{"product_id":"frozen-marine-quintet-100g","title":"Frozen Marine Quintet 100g","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFive different foods in one blister, covering five different mouth sizes.\u003c\/strong\u003e Ocean Nutrition Frozen Marine Quintet combines artemia, rotifers, squid, cockles and krill in a single 100 g blister of frozen cubes. The point is not the protein figure — at 9.0% as fed it is the lowest of the six frozen foods compared below — but the spread of particle sizes, which lets one cube feed a mixed marine community from small planktivores up to larger fish in the same pass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKey features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFive named marine ingredients\u003c\/strong\u003e — artemia, rotifers, squid, cockles and krill, with no fillers, binders or vegetable matter in the declaration.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA genuine particle-size range\u003c\/strong\u003e — rotifers are the smallest item in the mix and krill the largest, so small and large mouths are both served by one cube.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo mollusc sources\u003c\/strong\u003e — squid and cockles, which sit apart from the crustacean fraction and suit fish that prefer soft flesh.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e9.0% crude protein at 86.5% moisture\u003c\/strong\u003e — the highest water content of the six frozen foods compared below, which is why the protein figure reads low against the cube diets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo added colour, no premix declared\u003c\/strong\u003e — unlike the Formula cubes, this is a straight mix of five marine items.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReduces the number of packs in the freezer\u003c\/strong\u003e — one blister rather than five separate single-item foods.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIngredients\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReproduced verbatim from Ocean Nutrition's published composition, in the manufacturer's own order. Checked 7 August 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtemia, rotifers, squid, cockles, krill\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAllergen, additive and source notes\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContains crustacean (artemia, krill) and mollusc (squid, cockles) derivatives. Rotifers are zooplankton and are not a named allergen group.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo preservatives, antioxidants, added colours or vitamin premix are declared.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo fish fillet, no algae and no plant matter appear in the declaration.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eGuaranteed analysis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFigures are as fed, on the frozen product, as published by Ocean Nutrition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCrude protein\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCrude fat\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.6%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAsh\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.5%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMoisture\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e86.5%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCrude fibre\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot published by the manufacturer for this product\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead the protein figure alongside the moisture figure. At 86.5% water, 9.0% protein as fed is roughly 67% on a dry-matter basis — lower than the Formula cubes, but this is a variety food rather than a growth diet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eForm\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFrozen cubes in a blister sheet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eNet weight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e100 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eNumber of food types\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFive — artemia, rotifers, squid, cockles, krill\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDiet type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCarnivore and omnivore\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWater type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMarine\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFeeding frequency\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTwo to five times daily\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eStorage\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKeep frozen\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOther pack sizes in the range\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOcean Nutrition publishes this product in 100 g blisters only\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFreight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCold chain — frozen\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy a mixed food rather than five separate ones\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mixed marine community rarely eats one particle size. Cardinals and small clowns take fine items, wrasses and larger angels want something they can bite, and a tank with both usually ends up with one group underfed at every feed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarine Quintet handles that by putting the range into one cube. The trade-off is control: you cannot dial up the krill fraction for a hungry wrasse or drop the artemia for a fish that ignores it. Keepers with a single-species tank are usually better served by a single-item food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich Ocean Nutrition frozen food do I need?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProtein figures below are as fed, from each product's own published analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFood\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCrude protein (as fed)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBuilt for\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eParticle\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/frozen-formula-one-100g\"\u003eFormula One\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.5%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCarnivorous and omnivorous marine fish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBound cube\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/frozen-formula-two-100g\"\u003eFormula Two\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHerbivorous and omnivorous grazers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBound cube\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/frozen-krill-pacifica-flat-454g\"\u003eKrill Pacifica\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.2%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLarger fish and crustaceans\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhole krill, around 2.5 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/frozen-mysis-flat-454g\"\u003eMysis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.1%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSmall-mouthed carnivores and seahorses\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhole mysis, around 1 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMarine Quintet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMixed communities and varied mouth sizes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFive-item mix\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/frozen-angel-formula-100g\"\u003eAngel Formula\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSponge-eating angels and butterflies\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBound cube\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf your tank is freshwater rather than marine, the equivalent mixed product is \u003ca href=\"\/products\/frozen-tropical-quintet-100g\"\u003eFrozen Tropical Quintet\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFeeding directions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOcean Nutrition's published directions are to feed two to five times a day, and to feed only the amount the fish will consume within five minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBreak off a cube and return the blister to the freezer immediately.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrop the cube into flow rather than into a still corner, so the lighter items — the rotifers and artemia — disperse to the fish that need them instead of settling.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemove uneaten food after five minutes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWatch which fraction is left behind. If the krill is consistently ignored, your stock is telling you it wants a finer food.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSuitable for, and not suitable for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSuitable for\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMixed marine community tanks with a spread of fish sizes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarine fish that have gone off a single food and need variety to start feeding again.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeepers who would rather store one blister than five separate single-item packs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrnamental shrimp and crabs, which will take the fractions that reach the substrate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eNot suitable for\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrict herbivores as a diet. There is no algae or plant matter in this product at all — tangs and rabbitfish need \u003ca href=\"\/products\/frozen-formula-two-100g\"\u003eFormula Two\u003c\/a\u003e or a dried algae sheet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA complete sole diet. No vitamin or mineral premix is declared, so rotate it with a formulated food.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeahorses and pipefish as a primary food. They feed best on a consistent, correctly sized item rather than a mix — use \u003ca href=\"\/products\/frozen-mysis-flat-454g\"\u003efrozen mysis\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFreshwater tanks. Ocean Nutrition lists this as a marine product; \u003ca href=\"\/products\/frozen-tropical-quintet-100g\"\u003eTropical Quintet\u003c\/a\u003e is the freshwater equivalent.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eStorage and cold chain\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep frozen in a domestic freezer, and return the blister as soon as you have taken a cube.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo not refreeze cubes that have fully thawed. Discard them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA mixed food suffers more than a single-item food from repeated thawing, because the finer fractions break down first and you end up feeding an increasingly krill-heavy cube.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis is a frozen product that must stay frozen in transit, so it is handled as a cold-chain item rather than an ordinary parcel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eGoes well with\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/frozen-formula-one-100g\"\u003eFrozen Formula One 100g\u003c\/a\u003e — a formulated diet with a full vitamin premix, to rotate against this unfortified mix.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/green-seaweed-green-marine-algae\"\u003eGreen Seaweed\u003c\/a\u003e — covers the plant side that Marine Quintet does not address at all.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/frozen-mysis-flat-454g\"\u003eFrozen Mysis Flat 454g\u003c\/a\u003e — a consistent small particle for the fish that only pick the fine fraction out of the mix.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/frozen-rotifers-100g\"\u003eFrozen Rotifers 100g\u003c\/a\u003e — the smallest item in the Quintet on its own, for fry and very small-mouthed fish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWarranty and delivery\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrozen foods are a consumable and carry no manufacturer warranty period. Your rights under the Australian Consumer Law apply in full and are in addition to anything stated here, including the guarantee that goods are of acceptable quality and fit for their stated purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf a frozen order arrives soft or thawed, contact us before feeding it and keep the packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCommon questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhat is actually in Ocean Nutrition Marine Quintet?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive marine ingredients: artemia, rotifers, squid, cockles and krill. That is the complete published composition — there are no binders, fillers, colours or added vitamins in the declaration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy is the protein only 9%?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause the moisture is 86.5%, the highest of the six frozen foods compared above. On a dry-matter basis it works out around 67%. It is a variety food rather than a growth diet, and the low figure is a consequence of water content, not poor ingredients.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIs Marine Quintet a complete diet on its own?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. It carries no declared vitamin or mineral premix and no plant matter, so it is best rotated with a formulated cube such as Formula One and, in a tank with grazers, an algae sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhat is the difference between Marine Quintet and Tropical Quintet?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarine Quintet is formulated for saltwater fish and Tropical Quintet for freshwater tropicals. Check the composition on each page before substituting one for the other, as the five ingredients differ.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWill corals feed on Marine Quintet?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe finer fractions that escape the fish can be captured by larger-polyp corals, but this is not a coral food and is not sold as one. A dedicated small-particle coral food is the right product for that job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eShould I thaw Marine Quintet before feeding?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOcean Nutrition does not publish thawing directions for this product. Feeding the cube frozen into flow works well and keeps the fine fraction suspended; thawing and rinsing in a net reduces the nutrient load but also washes away some of the smallest items.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ocean Nutrition","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55293354672419,"sku":"ON1500038","price":16.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/7236\/5347\/files\/MARINE_QUINTET_4f6420698386b.jpg?v=1786055743","url":"https:\/\/nicksaquariumoceanariumterrarium.com.au\/products\/frozen-marine-quintet-100g","provider":"Nicks Aquarium Oceanarium Terrarium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}