Because feeding your fish or reef aquarium is so important, I love testing out and reviewing new foods (and suggesting ways to make use of different fish food types!). Instant Ocean has released three different food types, and taken a new approach to all three: omnivore and herbivore pellets, omnivore and herbivore 'chips', and an omnivore gel diet. I'm not sure when these foods launch to the public, but I wasn't able to find them at any of the major online vendors. I'll update this page when I know!
I like the new pellet foods. Instant Ocean has gone a step further with the traditional pellet ingredients and included small freeze-dried krill mixed in with the omnivore diet, and shredded dried seaweed with the herbivore diet. Ingredients are similar to what you'd find in the typical Formula 1&2 pellet foods, but with the added bonus of the aforementioned additions. The pellets I received, labeled for 'medium sized' fish, are also the same size as the usual Formula pellets, or about 1mm across.
Although I mostly have large fish that eat (whole!) shrimps and the like, the omnivore diet was greedily eaten by my clownfish! Tangs and cardinals in my clients' tanks loved the herbivore diet, as did chromis and small angelfish.
The omnivore and herbivore 'chips' are just flake food with the same freeze-dried krill and seaweed additives, respectively. Not much else to say, but here's a pic:
The most unique of the three foods released was the gel food. Skeptical at first, I followed the directions of tearing off a corner, sticking it in the tank, and squeezing. Surprisingly enough, everything wanted a bite! Eels, puffers, and clownfish all swarmed the pouch - I guess it smells good! Once pouch is enough to feed a 55-100 gallon community aquarium, and there are a dozen pouches per package. The gel food would make a great twice weekly addition for a community tank, especially as a staple purely of dry foods can lead to liver problems in saltwater fish after a few years.
In summary, I've found another staple in the pellet foods, in addition to my regular feeding regime of raw seafood, cyclops-eeze, Seachem's wet-packed fish foods, and Coral Frenzy. The gel food is a great treat (and possibly something to lure picky eaters) that I'll feed occasionally, and I don't use flake foods. For those of you that are avid Formula food users, you might want to look into Instant Ocean's new pellets when they launch!
Pros: The pellets and flakes are a great staple, with additional ingredients not usually found
Cons: Excessive fillers in the gel food
Captive Aquatics Verdict: Excellent
$4.99-? (limited pricing and launch information available as of now), www.instantocean.com
Cons: Excessive fillers in the gel food
Captive Aquatics Verdict: Excellent
$4.99-? (limited pricing and launch information available as of now), www.instantocean.com
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