Hikari Cichlids Gold vs Hikari Cichlids Bio-Gold Plus
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Neither, they're both garbage. Stay away from Hikari anything.
Look at NLS or Northfin. Bug Bites are also an excellent option.
Look at NLS or Northfin. Bug Bites are also an excellent option.
I disagree my tinfoils and sajica cichlids have done very well on the sinking bio gold hikari pellets.
Hikari has always made great food. They've been around for decades and they know what formulas work for fish.
Perhaps not the best ingredients wise, but not exactly what I would refer to as crap. Lol
To answer the OPs question, read the labels, which are not difficult to find online. Hikari adds a probiotic mix to the Bio+ formula, which is advertised, and IME accurate, helps reduce solid waste. Hence, less cleaning of filter media. Is it worth the extra cost, only you can answer that question.
To answer the OPs question, read the labels, which are not difficult to find online. Hikari adds a probiotic mix to the Bio+ formula, which is advertised, and IME accurate, helps reduce solid waste. Hence, less cleaning of filter media. Is it worth the extra cost, only you can answer that question.
Back in the day, this is what I would consider crap. Not that there was a lot of commercial food 
to choose from then.
to choose from then.
Imo, Hikari is probably a B- tier food. Not crap, but not amazing so I would not use it as a staple, but if you don’t have better options then go for it. My cichlids did pretty well on them and went crazy for it. I will admit they pooped A LOT using that from my experience though.
I don't know why but Hikari seems to do a better job of making their food appealing to the fish than many other brands. I read the labels and see that there are definite benefits to other brands such as Northfin in terms of ingredients and nutrition...but although the fish eat both types they seem much more enthusiastic about the Hikari products.
It's probably analogous to kids preferring McDonald's burgers to other better foods. Just because they like the stuff certainly doesn't mean it's good for them. I know that if I am weaning a predatory fish off of live food I seem to have an easier time of it using Hikari Massivore pellets as opposed to Northfin.
It's probably analogous to kids preferring McDonald's burgers to other better foods. Just because they like the stuff certainly doesn't mean it's good for them. I know that if I am weaning a predatory fish off of live food I seem to have an easier time of it using Hikari Massivore pellets as opposed to Northfin.