Overfeeding a pond is one of the easiest mistakes to make, because uneaten pellets don't just vanish — they sink, rot, and cloud the water — which is why Pets Choice give an actual feeding window rather than leaving it to guesswork.

This is a floating pellet, made from cereals, vegetable-origin derivatives (wheatgerm, 2.5%), fish and fish derivatives, oils and fats, minerals, meat and animal derivatives and algae (spirulina, 0.05%), with added vitamin A, D3 and E. Pets Choice recommend feeding only as much as is eaten within 10-15 minutes. It comes out at 24.5% protein, 6% fat, 4.5% fibre and 7% ash, in a 10kg bag.

• Floating pellet, feeds at the surface
• Protein 24.5%, fat 6%, fibre 4.5%, ash 7%
• Feed only what's eaten within 10-15 minutes
• Contains spirulina (0.05%) and wheatgerm (2.5%)
• Added vitamin A, D3 and E
• 10kg bag

What the label does not say. The composition names cereals, fish derivatives and meat derivatives as broad categories rather than specific fish or meat sources, so beyond the wheatgerm and spirulina percentages, we can't tell you exactly what's inside those groupings.

Who it's for: pond keepers who want a floating staple with a clear feeding window, so it's obvious when you've fed enough.