Omega One Color Mini Pellets Review
Quick Overview
In Depth Overview
Introduction
This review of Omega One Color Mini Pellets is from my personal use of the product and is written from a hobbyist perspective.
Omega One has been a popular fish food brand amongst hobbyists over the last few years. Unfortunately, I have not been a fan of the recent foods I have tried from them. This food was not much different in testing. While there are things about the food that I like, there are also some annoying things that I don’t. My review below will cover what I find to be the pros and cons of the food.
Do Fish Like the Food?
For some fish yes, but others no. I actually just watched my pearl gourami grab and spit out five pellets in a row. Does that mean the fish wouldn’t eat it eventually, maybe? But it doesn’t seem like they like it. With that said, tetras, Corydoras, and Apistogramma do seem to enjoy the food.
Package Sizing and Pricing
Omega One Color Mini Pellets come in two sizes, a 1.8oz, and a 3.5oz jar. The 1.8oz jar will run you about $5 and the 3.5oz jar will cost you about $9. It’s not a cheaper food like Fluval Bug Bites Tropical Formula, but it’s not as expensive as Hikari Micro Wafers either. I think this is a fair price for what you get with the Omega One ingredients.
Pellet Overview
One positive I found with these pellets is their uniform size. Unfortunately, after this one positive I have two negatives. Both have to do with the form of the pellets.
The first issue I have encountered with this food is the size of the pellet. I primarily have smaller fish, like guppies and platys, but found that a decent amount of the fish I own cannot fit the food into their mouth easily. Neon tetras, for instance, are seen on the cover of the food packaging and some of my adults seem to have some trouble getting it down.
The other issue I run into with this food is that it’s advertised as “slow sinking”. In my opinion, this food sinks quickly. When it comes to smaller fish, I find that most like feeding from the mid-water or the top of the water. I feed fewer pellets at once because of this factor to give the fish time to eat the food before it hits the bottom.
Ingredient Quality
As with some of the other Omega One fish foods I have tried, I enjoy and appreciate the ingredients. Their “claim to fame” is that they don’t use fish meal, but instead use whole seafood ingredients. I think this is great in theory, however, I don’t notice a large difference between this and foods that use a fish meal.
The main ingredients used are salmon and whole herring. This is followed by some binders and vitamins that round out the food. Also of note is the higher protein level which some may be looking for.
Market Availability
Most Omega One foods are widely available in fish shops and online. The Color Mini Pellets may be a little harder to find in small shops, but I found mine at Petco.
My Final Verdict
I don’t love this food, but I don’t hate it. The pellets sink too fast for my liking and aren’t as small as I was expecting. On top of that, some of my fish don’t seem to enjoy the food, which is the most important aspect of fish foods.
However, I do think this food would be great for some. In particular, I believe it would be good for medium-sized fish that are either bottom dwellers or that attack the food quickly. Fish like Corydoras or protein-loving small cichlids would be a good example of this.
In conclusion, the food is not terrible.
Where to Purchase Omega One Color Mini Pellets
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