Aquarium fish treats
Fish treats are freeze-dried or dried live foods like bloodworm, daphnia and tubifex, fed alongside a normal staple diet rather than replacing it, and most fish take to them quickly once they are used to them. We stock several of these for variety, whether your fish are tropical, coldwater or marine.
What counts as a fish treat
King British Bloodworm Treats and Tetra Delica Bloodworm are both dried or freeze-dried bloodworm, high in protein and fed as an occasional addition to a diet of staple flake or pellet food. King British Daphnia Treats and Supa Daphnia cover the same idea with daphnia instead, and King British Tubifex Fish Treat is suitable for fish as well as turtles and terrapins, so it crosses over between the fish and reptile side of the aquarium aisle.
Freeze-drying and drying are both used to preserve these without needing to keep live or frozen cultures, which is more practical for most home aquariums, and Tetra Delica Bloodworm comes in mess-free sachets specifically to make dosing easier than handling loose dried food.
How much and how often
Treats are meant to be occasional rather than a daily staple — a diet built mostly around bloodworm or daphnia rather than a complete flake or pellet food is missing nutrients those staples are formulated to provide. A small pinch a couple of times a week alongside normal feeding is a reasonable way to use most of these.
Overfeeding any treat, dried or otherwise, is one of the more common causes of poor water quality in a home aquarium, since uneaten food breaks down and affects the water rather than simply disappearing, so little and often beats one large feed.
In this section
Everything below is in stock with us, priced with delivery worked out, and packed and posted by hand in the UK.
Tetra Goldfish Flakes
Complete goldfish flakes in several pack sizes, with a shared formula across the family
From£3.02
Tetra Goldfish Granules
Complete granules for goldfish, with a shared formula across both pack options
From£3.98
Tetra Prima Mini Granules
Slow-sinking granules for mid-water and bottom-feeding fish, blending herbivore and omnivore diets
£6.10
Tetra Aquasafe
A water conditioner that neutralises chlorine and heavy metals, with an added vitamin B mix
From£6.41
Tetra Pond Fish Food Variety Sticks
Complete Tetra Pond Variety Sticks in three colours, across four pack sizes
From£6.41
Tetra Koi Pond Fish Food Sticks
Complete fast-soaking Tetra Pond Koi Sticks, available in four pack sizes
From£6.41
Tetramin
Complete TetraMin flake food for ornamental fish, offered across several pack sizes
From£2.39
Tetra Temperate Flakes
Complete flakes for subtropical fish kept at 18–23°C, with vegetable ingredients
£6.99
Tetra Pond Fish Food Sticks
Complete fast-soaking Tetra Pond Sticks for pond fish, in seven pack sizes
From£4.77
Tetra Japan
Sinking dry pellets for fancy goldfish, with pack-specific label information shown clearly
From£4.56
Common questions
- Can I feed my fish bloodworm every day?
- It is better used as an occasional treat alongside a complete flake or pellet staple rather than a daily food, since a diet built mostly around bloodworm or daphnia will miss nutrients a proper staple diet is formulated to provide.
- Are fish treats suitable for turtles too?
- Some are — King British Tubifex Fish Treat is suitable for fish as well as turtles and terrapins, so it is worth checking the specific product if you are feeding a mixed aquatic set-up rather than fish alone.
- How much treat food should I give my fish?
- A small amount a couple of times a week alongside normal feeding is generally enough — overfeeding any treat food is a common cause of poor water quality, since anything uneaten breaks down in the tank rather than disappearing.
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Written by Matt Garnett, who runs Giddy Pets and is a lifelong pet owner — not a vet. This is general information, not veterinary advice, and it cannot replace an examination by the vet who knows your animal. How we write these guides.