The 8 Best Foods For Angelfish

ByKami Turky

Without a doubt, angelfish is one of the most beautiful species in the pet fish market.

Their beautiful hues and vibrant patterns can turn any aquarium into a coral paradise, making them very popular among newbie and veteran hobbyists alike!

However, to aid the development of angelfish beautiful colors and prevent discoloration, a healthy, balanced diet is crucial.

But what is the best food for angelfish?

I mean, there are many products on the market that claim to be “the best”, how can you know which is actually worth your money?

Well, if you are looking for a detailed answer, then you are just in the right place.

Here in Aquarium Life, we have been raising angelfish for over 10 years now and we know exactly what your fish need.

And to help you have a vibrant and healthy angelfish, we created a list of the best angelfish food in today’s market in addition to a full buying guide, so you can know exactly what food to look for.

So without further ado, let’s jump right into the first product.

Best Flake Food for Angelfish

1. Tetra TetraMin Plus Tropical Flakes 

The first product on today’s list is the famous TetraMin Plus Tropical Flakes from Tetra.

These specially formulated flakes are packed with natural shrimp to help your fish stay healthy and vibrant, plus natural shrimp ingredients for an irresistible flavor. 

Unlike low-quality fish food, the TetraMin Plus flake food contains four strains of probiotic Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria that will support your fish’s immune system and prevent it from catching diseases.

Additionally, this high-protein formula will enhance your fish’s naturally brilliant colors, making your fish appear brighter, their scales more lustrous, and help protect them against the damaging effects of stress and age.

Not to mention, the clear-water formula won’t cloud your water, which means that you won’t need to frequently change your water to enjoy the true color of your fish and other aquatic creatures.

So bring home some TetraMin Plus flake foods today and see the difference it makes in your fish’s diet – and their appearance!

Just make sure to feed TetraMin plus to your fish two or three times daily, only as much as your fish can consume in 2-3 minutes or you will be overfeeding them.

Main Ingredients

Fish Meal, Dried Yeast Ground Brown Rice, Shrimp Meal Wheat Gluten, Feeding Oatmeal, Freeze-dried Shrimp, Potato Protein, Fish Oil, Soybean Oil, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Algae Meal, Sorbitol, Lecithin, and Monobasic Calcium.

Guaranteed Analysis

  • Crude Protein (MIN): %46.0
  • Crude Fat (MIN): %11.0
  • Crude Fiber (MAX): %3.0
  • Moisture (MAX): %8.0
  • PHOSPHORUS (MIN): %1.0 
  • ASCORBIC ACID (VIT. C) (min): 316 MG/KG 

Pros

  • Can be used as a stable food
  • Suitable for all types of tropical fish
  • Formulated with ProCare blend
  • Enhance angelfish coloration
  • Easy to digest

Cons

  • If it isn’t properly packed, the flakes can turn into fine dust and cloud your water.

2. API Fish Flake Foods

If you hate fish food that clouds the water like I do, then the API fish flakes is specially made for you.

One of my favorite things about API flake foods is the easy-to-digest formula, which will help your fish to produce less waste, resulting in a cleaner and healthier aquarium.

This food isn’t only good for keeping your tank clean, it also contains all key nutrients for a complete and balanced diet, including menhaden and squid that will provide your fish with optimal amounts of amino acids, so you can have a big and strong adult angelfish. 

API also added Spirulina to the mix, which is a great source of Carotenoids that will help maintain your fish’s vibrant, beautiful colors and prevent discoloration.

Further, they formulated their delicious mix with garlic, which extremely enhances the food’s palatability.

The result?

Your freshwater angelfish will absolutely love it and will devour any amount you offer them.

For this reason, make sure to only provide them with the amount of food that they can consume in 2-3 minutes. Because trust me, they won’t stop eating it.

Main Ingredients 

Whole menhaden fishmeal, Whole wheat, Squid meal, Wheat starch, Pea protein, Beet pulp, Brewers dried yeast, Turmeric, Cane molasses, Hydrated sodium calcium aluminosilicate, Fish oil, Spirulina, Dried seaweed meal, Lecithin, Wheat flour, Vitamins, and Minerals Vitamin, Menadione sodium bisulfite complex, and more.

Guaranteed Analysis

  • Crude Protein (MIN): %35.0
  • Crude Fat (MIN): %5.0
  • Crude Fiber (MAX): %4.0
  • Moisture (MAX): %7.0

Pros

  • Formulated with nutritionally enhanced protein
  • Contains shrimp, worms, and algae
  • Easy to digest and will make your fish produce up to 30% less ammonia
  • Doesn’t cloud the water

Cons

  • Contains a small amount of copper sulfate, which can be harmful to snails and shrimp

Best Freeze-Dried Foods for Angelfish

3. Tetra Frozen Bloodworms

Adding Tetra frozen BloodWorms to your fish’s diet is an easy way to ensure they’re getting the nutritious and delicious meal they deserve. 

This freeze dried fish food is ideal for both freshwater and saltwater fish and can be used as a supplement for bettas, fancy guppies, and your angelfish too!

It also can be used as a rewarding snack for small to medium-size tropical and marine fish.

Its recommended to feed two to three times a week in conjunction with other Tetra primary foods like TetraMin, Feed only as much as your fish can consume within several minutes.

Main Ingredients

Freeze-Dried BloodWorms (Insect Larvae) Only.

Guaranteed Analysis

  • CRUDE PROTEIN (min): %50.0 
  • CRUDE FAT (MIN): %2.0 
  • CRUDE FIBER (MAX): %15.0 
  • MOISTURE (MAX): %9.0
  • PHOSPHORUS (MIN): %9

Pros

  • Provides a variety of nutritions to your angels’ diet
  • Ideal for small and medium sized angelfish
  • High in protein
  • Tastes good
  • Manufactured with a child-safety lid

Cons

  • It’s more of a special treat than a regular meal
  • It contains larvae, which can be allergic to some fish

4. Omega One Freeze-Dried Brine Shrimp

Looking for a nutritious and healthy treat for your fish? Omega One Freeze-Dried Brine Shrimp are an excellent choice for your angelfish diet! 

These shrimp are freeze-dried to lock in their nutrients and flavor, making them a healthy and delicious snack for all freshwater and saltwater fish. 

This product is rich in vitamins and minerals and is also made with the highest quality brine shrimp available, ensuring your fish stay healthy and happy. 

Plus, freeze-dried brine shrimp has the same nutritional value as live food, without the risk of bacteria or parasites. 

It’s recommended to feed omega one rich live foods as a part of a varied diet to your fish or your fish might suffer from fatty liver disease.

Feed daily, using only as much food as fish can consume in two minutes.

Main Ingredients

Brine Shrimp, Vitamin E Supplement.

Guaranteed Analysis

  • CRUDE PROTEIN (MIN): %48.0 
  • CRUDE FAT (MIN): %6.0 
  • CRUDE FIBER (MAX): %2.5 
  • MOISTURE (MAX): %5.0

Pros

  • Freeze-dried
  • Highly palatable
  • Vitamin, mineral, and protein content are all very high.
  • Natural pigments bring out the colors of the fish.
  • It’s possible that this will increase the appetite of the fish.
  • Freshwater and saltwater fish are both safe.

Cons

  • Not ideal as a primary food source.

Best Pellets for Angelfish

5. Omega One Super Color Sinking Cichlid Pellets

Omega One frozen Brine Shrimp is the perfect food for cichlids. 

This dried food contains a variety of fresh seafood including Salmon, ocean kelp, and spirulina which fulfills the dietary needs of angelfish.

It’s also considered a whole food, you don’t need to use hydrolysates, digests, or any other pre-processed protein. 

Additionally, These pellets have significantly less starch than most fish foods on the market which significantly reduces fish waste, resulting in a cleaner clearer tank.

Feed 1-3 times daily using only as much food as fish can consume in two minutes for a cleaner tank and healthier fish!

Main Ingredients

Salmon, Whole Herring, Wheat Germ, Wheat Flour, Whole Shrimp, Pea Protein, Rice Bran, Kelp, Wheat Gluten, Astaxanthin, Canthaxanthin, Marigold Extract, Potassium Sorbate, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Monophosphate (Source of Vitamin C), Niacin, Inositol, Folic Acid, Biotin, Riboflavin, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement.

Guaranteed Analysis

  • CRUDE PROTEIN (MIN): %42.0 
  • CRUDE FAT (MIN): %2.0 
  • CRUDE FIBER (MAX): %2.0
  • ASH (MAX): %8.0

Pros

  • Floating pellets
  • Natural salmon pigments bring out the color of the fish.
  • Rich in omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids
  • Immune system booster

Cons

  • Has been chemically altered

6. New Life Spectrum Cichlid Formula

This food was specially formulated for all types of cichlids, including omnivores, herbivores, and carnivores. 

Krill and algae are the main sources of nutrition in this food, providing your fish with all the nutrients they need to thrive. 

What’s more, the high nutrition density means less waste produced and cleaner water overall. 

Plus, the full spectrum of colors will be enhanced in your fish thanks to the added color-enhancing ingredients. 

It’s recommended to feed your fish these pellets twice a day, the protein amount they can consume in just one minute.

Main Ingredients

Whole Antarctic Krill, Whole Fish, Whole Wheat Flour, Ulva Seaweed, Chlorella Algae, Beta Carotene, Spirulina, Kelp, Garlic, Alfalfa, Scallops, Omega-3 Fish Oil, Wakame Seaweed, Spinosum Seaweed, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, and more.

Guaranteed Analysis

  • Crude Protein (MIN): %34
  •  Crude Fat (MIN): %5
  • Crude Fiber (MAX): %5
  • Moisture (MAX): %10
  • Ash (MAX): %9
  •  Vitamin A (MIN): 8,000 IU/kg
  • Vitamin D (MIN): 2,500 IU/kg
  • Vitamin E (MIN): 200 IU/kg

Pros

  • Pellets that sink slowly
  • Suitable for all types of cichlids
  • High-quality ingredients were used to create this dish

Cons

  • Has been processed

Best Angelfish Fry Food

7. Hikari Fry Fish Food

Hikari Food is scientifically formulated to provide newborn fish with the exact nutritional balance they require during the earliest developmental stages of their lives. 

This high-quality food helps fry develop superior disease resistance to grow healthy adult angelfish without dietary deformities or deficiencies. 

Hikari Fish Food is also rich in freshly harvested ingredients that promote proper feeding habits in your fish. 

Main Ingredients

Fish meal, wheat flour, krill meal, soybean meal, brewers dried yeast, spirulina,

dried seaweed meal, rice bran, astaxanthin, garlic, DL-methionine, choline chloride, vitamin E supplement, and more.

Guaranteed Analysis

  • Crude Protein (MIN): %48
  •  Crude Fat (MIN): %3.0
  • Crude Fiber (MAX): %2.0 
  • Moisture (MAX): %10
  • Ash (MAX): %18
  • Phosphorus (MIN): %1.3 
  • Vitamin A (MIN): 10,000 IU/kg
  • Vitamin D3 (MIN): 1,500 IU/kg
  • Vitamin E (MIN): 330 IU/kg
  • Ascorbic Acid (MIN): 220 mg/kg

Pros

  • Helps fries develop greater disease resistance
  • A fantastic choice for both egg-laying and live-bearing fish
  • Full of freshly harvested, highly nutritious ingredients
  • Encourages a healthy feeding style
  • Helps fish develop swiftly and free of dietary deficiencies and malformations.

Cons

  • Some fish will not like it

8. Ocean Nutrition Instant Baby Brine Shrimp

This ready-to-use fish food is made up of non-living Artemia nauplii (baby brine shrimp) in a saline solution. 

It can be used in both freshwater and marine aquariums, making it the perfect food for a variety of aquatic creatures, not just angelfish. 

Plus, the nauplii have excellent buoyancy that will help the food to remain in the water column to facilitate feeding.

One bottle of Instant Baby Brine Shrimp contains more than 1.5 million babies brine shrimp – plenty to keep your fish fed, but don’t forget to put it in the refrigerator once opened.

It is also recommended to shake well before opening, make sure the bottle has not been opened before its first and give your fry as much as they will eat in about 5 minutes.

Main Ingredient

Artemia Nauplii

Guaranteed Analysis

  • Crude Protein (MIN): %7.0
  •  Crude Fat (MIN): %0.7
  • Crude Fiber (MAX): %0.7 
  • Moisture (MAX): %85.0
  • Ash (MAX): %1.7

Pros

  • Excellent buoyancy 
  • Cab be used in both freshwater and marine aquariums

Cons

  • On the expensive side

Last Words

Providing your angels with the best food is a must!

So, it’s essential for your angel’s life and for your aquarium beauty to provide them with one of these great products.

In the end, we really hope you enjoyed this review as much as we did.

Do you have any questions about angelfish food? Do you think there are other worthy products that we didn’t mention?

If so, please share your thoughts with us in the comments sections below.

Content Writer

Hi! I'm Kami and I have been caring for fish since I was 10 years old. It all started when my grandpa gave me a small tank with two goldfish in it. From then on, I was hooked! Aquariums have always been a passion of mine, and I founded Aquarium Life to share my knowledge about fishkeeping with other hobbyists just like you. I hope you enjoy my blog and please leave me a message if you have any questions or want to share your experience with fishkeeping.