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Cyphotilipia Frontosa 
Aulonacara 'Maleri' | XL PRO is a robust formula intended for a wide wariety of carnivorous and omnivorous cichlids. Highly enriched with 100% pure cultured spirulina, krill, and montmorillonite clay, this formula contains all natural minerals and nutrients designed to provide a well balanced diet to maintain an excellent state of overall health and beauty of your cichlids. The abundance of white fish meal and Antarctic krill is essential to satisfying the dietary needs of robust cichlids of all types. As in all Dainichi foods, there is calcium montmorillonite clay to simulate the natural ingestion of mineral particles and to bind and neutralize metabolic toxins. Furthermore, the scouring action of the clay enhances the rejuvenation of the digestive tract which when combined with only two sources of starch (flour as binder and wheat germ as a ntural source of vitamin E and B) ensures the maximum rate of digestion and assimilation of nutrients. Usage Feed your fish only as much as they will eat (immediately) in a few minutes, 2 to 4 times daily. Smaller, more frequent feeding are preferred over a single large one. Do not pre-soak the food prior use! Pre-soaking washes out vitamins, color enhancers, other nutrients, and lowers the performance of the food. All Dainichi foods have a low inclusion of starches to prevent excessive swelling in the digestive tract. Pre-soaking of Dainichi cichlid food is absolutely not required nor beneficial! Ingredients White fish meal, wheat germ, wheat flour, krill, spirulina, soybean meal, brewer’s yeast, calcium montmorillonite clay, powdered milk, vitamin mix, mineral mix, garlic, protease and natural gum. Guaranteed Analysis Min.crude protein 44% Min. crude fat 6% Max. crude fiber 3% Max. moisture 9% Max. ash 10% |
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| ULTIMA KRILLcombines outstanding color, growth, and palatibility and is especially well suited for omnivorous and carnivorous cichlids of all types. Featuring four applications of color enhancing ingredients such as two blends of spirulina, Antarctic krill and shrimp, ULTIMA KRILL offers a richness of color and sheen. Furthermore, the addition of immuno- stimulants and digestive enzymes, ensures a high degree of vigor and health. As in all Dainichi foods, ULTIMA KRILL contains calcium montmorillonite clay to simulate the natural ingestion of mineral particles and to bind and neutralize metabolic toxins. Raw, fully potent vitamins, digestive enzymes and garlic ensure that the fish are healthy and free of internal parasites. Furthermore, the scouring action of the clay enhances the rejuvenation of the digestive tract which when combined with only two sources of starch (flour as binder and wheat germ as a source of vitamin E and B) ensures the maximum rate of digestion and assimilation of nutrients Usage Feed your fish only as much as they will eat (immediately) in a few minutes, 2 to 4 times daily. Smaller, more frequent feeding are preferred over a single large one. Do not pre-soak the food prior use! Pre-soaking washes out vitamins, color enhancers, other nutrients, and lowers the performance of the food. All Dainichi foods have a low inclusion of starches to prevent excessive swelling in the digestive tract. Pre-soaking of Dainichi cichlid food is absolutely not required nor beneficial! Ingredients White fish meal, wheat germ, wheat flour, shrimp, soybean meal, Antarctic krill meal, spirulina algae, brewer’s yeast, calcium montmorillonite clay, powdered milk, vitamin mix, mineral mix, garlic, beta glucan, protease and natural gum. Guaranteed Analysis Min.crude protein 43% Min. crude fat 6% Max. crude fiber 3% Max. moisture 9% Max. ash 9% |
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| COLOR SUPREME is highly enriched with 100% pure cultured spirulina, krill, and montmorillonite clay. This formula contains all natural minerals and nutrients designed to enhance the color and luster of your cichlids. With five separate applications of color enhancers, including two types of spirulina algae, COLOR SUPREME promotes optimum color in a short period of time, while providing your fish with a high protein, well balanced diet that maintains overall health and beauty. As in all Dainichi foods, there is calcium montmorillonite clay to simulate the natural ingestion of mineral particles and to bind and neutralize metabolic toxins. Fully potent vitamins, digestive enzymes and garlic ensure that the fish are healthy and free of internal parasites. Furthermore, the scouring action of the clay enhances the rejuvenation of the digestive tract which when combined with only two sources of starch (flour as binder and wheat germ as a ntural source of vitamin E and B) ensures the maximum rate of digestion and assimilation of nutrients. Usage Feed your fish only as much as they will eat (immediately) in a few minutes, 2 to 4 times daily. Smaller, more frequent feeding are preferred over a single large one. Do not pre-soak the food prior use! Pre-soaking washes out vitamins, color enhancers, other nutrients, and lowers the performance of the food. All Dainichi foods have a low inclusion of starches to prevent excessive swelling in the digestive tract. Pre-soaking of Dainichi cichlid food is absolutely not required nor beneficial! Ingredients White fish meal, wheat germ, wheat flour, shrimp, spirulina, soybean meal, krill meal, brewer’s yeast, calcium montmorillonite clay, powdered milk, vitamin mix, mineral mix, garlic, protease and natural gum. Guaranteed Analysis Min.crude protein 44% Min. crude fat 6% Max. crude fiber 3% Max. moisture 9% Max. ash 9% |
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This Protomelas taeniolotus pair was raised on the pre-cursor of VEGGIE FX, Cyclop-eeze® enriched VEGGIE SPECIALTY. The now refined formulation is even more potent. The solid blue head is a distinguishing feature from the jade- faced COLOR SUPREME fed taeniolotus. 
(Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos) Melanochromis sp. 'Maingano' showing off its elongated pelvic fins. This attractive feature appears often in cichlids fed with our Cyclop-eeze® diets. There are no hormones in any Dainichi diets, therefore, other fins retain standard lengths. 
The kelp base of VEGGIE FX is a key factor in maintaining high digestibility and good health, while seven applications of color promoting ingredients provide a 'no-holds-barred' degree of color enhancement. | Based on the color-rich, Veggie Deluxe formula, VEGGIE FX is fortified with an addition of a Cyclop-eeze® and NatuRose® coating and is one of our most exotic foods to date. Encapsulated with 100% pure cultured spirulina, freeze-dried Cyclop-eeze® (a crustacean with the highest known levels of carotenoids and "omega-3" fatty acids), NatuRose® (Haemato- coccus algae with a 15,000 ppm astaxanthin content) and E.superba krill, VEGGIE FX contains all natural minerals, nutrients and pigments designed to enhance the color and luster of your cichlids. With six seperate applications of color enhancing ingredients, the color promoting properties are rivaled only by our other specialty formula, COLOR FX. At the same time, there are absolutely no compromises in the nutritional qualities. Raw, fully potent vitamins, digestive enzymes and garlic ensure that the fish are healthy and free of internal parasites. As in all Dainichi foods, we included calcium montmorillonite clay to simulate the natural uptake of mineral particles as well as to bind and neutralize metabolic toxins. Furthermore, the scouring action of the clay enhances the rejuvenation of the digestive tract which when combined with only two sources of starch (flour as binder and wheat germ as a source of vitamin E and B) ensures the maximum rate of digestion and assimilation of nutrients. The veggie formulas, VEGGIE DELUXE and VEGGIE FX are designed to prevent bloating. Rather than swelling to two or three times their original size, the pellets will break down to their granular state in the digestive tract of a fish. This feature makes it virtually impossible to cause "bloat" in even the most strictest of herbivores such as Tropheus species. Usage Feed your fish only as much as they will eat (immediately) in a few minutes, 2 to 4 times daily. Smaller, more frequent feeding are preferred over a single large one. Do not pre-soak the food prior use! Pre-soaking washes out vitamins, color enhancers, other nutrients, and lowers the performance of the food. All Dainichi foods have a low inclusion of starches to prevent excessive swelling in the digestive tract. Pre-soaking of Dainichi cichlid food is absolutely not required nor beneficial! Ingredients Kelp, white fish meal, soybean meal, wheat flour (binder), shrimp, krill, spirulina, wheat germ, freeze-dried Cyclop-eeze®, calcium montmorillonite clay, brewer’s yeast, NatuRose® (Haematococcus algae), vitamin mix, mineral mix, garlic, protease (digestive enzyme) and natural gum. Guaranteed Analysis Min.crude protein 39% Min. crude fat 5% Max. crude fiber 4% Max. moisture 9% Max. ash 12% |
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Haplochromis obliquidens 
Ptyochromis sp. "hippo point salmon" Endangered Species Lake Victoria 
Tropheus Sp. Red | COLOR FX represents the most progressive advances in cichlid nutrition we have ever offered to cichlid hobbyists. Utilizing Dainichi's advanced encapsulation technology to the fullest, this outstanding formula is packed with features found in no other food brand in the industry. For starters, there are an unprecedented seven applications of highly nutritious as well as potent color intensifiers like shrimp, Antarctic krill, Cyclop-eeze®, NatuRose® (Haematococcus algae) and spirulina. As in all Dainichi foods, we included a dose of calcium montmorillonite clay to simulate the natural ingestion of mineral particles and to bind and neutralize metabolic toxins. Fully potent vitamins, digestive enzymes and garlic ensure that the fish are healthy and free of internal parasites. Furthermore, the scouring action of the clay enhances the rejuvenation of the digestive tract which when combined with only two sources of starch (flour as binder and wheat germ as a source of vitamin E and B) makes COLOR FX a superb choice of food for even the most delicate of herbivores. Ingredients White fish meal, wheat germ, wheat flour, shrimp, soybean meal, spirulina, krill meal, Cyclop-eeze®, brewer’s yeast, calcium montmorillonite clay, powdered milk, vitamin mix, mineral mix, garlic, NatuRose® (Haematococcus algae), protease and natural gum. Guaranteed Analysis Min. crude protein 45% Min. crude fat 7% Max. crude fiber 3% Max. moisture 9% Max. ash 9% |
