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The 10 Best Tropical Freshwater Fish Foods

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How we created this tropical freshwater fish food list

We leveraged input from our veterinarians and artificial intelligence to identify key considerations to help you find the best tropical freshwater fish food.
We scanned thousands of customer reviews and ratings and scored each product based on its performance against each of the key considerations. We then considered how popular a product is with Chewy customers and combined that with its key consideration scores to create the list of the best tropical freshwater fish foods.

Key tropical freshwater fish food considerations

Fish Species

Ingredients

Nutritional Content

Palatability

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TetraMin Tropical Flakes Fish Food, 7.06-oz jar
TetraMin Tropical Flakes Fish Food, 7.06-oz jar
TetraMin Tropical Flakes Fish Food, 7.06-oz jar
TetraMin Tropical Flakes Fish Food, 7.06-oz jar
TetraMin Tropical Flakes Fish Food, 7.06-oz jar
TetraMin Tropical Flakes Fish Food, 7.06-oz jar
TetraMin Tropical Flakes Fish Food, 7.06-oz jar
TetraMin Tropical Flakes Fish Food, 7.06-oz jar
TetraMin Tropical Flakes Fish Food, 7.06-oz jar

Tetra Min Tropical Flakes Fish Food, 7.06-oz jar

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
1,111
$13.97Chewy Price
($1.98/oz)
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Our ratings

Fish Species

4.6/5
Excellent

Ingredients

4.6/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.6/5
Excellent

Palatability

4.5/5
Great

Is this tropical freshwater fish food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

Fish Meal, Dried Yeast, Ground Brown Rice, Shrimp Meal, Wheat Gluten

Fish Type

Tropical Freshwater

Food Form

Flakes
2
Aqueon Shrimp Pellets Fish Food, 6.5-oz jar
Aqueon Shrimp Pellets Fish Food, 6.5-oz jar
Aqueon Shrimp Pellets Fish Food, 6.5-oz jar
Aqueon Shrimp Pellets Fish Food, 6.5-oz jar
Aqueon Shrimp Pellets Fish Food, 6.5-oz jar
Aqueon Shrimp Pellets Fish Food, 6.5-oz jar
Aqueon Shrimp Pellets Fish Food, 6.5-oz jar
Aqueon Shrimp Pellets Fish Food, 6.5-oz jar
Aqueon Shrimp Pellets Fish Food, 6.5-oz jar

Aqueon Shrimp Pellets Fish Food, 6.5-oz jar

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
518
$6.39Chewy Price
($0.99/oz)
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Our ratings

Fish Species

4.6/5
Excellent

Ingredients

4.5/5
Great

Nutritional Content

4.6/5
Excellent

Palatability

4.4/5
Great

Is this tropical freshwater fish food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

Shrimp Meal, Whole Fish Meal (Whole Salmon, Herring & Other Mixed Fishes), Whole Wheat Flour, Fish Oil

Special Diet

Natural

Aquarium Type

Freshwater

Fish Type

Bottom Feeder, Goldfish, Tropical Freshwater
3
Fluker's Freeze-Dried River Shrimp Reptile Treats, 1-oz jar
Fluker's Freeze-Dried River Shrimp Reptile Treats, 1-oz jar
Fluker's Freeze-Dried River Shrimp Reptile Treats, 1-oz jar
Fluker's Freeze-Dried River Shrimp Reptile Treats, 1-oz jar

Fluker's Freeze-Dried River Shrimp Reptile Treats, 1-oz jar

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
214
$4.49Chewy Price
($4.49/oz)
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Our ratings

Fish Species

4.9/5
Excellent

Ingredients

4.7/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.6/5
Excellent

Palatability

4.3/5
Great

Is this tropical freshwater fish food right for my pet?

Top Ingredient

Freeze-Dried River Shrimp

Fish Type

Tropical Freshwater

Food Form

Freeze-Dried, Treats, Shrimp
4
Omega One Freeze-Dried Brine Shrimp Freshwater & Marine Fish Treat, 1.28-oz jar
Omega One Freeze-Dried Brine Shrimp Freshwater & Marine Fish Treat, 1.28-oz jar
Omega One Freeze-Dried Brine Shrimp Freshwater & Marine Fish Treat, 1.28-oz jar
Omega One Freeze-Dried Brine Shrimp Freshwater & Marine Fish Treat, 1.28-oz jar
Omega One Freeze-Dried Brine Shrimp Freshwater & Marine Fish Treat, 1.28-oz jar

Omega One Freeze-Dried Brine Shrimp Freshwater & Marine Fish Treat, 1.28-oz jar

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
158
$10.58Chewy Price
($8.27/oz)
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Our ratings

Fish Species

4.5/5
Great

Ingredients

4.4/5
Great

Nutritional Content

4.4/5
Great

Palatability

4.5/5
Great

Is this tropical freshwater fish food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

Brine Shrimp, Vitamin E Supplement

Special Diet

High-Protein

Fish Type

Marine Fish, Tropical Freshwater, Betta

Food Form

Treats, Freeze-Dried, Shrimp
5
Fluval Fl Bug Bites Tropical Freshwater Formula Small Granules Fish Food, 1.6-oz
Fluval Fl Bug Bites Tropical Freshwater Formula Small Granules Fish Food, 1.6-oz
Fluval Fl Bug Bites Tropical Freshwater Formula Small Granules Fish Food, 1.6-oz
Fluval Fl Bug Bites Tropical Freshwater Formula Small Granules Fish Food, 1.6-oz
Fluval Fl Bug Bites Tropical Freshwater Formula Small Granules Fish Food, 1.6-oz
Fluval Fl Bug Bites Tropical Freshwater Formula Small Granules Fish Food, 1.6-oz
Fluval Fl Bug Bites Tropical Freshwater Formula Small Granules Fish Food, 1.6-oz

Fluval Fl Bug Bites Tropical Freshwater Formula Small Granules Fish Food, 1.6-oz

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
102
$4.60Chewy Price
($2.88/oz)
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Our ratings

Fish Species

4.6/5
Excellent

Ingredients

4.4/5
Great

Nutritional Content

4.7/5
Excellent

Palatability

4.7/5
Excellent

Is this tropical freshwater fish food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

Dried Black Soldier Fly Larvae, Salmon, Fish Protein Concentrate, Green Peas, Potato

Fish Type

Tropical Freshwater

Food Form

Sinking Pellets
6
API Algae Eater Wafers Fish Food, 6.4-oz bottle
API Algae Eater Wafers Fish Food, 6.4-oz bottle
API Algae Eater Wafers Fish Food, 6.4-oz bottle
API Algae Eater Wafers Fish Food, 6.4-oz bottle
API Algae Eater Wafers Fish Food, 6.4-oz bottle
API Algae Eater Wafers Fish Food, 6.4-oz bottle
API Algae Eater Wafers Fish Food, 6.4-oz bottle

API Algae Eater Wafers Fish Food, 6.4-oz bottle

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
181
$11.94Chewy Price
($1.87/oz)
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Our ratings

Fish Species

4.8/5
Excellent

Ingredients

4.0/5
Great

Nutritional Content

4.4/5
Great

Palatability

4.4/5
Great

Is this tropical freshwater fish food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

Whole menhaden fish meal, Whole wheat, Wheat middlings, Alfalfa meal, Pea protein

Aquarium Type

Freshwater

Fish Type

Bottom Feeder, Tropical Freshwater

Food Form

Wafers
7
Tetra Color Tropical Flakes Fish Food, 2.20-oz jar
Tetra Color Tropical Flakes Fish Food, 2.20-oz jar
Tetra Color Tropical Flakes Fish Food, 2.20-oz jar
Tetra Color Tropical Flakes Fish Food, 2.20-oz jar
Tetra Color Tropical Flakes Fish Food, 2.20-oz jar
Tetra Color Tropical Flakes Fish Food, 2.20-oz jar
Tetra Color Tropical Flakes Fish Food, 2.20-oz jar

Tetra Color Tropical Flakes Fish Food, 2.20-oz jar

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
159
$7.97Chewy Price
($3.63/oz)
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Our ratings

Fish Species

4.7/5
Excellent

Ingredients

4.7/5
Excellent

Nutritional Content

4.8/5
Excellent

Palatability

4.7/5
Excellent

Is this tropical freshwater fish food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

Fish Meal, Dried Yeast, Shrimp Meal, Ground Brown Rice, Wheat Gluten

Fish Type

Tropical Freshwater

Food Form

Flakes

Health Feature

Color Enhancement
8
SunGrow Algae Wafers Bottom Feeder, Snail & Pleco Sinking Fish Food, 2.8-oz
SunGrow Algae Wafers Bottom Feeder, Snail & Pleco Sinking Fish Food, 2.8-oz
SunGrow Algae Wafers Bottom Feeder, Snail & Pleco Sinking Fish Food, 2.8-oz
SunGrow Algae Wafers Bottom Feeder, Snail & Pleco Sinking Fish Food, 2.8-oz
SunGrow Algae Wafers Bottom Feeder, Snail & Pleco Sinking Fish Food, 2.8-oz

SunGrow Algae Wafers Bottom Feeder, Snail & Pleco Sinking Fish Food, 2.8-oz

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
45
$8.99Chewy Price
($3.22/oz)
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Our ratings

Fish Species

4.6/5
Excellent

Ingredients

4.3/5
Great

Nutritional Content

4.4/5
Great

Palatability

4.3/5
Great

Is this tropical freshwater fish food right for my pet?

Aquarium Type

Saltwater, Freshwater

Fish Type

Betta, Bottom Feeder, Cichlid, Discus...

Food Form

Supplement, Wafers

Health Feature

Vitamins & Minerals
9
San Francisco Bay Brand Freeze-Dried Brine Shrimp Fish Food, 0.70-oz jar
San Francisco Bay Brand Freeze-Dried Brine Shrimp Fish Food, 0.70-oz jar

San Francisco Bay Brand Freeze-Dried Brine Shrimp Fish Food, 0.70-oz jar

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
47
$8.99Chewy Price
($12.85/oz)
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Our ratings

Fish Species

4.7/5
Excellent

Ingredients

4.5/5
Great

Nutritional Content

4.8/5
Excellent

Palatability

4.5/5
Great

Is this tropical freshwater fish food right for my pet?

Top Ingredient

Brine Shrimp

Aquarium Type

Saltwater, Freshwater

Fish Type

Tropical Freshwater, Marine Invertebrate

Food Form

Freeze-Dried
10
Zoo Med Pleco Banquet Block Fish Food, .45-oz
Zoo Med Pleco Banquet Block Fish Food, .45-oz
Zoo Med Pleco Banquet Block Fish Food, .45-oz
Zoo Med Pleco Banquet Block Fish Food, .45-oz
Zoo Med Pleco Banquet Block Fish Food, .45-oz

Zoo Med Pleco Banquet Block Fish Food, .45-oz

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
197
$1.39Chewy Price
($3.09/oz)
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Our ratings

Fish Species

3.8/5
Good

Ingredients

3.9/5
Good

Nutritional Content

3.8/5
Good

Palatability

4.2/5
Great

Is this tropical freshwater fish food right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

Calcium Sulfate, Plankton, Powdered Cellulose, Spirulina Algae, Magnesium Sulfate

Aquarium Type

Freshwater

Fish Type

Bottom Feeder, Tropical Freshwater, Marine Fish

Food Form

Feeders / Blocks