Seachem Fresh Trace

Fresh Trace™ replenishes the full range of trace elements demonstrated to be essential for proper fish health and growth. Unlike terrestrial animals, fish absorb nutrients from both their food and their surrounding water, making the trace element content of your aquarium directly relevant to their wellbeing. Trace elements are continuously lost through utilisation, oxidation, and precipitation, and regular replenishment is necessary to maintain a healthy aquatic environment. Every element included in Fresh Trace™ has been demonstrated to be genuinely required by fish, based on the findings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Key Features & Benefits

• Supplies a broad range of trace elements essential for fish health and growth
• Formulated specifically for freshwater aquariums
• Contains only elements demonstrated to be required by fish
• Backed by the Nutrient Requirements of Fish, National Academy of Sciences, 1993

Specifications

The Science

Fish are unique among vertebrates in their ability to absorb minerals and trace elements directly from the water around them, making water chemistry a direct contributor to their nutritional intake. In a closed aquarium system, trace elements are steadily depleted through biological utilisation, natural oxidation, and precipitation. Unlike in a natural river or lake environment, where these elements are continuously replenished, an aquarium requires active intervention to maintain adequate levels.

Fresh Trace™ is formulated based on research published by the National Academy of Sciences, which identified the specific trace elements required for proper fish health and growth. Rather than including a broad spectrum of minerals on the assumption that more is better, Fresh Trace™ contains only those elements that have been scientifically demonstrated to be necessary.