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Hikari Algae wafers
Dry foods

Hikari Algae wafers

Fast-sinking, plant-rich disc for plecos and other algae eaters. Fish meal, wheat flour, wheat germ, cassava starch, seaweed, alfalfa, spirulina, chlorella, vitamins; protein min 33%, fat min 4%, fibre max 3%, moisture max 10%, ash max 17%.

For: Plecos and other algae eaters, including marine herbivores (Algae Wafers); corydoras, loaches and small bottom feeders (Sinking Wafers)

How to feed: Feed no more than the fish eat within 2 hours (Algae Wafers) or 20 minutes (Sinking Wafers); feed late in the day or at night for nocturnal bottom feeders; remove uneaten food.

Careful: Remove uneaten wafers (they are meant to last up to 2 hours, then foul water). Storage: sourced vet guidance (Merck) to keep dry food cool, dry and pest-proof and discard an opened container kept at room temperature after 2 months (rancidity, mould, mycotoxins). Overfeeding fouls water (manufacturer feeding notes).

Examples you may see in shops: Hikari Vibra Bites. Not endorsements.

Facts checked against sources on 16 Oct 2026. See sources

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7 facts checked with sources

  • What it iscorrectedHikari USA: Algae Wafers · Hikari (Kyorin): Hikari Tropical ALGAE WAFERS
  • Who it's forHikari USA: Algae Wafers · Hikari USA: Sinking Wafers · Merck Veterinary Manual: Nutritional Diseases of Fish
  • How to feedcorrectedHikari USA: Algae Wafers · Hikari USA: Sinking Wafers
  • ProductsHikari USA: Algae Wafers
  • ProductsHikari (Kyorin): Hikari Tropical SINKING WAFERS
  • ProductscorrectedHikari USA: Vibra Bites
  • SafetycorrectedHikari USA: Algae Wafers · Merck Veterinary Manual: Nutritional Diseases of Fish