Astaxanthin is a natural red pigment and part of a group of natural pigments known as carotenoids. This red pigment occurs naturally in most crustaceans, including shrimp, crawfish, crabs and lobster, which are tinted red by accumulated astaxanthin. The coloration of fish is often due to astaxanthin but not only does astaxanthin provide for pigmentation in fish, it also has been found to be essential for their proper growth and survival since Astanxanthin exhibits superior antioxidant properties to beta-carotene (Torrissen and Christiansen 1995).

In nature, carotenoids are produced principally by plants and their microscopic relatives, the microalgae. Fish cannot synthesize carotenoids de novo, thus ultimately they must obtain these pigments from the plants and algae that support their food chains. In an aquarium situation fish might not have access to those plants and algae, hence it has to be part of their daily fish food diet. Aqua One Colour Flakes with added Astaxanthin will not only enhance the colours of fish but also make them thrive and improve their immune system.

Aqua One Colour Flakes are suitable for most tropical fish including Angel Fish, Discus, Tetras, Livebearers and Dwarf Cichlids e.g. Dutch Rams.

The flakes can be fed daily or occasionally in conjunction with Aqua One Tropical Flakes.

• Contains Astaxanthin and Spirulina for 100% naturally improved colours and patterns
• Superior anti-oxidant function for improved fish health
• Suitable as daily diet or as supplement to Aqua One Tropical food
• Contains Lecithin which is a superior source of unsaturated fatty acids and enhances nutrient absorption
• Multi vitamin complex including 600mg Vitamin C per kg

A further vital ingredient for Aqua One Colour Flakes is Spirulina, which is a well known type of algae that offers a wide variety of benefits to ornamental fish.

• It enhances their natural colours significantly with the carotenoid pigments that are concentrated in Spirulina algae.

• It increases and promotes fishes growth by breaking down otherwise indigestible feed components, thereby extracting more nutrition from the feed and reducing the amount of waste.

• Beneficial flora or bacteria that are stimulated by Spirulina displace harmful bacteria and lead to significant improvements in survival rates.

• It stimulates the production of enzyms that transport fats within the fish’s body which results in reduced fat storage within the flesh and improved utilisation of fat for growth.

Ingredients:

Fish Meal, Krill, Soyabean Meal, Wheat Flour, Yeast Powder, Lecithin, Algae Meal, Spirulina, Astaxanthin, Soyabean Oil, Fish Oil, Multi Vitamins, Minerals