Fact Sheet

Although dry food is a normal basic food for aquarium and pond fish, they benefit from a variety of food.  While live foods may well be the best foods, it is not always possible to provide a steady supply.  Frozen food can be kept in the freezer and used as needed. 

The same precautions which apply to frozen human food should be followed with frozen animal foods.  For example keep it frozen until you are ready to use it.  If you are only using part of the food, break off what you need and immediately return the rest to the freezer.

There are many brands of frozen food for aquatic animals.  In our shop we have tried several, but the one we find to be the best is the Fish Dinner range, made by the Fish Fuel Co of Thebarton, South Australia.  This company sends its products all round Australia and to New Zealand.  We are very lucky to have this company in our state.

The most popular of their products is Turtle Dinner.  This is an excellent basic food for turtles.  It has a vitamin and mineral mix designed specifically for turtles, and contains enough Calcium for them.

There are specific foods in their range for several groups of fish, including Discus, Cichlids, Goldfish, marine and vegetable loving marine fish.  The company also makes a ‘Community Dinner’ for mixed fish and beef heart for axolotls and many types of fish.