methionine — min. 0.5%
- Moisture — max. 7.5%
- Calcium — min. 1.5%
- Phosphorus — min. 0.6%
- Vitamin A — min. 25000 IU/kg
- Vitamin D3 — min. 1450 IU/kg
- Vitamin E — min. 95 IU/kg
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids — min. 0.6%
- Omega-9 Fatty Acids — min. 0.8%
- Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) — min. 440 mg/kg
Feeding Guide
- Feed as much as fish can eat in two minutes, two or three times daily.
Ingredients and analysis figures are transcribed from the Fluval label as published, including US spelling.
