Fluker's Finsect Tropical Fish Food Review
Quick Overview
In Depth Overview
Quick Search
Introduction
This Fluker’s Finsect Tropical Fish Food review is written from a hobbyist perspective after personally testing the food.
The other week I had been walking through the ‘good ole’ Walmart pet aisle, checking out their fish stuff, as any good aquarium hobbyist would. I stumbled upon this little gem, the Fluker’s Finsect Tropical Fish Food.
I had never seen the food before, but the ingredients looked great. After a quick Google search, I was unable to find much info on it at all, and of course, no reviews.
It appears as if this is a new food to the market with little available information. I hope that through this review, I can help some more hobbyists learn about one of my new favorite fish foods.
Do Fish Like the Food?
Yes, currently all of my fish like this food. I did notice that it took them a feeding or two to get used to it though. The current fish I feed are tetras, corydoras, gouramis, apistogramma, guppies, shell-dwelling cichlids, and platys. My shrimp also love this food. When you break it down to a powder, it allows the food to spread around and get caught in the bio film around the tank.
Package Sizing and Pricing
There is only one 3oz size available for this food. The price is $6, and for the included ingredients I was quite surprised. It’s a great price for food with no fillers and quality ingredients.
Granule Overview
These granules are fairly small but are not uniform like a competitor, Hikari Micro Wafers. They are technically granules which is part of the reason why. However, this can cause problems with sizing it to the proper fish, and, in my opinion, with sinking at a steady rate.
I find my smaller fish are unable to eat it without me breaking it down for them. They will bat it around like a soccer ball or carry it around in their mouth which can be fun to watch.
While some of the granules can break down into a powder easily with your fingers (see picture below) or after being added to the water. I find most granules to be very hard and they do not like to break down with just my fingers.
I recently bought an old pepper grinder that I repurposed into a fish feeder. I rinsed it out well and added in some of the granules. It works great for breaking the food into a more manageable size for my small fish.
These granules are also a little finicky when it comes to sinking. This is perhaps because they are not uniform. Some float a bit, while others sink fast, and some just sink slowly. I find that most of them will sink fast, however.
Most fish I like to feed are top feeders or mid-water feeders and the fast-sinking pellets can be harder for them to catch. I do notice that once the food is ground up, it seems to float longer and sink slower. Another reason I enjoy the old pepper grinder method.
Ingredient Quality
My favorite thing about this food is the ingredients. The food contains no fillers and has a bunch of quality protein sources listed at the top. It contains multiple bug sources, which are what most fish would be eating in the wild and it contains spirulina, and krill meal which are great to help with coloration in your fish. The food also has a mix of vitamins to help with making the food more well-rounded nutritionally.
Market Availability
Being a newer fish food, I have not seen this food in many places. The only place this can currently be purchased, as far as I know, is Walmart. Thankfully most people who live in America have a Walmart nearby, but if you don’t, I have the link to purchase some for yourself at the bottom of the page.
My Final Verdict
I recently updated this food review about a year or two after writing it originally. I noticed that when I first wrote this review, I may have been a little overboard on how much I liked it. However, as of now, I still think this is a good food, but it does have its problems. I love the ingredients, and the price is hard to beat, but I have found the granules to sink too fast, and they can be a bit hard to break down for smaller fish.
While I wish the granules didn’t sink as fast and that they broke down a little easier. I would still recommend this as a solid food to try for just about any of your community fish or shrimp. If you are feeding smaller fish remember to break the food down. Remember the pepper grinder trick if you want to give it a try.
Where to Purchase Fluker's Finsect Tropical Fish Food
If you believe this food is something you would like to try, feel free to use the link below to purchase some for yourself.
Thanks for reading!
I am currently on a mission to build an exhaustive list of reviews on fish foods I have personally tried. Be sure to check out my other fish food reviews here! Also, feel free to leave a comment below on your experience with the food.
2 thoughts on “Fluker’s Finsect Tropical Fish Food: Quality Fish Food at Walmart?”
this fish food sucks.the pieces are too small for my fish to see. and it all sinks to the bottom immediately. it may have great nutritional value, but since the fish aren’t eating any it is worthless
Thanks for being my first comment on this fish food review. Even if it’s negative and we don’t agree fully, I think it can be really helpful with people deciding what foods to try.
I agree with you on the sinking part as they do sink pretty fast. I also agree that if your fish won’t eat it that it does no good for them.
I noticed when I grind mine up, they sink slower which is generally how I feed mine for my small fish. I am surprised that your fish didn’t try eating it though, but sometimes certain fish can be finicky. Mine took a feeding or two to get used to it. What fish do you have? Might help someone else who has the same kind of fish.