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Description
Give your plecostomus and other bottom-feeding fish the nutritionally balanced diet they deserve with Tetra PRO PlecoWafers fish food. Tetra’s patented extrusion technology combines necessary nutrients and concentrated algae into one sinking wafer for easy, high-quality feeding. Each crispy wafer is naturally high in fiber and formulated so it doesn’t cloud your tank water. Explore veggie variety while providing your fish with the optimal health blend he needs for a healthy immune system. Meanwhile, biotin and omega-3 fatty acids help maintain that healthy metabolism and energy. So your fish can just keep swimming—and live the good life!
Price Score: 69 out of 100 Points
Variety Score: 49 out of 100 Points
Brand Score: 75 out of 100 Points
Ingredients Score: 66 out of 100 Points
Total Score: 68.8 out of 100 Points
Key Benefits
- All-vegetable sinking wafers ideal for bottom-feeding fish.
- 2-in-1 wafers feature staple diet and a concentrated algae center.
- High in the essential fiber your fish needs.
- Fortified food with vitamins and nutrients to support fish immune system.
- Won't cloud water when used as directed.
Ingredients
Wheat Germ Meal, Feeding Oat Meal, Corn Starch, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Cellulose, Potato Protein, Dried Yeast, Wheat Gluten, Algae Meal, Soybean Oil, Monobasic Calcium Phosphate, Guar Gum, Ascorbic Acid, Yellow Number 5 Lake, Blue Number 2 Lake, Yellow Number 6 Lake, Yeast Extract, Inositol, Niacin, Manganese Sulfate, Ethxyquin, L-Ascorbyl 2 Polyphosphate, A-Tocopherol Acetate, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin A Palmitate, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Cholecalciferol.See products with the same ingredients:
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A-Tocopherol Acetate (5)
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Algae Meal (9)
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Ascorbic Acid - Harmless ingredient
(50)
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid and ascorbate, is a vitamin found in various foods and sold as a dietary supplement. It is used to prevent and treat scurvy. Vitamin C is an essential nutrient involved in the repair of tissue and the enzymatic production of certain neurotransmitters.
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Biotin - Harmless ingredient
(242)
Biotin also called vitamin H, vitamin B7 or vitamin B8 is a water-soluble B vitamin. It is involved in a wide range of metabolic processes, both in humans and in other organisms, primarily related to the utilization of fats, carbohydrates, and amino acids.
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Blue Number (1)
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Cellulose (2)
Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula n, a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of β linked D-glucose units. Cellulose is an important structural component of the primary cell wall of green plants, many forms of algae and the oomycetes.
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Cholecalciferol (5)
Cholecalciferol, also known as vitamin D3 and colecalciferol, is a type of vitamin D which is made by the skin when exposed to sunlight; it is also found in some foods and can be taken as a dietary supplement. It is used to treat and prevent vitamin D deficiency and associated diseases, including rickets.
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Corn Starch (21)
Corn starch or maize starch is the starch derived from the corn grain. The starch is obtained from the endosperm of the kernel. Corn starch is a common food ingredient, used in thickening sauces or soups, and in making corn syrup and other sugars.
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D-Calcium Pantothenate - Controversial ingredient
(110)
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Dehulled Soybean Meal (10)
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Dried Yeast (20)
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Ethxyquin (1)
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Feeding Oat Meal (3)
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Guar Gum - Controversial ingredient
(69)
Guar gum, also called guaran, is a galactomannan polysaccharide extracted from guar beans that has thickening and stabilizing properties useful in food, feed, and industrial applications. The guar seeds are mechanically dehusked, hydrated, milled and screened according to application. It is typically produced as a free-flowing, off-white powder..
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Inositol (34)
Inositol, or more precisely myo-inositol, is a carbocyclic sugar that is abundant in brain and other mammalian tissues, mediates cell signal transduction in response to a variety of hormones, neurotransmitters and growth factors and participates in osmoregulation. It is a sugar alcohol with half the sweetness of sucrose.
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L-Ascorbyl (5)
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Manganese Sulfate - Controversial ingredient
(138)
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Monobasic Calcium Phosphate (6)
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Niacin - Harmless ingredient
(238)
Niacin, also known as nicotinic acid, is an organic compound and a form of vitamin B3, an essential human nutrient. It has the formula C 6H 5NO 2 and belongs to the group of the pyridinecarboxylic acid. Niacin is obtained in the diet from a variety of whole and processed foods, with highest contents in fortified packaged foods, tuna, salmon, some vegetable and other animal sources.
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Potato Protein (18)
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Pyridoxine Hydrochloride - Harmless ingredient
(238)
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Riboflavin - Harmless ingredient
(244)
Riboflavin, also known as vitamin B2, is a vitamin found in food and used as a dietary supplement. Food sources include eggs, green vegetables, milk and other dairy product, meat, mushrooms, and almonds. Some countries require its addition to grains. As a supplement it is used to prevent and treat riboflavin deficiency and prevent migraines.
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Soybean Oil (29)
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Thiamine Mononitrate - Harmless ingredient
(256)
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Vitamin A Palmitate (8)
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Vitamin B12 - Harmless ingredient
(257)
Vitamin B12, also known as cobalamin, is a water-soluble vitamin involved in the metabolism of every cell of the human body: it is a cofactor in DNA synthesis, and in both fatty acid and amino acid metabolism. It is particularly important in the normal functioning of the nervous system via its role in the synthesis of myelin, and in the maturation of developing red blood cells in the bone marrow.
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Wheat Germ Meal (4)
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Wheat Gluten - Controversial ingredient
(46)
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Yeast Extract (16)
Yeast extracts consist of the cell contents of yeast without the cell walls; they are used as food additives or flavorings, or as nutrients for bacterial culture media. They are often used to create savory flavors and umami taste sensations, and can be found in a large variety of packaged food, including frozen meals, crackers, snack foods, gravy, stock and more.
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Yellow Number (1)
Guaranteed Analysis
| Crude Protein | 30.0% min |
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| Crude Fat | 6.0% min |
| Crude Fiber | 5.0% max |
| Moisture | 9.0% max |
| Phosphorus | 0.8% min |
| Biotin | 1 mg/kg min |
| Ascorbic Acid | 100 mg/kg min |
| Omega-3 Fatty Acids | 8,000 mg/kg min |
Dry Matter Basis
| Crude Protein | 33.0% |
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| Crude Fat | 6.6% |
| Crude Fiber | 5.5% |
| Moisture | 9.9% |