Brine Shrimp Direct Cool Mysis Tropical Fish Flake Enriched with High HUFA Algae, 3 lb. Pail

I wasn't sure at first when I came across this item, mainly because even my corydoras can be picky about food & I saw some reviews stating that their fish hated it, plus that the flakes were too large. Then there was the review saying something hatched (!?!) in theirs. It appeared to have mostly great ingredients, though. They could lose the soy protein & wheat gluten, though, IMO.Well, sure enough, the flakes were gigantic & fairly thick. Not a problem. Just break them up to the size you want. However, also sure enough, my fish basically ignored them. Even the Panda corydoras, & they'll usually eat anything.So, instead of returning them, I used them in making fish jello, along with many other ingredients I use, such as spirulina powder, fresh garlic juice & other fresh or frozen foods like ground tilapia & brine shrimp. I also threw in some freeze dried brine shrimp & freeze dried soldier fly larvae. The bulk of the ingredients in the latest batch I made had mostly this product in it.And, what'd'ya know? All my picky li'l fish love it. I have a feeling that if they were hungry enough & I fed them only these flakes (ground much finer), they'd probably like them just fine. I'll have to try it & come back to this review to tell how it turned out.5 stars for being made of mostly the best ingredients, for the YUGE amount in that 3-pound bucket & for it being so well-priced, considering how much others charge for small amounts of flake food with a lot of crummy ingredients. I keep even freeze dried fish food in the freezer, so I don't think my bucket of Cool Mysis flakes are in danger of hatching out any varmints. But, if they did, I'm sure the fish would love devouring them.

I’ve been getting this brand for some time now. I have over 100 salt and fresh water fish and my fish love it. I like how natural it is. The tote you get so much lasts months

I raise guppies and have had other aquarium fish including fancy goldfish.In order to use these huge flakes,I have to scoop into a wide mouth shallow container,chop up with kitchen scissors,then grind with a prescription bottle.The fish love the food,are very active and doing well.They clean up immediately whatever fed,with no wastage.

The media could not be loaded. My fish love it. It contains an impressive amount of protein and fats, both of which are important for keeping adult fish healthy and growing out fry. Even my Mastacembelus ellipsifer eels go crazy for this stuff. The flakes are massive, so I have to grind them up a bit. I bought the 3lb. pail and I included some pictures to see the size of some of the flakes I received. Although, other flake food brands that I buy have overly ground up flakes that are closer to a powder after shipping. So I will take these massive flakes over powder any day.

I've been using it for a week now and the colors in my fish have become more vibrant and they love this food. I have giant danios, zebra danios, angels, red fin shark, Molly's, Cory's, goldfish, guppies, and green barbs.The green barbs is really where I noticed the color change, they are beautiful now!!Only downside I see to this stuff is I have to smash up the big flakes, but it's honestly not a big deal at all.Overall great food and happy with it.

The ad for COOL MYSIS says for all tropical fish. I have 2 types…guppies and yellow labs…The yellow labs just kept spiting it out. I can now longer get them to eat so I had to buy other food. So now I’m stuck with 3#s of food to feed guppies that don’t like it either. I’m very disappointed. The ad also says I cannot return it because it’s food.

When I first opened this it triggered my gag reflex which is quite a feat considering smells almost never do that to me. The fish really seem to love this. That being said when i feed this to the fish i gotta try to breathe through my mouth instead of my nose

Product was highly recommended by a fish expert friend and I have not been disappointed. Readily consumed by my guppies and angels and they have never looked better.