Brine Shrimp Direct Cool Mysis Tropical Fish Flake Enriched with High HUFA Algae, 3 lb. Pail

I wasn't sure at first when I came across this item, mainly because even my corydoras can be picky about food & I saw some reviews stating that their fish hated it, plus that the flakes were too large. Then there was the review saying something hatched (!?!) in theirs. It appeared to have mostly great ingredients, though. They could lose the soy protein & wheat gluten, though, IMO. Well, sure enough, the flakes were gigantic & fairly thick. Not a problem. Just break them up to the size you want. However, also sure enough, my fish basically ignored them. Even the Panda corydoras, & they'll usually eat anything. So, instead of returning them, I used them in making fish jello, along with many other ingredients I use, such as spirulina powder, fresh garlic juice & other fresh or frozen foods like ground tilapia & brine shrimp. I also threw in some freeze dried brine shrimp & freeze dried soldier fly larvae. The bulk of the ingredients in the latest batch I made had mostly this product in it. And, what'd'ya know? All my picky li'l fish love it. I have a feeling that if they were hungry enough & I fed them only these flakes (ground much finer), they'd probably like them just fine. I'll have to try it & come back to this review to tell how it turned out. 5 stars for being made of mostly the best ingredients, for the YUGE amount in that 3-pound bucket & for it being so well-priced, considering how much others charge for small amounts of flake food with a lot of crummy ingredients. I keep even freeze dried fish food in the freezer, so I don't think my bucket of Cool Mysis flakes are in danger of hatching out any varmints. But, if they did, I'm sure the fish would love devouring them.

My fish love it. It contains an impressive amount of protein and fats, both of which are important for keeping adult fish healthy and growing out fry. Even my Mastacembelus ellipsifer eels go crazy for this stuff. The flakes are massive, so I have to grind them up a bit. I bought the 3lb. pail and I included some pictures to see the size of some of the flakes I received. Although, other flake food brands that I buy have overly ground up flakes that are closer to a powder after shipping. So I will take these massive flakes over powder any day.

The flakes arrive very large, which is good, you can break them down into the proper size for your fish. The fish don't love the flavor at first, so be careful and feed sparingly the first week or so until they readily accept the flake, or you will end up with a mess on your hands. Also, the flakes, even when the fish do gobble them up cause the water or the fish poop to cause the water to smell. OK for outdoor or a dedicated fish room, not great in the living room. I used this product with a variety of fish indoor and out for a few months before reviewing. Seems to agree with the fish, but the odor issue means it's going to be pond food only at my place. The flakes themselves don't really smell. Both goldfish, native species and tropicals (freshwater) do ok on it, but be especially careful not to overfeed because even a little overfeeding causes a bacterial bloom VERY quickly.

I’ve been getting this brand for some time now. I have over 100 salt and fresh water fish and my fish love it. I like how natural it is. The tote you get so much lasts months

I've been using it for a week now and the colors in my fish have become more vibrant and they love this food. I have giant danios, zebra danios, angels, red fin shark, Molly's, Cory's, goldfish, guppies, and green barbs. The green barbs is really where I noticed the color change, they are beautiful now!! Only downside I see to this stuff is I have to smash up the big flakes, but it's honestly not a big deal at all. Overall great food and happy with it.

Product was highly recommended by a fish expert friend and I have not been disappointed. Readily consumed by my guppies and angels and they have never looked better.

The ad for COOL MYSIS says for all tropical fish. I have 2 types…guppies and yellow labs…The yellow labs just kept spiting it out. I can now longer get them to eat so I had to buy other food. So now I’m stuck with 3#s of food to feed guppies that don’t like it either. I’m very disappointed. The ad also says I cannot return it because it’s food.

Although I'm not sure my reef tank enjoyed this anymore than some basic Tetra Marine flakes- I discontinued using and threw it away after some weird moth-looking bugs emerged everytime I would open the lid. The food has been sealed in the original packaging and only opened for feeding twice a day having me assume there were eggs in the food when I bought it that "hatched".