Gluten-free Fish Food

[MaryJones2]

Does anyone know of a gluten-free fish food? I haven't been able to find one yet.

[MySuicidalTurtle]

I don't think there is. You can make your own and use veggies here and there. The possibilities are endless, really.

[lorka150]

I fed my (now deceased) fish dried blood worms.

[ravenwoodglass]

I just use the fish food in a plastic container and sprinkle it directly in the tank, wash my hands and wear rubber gloves when I change the tank.

[MaryJones2]

Thanks for the info. We had a tank a few years ago and it was really more trouble than it was worth (mostly because I was the one cleaning it!) so I really only want a beta for the kitchen counter. I laughed when I was reading the fish food ingredients because the main ingredient was wheat (high gluten) and I pictured a fish sitting in the water going now where's all that yummy nutritious wheat! Talk about something fish weren't designed to eat!

[brigala]

My fish food isn't gluten-free but it comes in a nice handy shaker and is in pellet form, so it doesn't get all over the place and I don't have to ever touch it. Also, wheat isn't the top ingredient (but it's in there). It's Top Fin Color Enhancing Betta Bits. I initially got it when I had bettas, but they died, so after consulting with the fish store to make sure it's ok, I feed it to the rest of my fish. They clearly prefer it over the flaked food.

-Elizabeth

[lisa25]

I just started feeding my fish dried brine shrimp and thin paper sheets of seaweed. I found them both at the pet store. All of the flake food I have seen contains wheat and soy protein.

[jetiduncan]

Does anyone know of a gluten-free fish food? I haven't been able to find one yet.

Brine Shrimp is fine. You can get it either dry or frozen. I prefer the dry cubes and I break them up in the fish food container so my son can feed his fish. The brine shrimp is a bit more expensive than the wheat/gluten filled flakes but it's better for your fish and you don't have to worry about inhaling any of the gluten filled flake foods.

[BlessedMommy]

I realize that this is an old thread, but has anybody successfully fed brine shrimp to their goldfish? 

[dilettantesteph]

I used things like brine shrimp and blood worms and it worked fine.  I got rid of the tank recently.