Description
Best Before Date Disclaimer (06/26)
Please note: this product is marked Best Before 06/26 (June 2026).
A Best Before date is not the same thing as an expiration date. An expiration date means the product may no longer be safe or effective after that date and should not be used. A Best Before date, on the other hand, refers to the period when the manufacturer guarantees the product will be at its peak freshness, quality, and performance. After this date, the product is typically still usable, but the quality (such as vitamin strength, colour, or overall potency) may gradually decline over time.
In most cases, fish food and similar dry aquatic products can still remain usable for approximately 2–3 years past the Best Before date, especially when it has been properly cold stored, as this greatly helps preserve freshness and slows down nutrient breakdown.
For retail stores purchasing in bulk, this product may be best suited for clearance sales or for use in a store fish room. For individual customers, it can be an excellent opportunity to stock up and feed their fish at a significantly reduced cost.
By purchasing this product, the buyer acknowledges that it is being sold as a Best Before dated item and understands the difference between Best Before and expiration dating.
Please note: In some cases, the Best Before date may have been removed from the packaging. This is something we occasionally do with these types of products prior to donating them to the local aquarium society.
Staple food for larger carnivorous cichlids
sera Cichlid Red XL Nature is the staple food without dyes and preservatives consisting of gently manufactured granules. It is an excellent diet for larger, mainly carnivorous cichlids and omnivores.
Due to its high amount of protein and omega fatty acids from aquatic sources as well as Haematococcus algae rich in astaxanthin, the granules are particularly tasty, have an excellent digestibility and support healthy development as well as color formation. The floating granules keep their shape and do not pollute the water.
Complete feed for all cichlids
Feed once or twice daily, only as much as the animals take up within a short time.
fish meal (40%), corn starch, wheat flour, wheat gluten, krill (4%), wheat germ, brewers yeast, fish oil (containing 49% omega fatty acids), mannan oligosaccharides, Haematococcus algae (corresponds to 75 mg astaxanthin per kg of food), green-lipped mussel, garlic.
Min. Crude Protein 40.0%, Min. Crude Fat 7.0%, Max. Crude Fiber 4.3%, Max. Moisture 6.0%, Max. Crude Ash 8.5%.
Vitamins and provitamins: Vit. A 16,800 IU/lb., Vit. D3 820 IU/lb., Vit. E (D, L-α-tocopheryl acetate) 54 IU/lb., Vit. B1 16 mg/lb., Vit. B2 41 mg/lb., Stabilized Vit. C (L-ascorbyl monophosphate) 250 mg/lb.