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Porpoise Growth Koi Food - Small

Porpoise Growth Koi Food – Small

$24.95 – $80.00Price range: $24.95 through $80.00
Porpoise Growth Koi and Goldfish Food (Small), our staple year-round diet with garlic to encourage feeding and ingredients to support faster growth.
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Porpoise Growth Koi Food - Medium

Porpoise Growth Koi Food – Medium

$24.95 – $80.00Price range: $24.95 through $80.00
Porpoise Growth Koi and Goldfish Food (Medium), our staple year-round diet with garlic to encourage feeding and ingredients to support faster growth.
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Porpoise Growth Koi Food - Large

Porpoise Growth Koi Food – Large

$80.00
Porpoise Growth Koi and Goldfish Food (Large), our staple year-round diet with garlic to encourage feeding and ingredients to support faster growth.
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Porpoise Colour Enhancing Koi Food - Small

Porpoise Colour Enhancing Koi Food – Small

$105.00
Porpoise Colour Enhancing Koi and Goldfish Food (Small), a year-round colour-boosting staple with garlic to encourage feeding, including in stressed or unwell fish.
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Porpoise Colour Enhancing Koi Food - Medium

Porpoise Colour Enhancing Koi Food – Medium

$34.95 – $105.00Price range: $34.95 through $105.00
Porpoise Colour Enhancing Koi and Goldfish Food (Medium), a year-round colour-boosting staple with garlic to encourage feeding, including in stressed or unwell fish.
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Porpoise Goldfish Food 180g

Porpoise Goldfish Food 180g

$14.95
Porpoise Goldfish Food, a high-protein floating pellet enriched with spirulina, garlic and probiotics to support digestion, colour and condition in fancy and common goldfish. 180g.
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Saki-Hikari Fancy Goldfish Balance

Saki-Hikari Fancy Goldfish Balance

$49.95 – $129.00Price range: $49.95 through $129.00
Saki-Hikari Fancy Goldfish Balance, a premium sinking colour-enhancing diet for fancy and ranchu goldfish, with Hikari-Germ probiotics to support digestion and disease resistance.
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Hikari Gold Premium Koi Food - Small

Hikari Gold Premium Koi Food – Small

$39.95
Hikari Gold Koi Food (Small, 3.2-3.7mm), a premium daily diet for koi around 8-15cm, built to bring out brilliant colour and support strong growth in warmer water.
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Hikari Gold Koi Food - Medium

Hikari Gold Koi Food – Medium

$39.95 – $229.95Price range: $39.95 through $229.95
Hikari Gold Koi Food (Medium, 4.8-5.3mm), a premium daily diet for koi around 15-25cm, built to bring out brilliant colour and support strong growth in warmer water.
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Hikari Staple Koi Food - Large

Hikari Staple Koi Food – Large

$79.95
Hikari Staple Koi Food (Large, 8.0-9.0mm), an economical daily diet for mature koi and pond fish, with natural seaweed to help reduce colour fading.
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Saki-Hikari Colour Enhancing Koi Food

Saki-Hikari Colour Enhancing Koi Food

$114.95 – $239.95Price range: $114.95 through $239.95
Saki-Hikari Colour Enhancing Koi Food, an aggressive colour-boosting floating diet for show and championship koi, built on Hikari-Germ probiotic technology for cleaner pond water.
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Orca Baby Floating Fish Food

Orca Baby Floating Fish Food

$15.95 – $164.95Price range: $15.95 through $164.95
Orca Baby Floating Fish Food, a high protein pellet for baby koi, goldfish and native fish, enriched with spirulina, shrimp meal and beta carotene for healthy growth and vibrant colour.
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Gold fish Food – Healthy Pellets, Flakes & Everyday Nutrition

We recognise that your goldfish are more than just pets. That’s why we stock a range of goldfish food designed for longevity and vitality. Our goldfish foods are formulated using high-quality proteins to support development, digestion and body condition. Whether your fish prefer surface feeding or foraging at the bottom, we provide both floating and sinking pellet options.

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  • Quantity of Food
  • Pellets vs Flakes
  • Quick Cheat Sheet

When feeding goldfish, there are two things to consider:

  • Quantity of Food
  • Pellets vs Flakes

While the specific choice often depends on the owner and their fish, there are a few key rules of thumb to follow.

Quantity of Food

The most important rule when feeding goldfish has nothing to do with the food itself, but how much of it you feed.

When a customer walks into the shop with cloudy water, algae, a clogged filter, or fish that look a bit sluggish, the first thing we’ll ask is “How much do you feed your fish?”

So how much should you feed your goldfish?

— THE TWO MINUTE RULE —

Feed your goldfish as much as they will consume within 2 minutes. Any food left after two minutes should be removed, and less should be fed next time.

Goldfish are opportunistic scavengers, if you keep adding food, they will keep trying to eat it. However, their bodies can only process so much at once. Any pellets still floating around or sitting on the gravel after two minutes are officially waste.

Leaving uneaten food in the water is like leaving a sandwich to rot under your sofa. It breaks down and releases ammonia into the water, which can quickly cause poor water quality and unhealthy fish.

They may beg for food, but a slightly hungry goldfish is usually a healthier and more active goldfish.

Pellets vs Flakes

While many people think all fish food is created equal, what you put in the tank directly affects both the health of your goldfish and the clarity of your water.

At The Fish Works, we carry a range of options, but we always emphasise quality.

Goldfish Pellets vs Flakes

Goldfish Pellets Our top recommendation for most keepers. Pellets are nutrient-dense and hold their shape longer in the water, meaning they don’t dissolve and pollute the tank before the fish can eat them. They are also much easier to remove if you accidentally overfeed.
Goldfish Flakes A classic option that works well for smaller fish or surface feeders. However, flakes break apart quickly and can release nutrients into the water if uneaten. If you prefer flakes, the key is feeding very small amounts that disappear instantly.

 

Quick Cheat Sheet

Best Staple Option
PELLETS

Cleaner Feeding: Pellets hold their shape longer and create less waste in the tank.

Easier to Control Portions: Pellets make it simple to measure how much your fish are actually eating.

Best for Small Fish
FLAKES

Great for smaller goldfish or fish that prefer feeding directly at the surface, but should be fed sparingly to avoid water quality issues.

Best for Fancy Goldfish
SINKING PELLETS

Encourages natural bottom grazing behaviour and can help reduce the risk of buoyancy or swim bladder issues in round-bodied fancy goldfish.

Still stuck? We’d love to help you find the right food for your goldfish.
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