{"product_id":"frozen-nutris-krill-pacifica-100g","title":"Frozen Nutris Krill Pacifica 100g","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhole krill large enough that a fish sees it coming from across the tank.\u003c\/strong\u003e Ocean Nutrition Frozen Nutris Krill Pacifica is a 100 g blister of pre-portioned cubes holding whole \u003cem\u003eEuphausia pacifica\u003c\/em\u003e at 1.5 to 2.0 cm - by some distance the largest single organism in the Nutris frozen range. At 12.2% protein against 84% moisture it is also the richest, which makes this frozen krill a conditioning food for medium and large marine and freshwater fish rather than a daily staple for a community tank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKey features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1.5 to 2.0 cm whole animals\u003c\/strong\u003e - the size decides the fish. This is a mouthful for a tang, a large cichlid or a trigger, and far too big for a tetra.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e12.2% protein at 84% moisture\u003c\/strong\u003e - the highest protein and the lowest water content of Ocean Nutrition's single-species frozen blisters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle-ingredient declaration\u003c\/strong\u003e - krill pacifica and nothing else. No binder, no added colour, no preservative named.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHigh natural carotenoid pigment\u003c\/strong\u003e - krill is where the colour in a colour-enhancing food usually comes from in the first place.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhole, not minced\u003c\/strong\u003e - flash frozen intact so the shell holds the animal together and less leaches into the water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCold-water Pacific harvest\u003c\/strong\u003e - Ocean Nutrition describes these as shrimp-like invertebrates collected in the cold waters of the Pacific Ocean.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTakes reluctant feeders\u003c\/strong\u003e - a large, strongly scented item is often what gets a newly imported or off-food fish to eat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eForm\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhole frozen krill, blister cubes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAnimal size\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.5 to 2.0 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecies\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKrill pacifica\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePack size\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e100 g blister\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCrude protein\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.2%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWater type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMarine and freshwater\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSuits\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedium to large fish and crustaceans\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFeeding frequency\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 to 5 times a day\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eStorage\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKeep frozen until use\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eRefreezing\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNever refreeze a thawed portion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFreight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCold chain - in-store pickup or local delivery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich krill format do I need?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eProduct\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFormat\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBest suited to\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFrozen Nutris Krill Pacifica 100g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhole animals, pre-portioned cubes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne or two display tanks; fish large enough to take a 15 to 20 mm item whole\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/frozen-krill-pacifica-flat-454g\"\u003eFrozen Krill Pacifica Flat 454g\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhole animals, 454 g slab\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe same krill in bulk, for multiple tanks or heavy daily feeding\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/ocean-nutrition-chopped-krill-pacifica\"\u003eOcean Nutrition Chopped Krill Pacifica\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChopped\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFish with mouths too small for a whole krill, and corals or invertebrates that need smaller pieces\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/frozen-whole-krill-superba-100g\"\u003eFrozen Whole Krill Superba 100g\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA different krill species, whole\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAn alternative krill where you want to vary the species rather than the size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe choice on this page is almost entirely about mouth size. If the fish cannot swallow a 15 to 20 mm krill whole it will tear at it, drop most of it, and the remainder goes to the substrate - which is when the chopped version is the cheaper food in practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIngredients and nutrition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eFull ingredient declaration\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReproduced exactly as Ocean Nutrition publishes it: Krill pacifica.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is the complete declaration. Krill are crustaceans, so the pack carries a crustacean allergen for anyone handling it. No artificial colours, preservatives, ethoxyquin, BHA or BHT are named, because nothing beyond the animal itself is named at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAnalytical constituents\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCrude protein\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.2%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCrude fat\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.4%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAsh\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.1%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMoisture\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e84.0%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOcean Nutrition does not publish a crude fibre figure for this product, so none is shown here rather than estimated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhat 12.2% wet actually means\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrozen foods are analysed wet and dry foods are analysed dry, so the two figures cannot be read side by side. Sixteen per cent of this cube is solid matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDividing the published protein by that solid fraction puts krill pacifica at roughly 76% protein on a dry-matter basis - the reason it is treated as a rich conditioning food and not fed at every meal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThawing, feeding and storage\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOcean Nutrition's direction is to feed 2 to 5 times a day, thawing the number of cubes required and offering only what the fish will clear within five minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePress out the cubes you need into a small container and defrost them at room temperature, without water, for ten to fifteen minutes. Leave the rest of the blister in the freezer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRinsing thawed krill in a fine net before feeding removes the pack liquid. On a rich food like this one that liquid is worth removing, because it carries dissolved protein straight into your nitrate reading without feeding anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTarget-feed with tweezers or a turkey baster if the tank has strong flow. A whole krill dropped into an unbaffled return current usually ends up behind the rockwork rather than in a fish.\u003c\/p\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\u003eMedium and large marine fish - tangs, angelfish, wrasses, triggers and puffers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarge freshwater fish including oscars, adult cichlids, arowana and larger catfish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarine and freshwater crustaceans, which will take a whole krill and work at it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConditioning fish before breeding, and coaxing newly imported or off-food fish to start eating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnemones and large-polyp stony corals with a mouth wide enough to close over a whole krill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eNot suitable for\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall community fish - tetras, rasboras, guppies and similar cannot handle a 15 to 20 mm animal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFry, larvae and filter feeders, which need a food orders of magnitude smaller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse as a sole diet - a single-species krill diet is rich but narrow, and needs pairing with a mixed formula and something plant-based\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall-polyp stony corals and non-photosynthetic filter feeders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutomatic feeders, which cannot handle a frozen wet food\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\/ocean-nutrition-chopped-krill-pacifica\"\u003eOcean Nutrition Chopped Krill Pacifica\u003c\/a\u003e - the same krill in smaller pieces, for the fish in the tank that cannot manage a whole one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/frozen-marine-quintet-100g\"\u003eFrozen Marine Quintet 100g\u003c\/a\u003e - a mixed marine blister to balance a single-species krill feed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/green-seaweed-green-marine-algae\"\u003eGreen Seaweed (Green Marine Algae)\u003c\/a\u003e - the plant side of the diet for tangs and angels being fed krill.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/frozen-mysis-flat-454g\"\u003eFrozen Mysis Flat 454g\u003c\/a\u003e - a smaller frozen crustacean for the mid-size fish in a mixed community.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/ocean-nutrition-formula-one-marine-pellets\"\u003eOcean Nutrition Formula One Marine Pellets\u003c\/a\u003e - a shelf-stable staple for the days you are not running the freezer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWarranty and delivery\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAquarium foods carry no manufacturer warranty period. Your rights under the Australian Consumer Law apply in full and sit in addition to anything a manufacturer offers, including a remedy if a product arrives thawed, damaged or not of acceptable quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a frozen product and is handled as cold-chain stock. It travels by in-store pickup or local delivery rather than standard parcel post, because a blister that thaws in transit cannot be refrozen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCommon questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eHow big is Ocean Nutrition Krill Pacifica?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOcean Nutrition publishes an animal size of 1.5 to 2.0 cm for Krill Pacifica, which makes it the largest single organism in its frozen blister range. That size is the main thing to check before buying, because a fish that cannot take it whole will waste most of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhat is the difference between krill pacifica and krill superba?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey are two different krill species sold under their own names by Ocean Nutrition, and the practical difference for most aquarists is size and availability rather than nutrition. Pacifica is the one with a published 1.5 to 2.0 cm animal size, so it is the safer choice when you need to match a specific mouth size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eCan freshwater fish eat frozen krill?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. Ocean Nutrition markets Krill Pacifica for both marine and freshwater fish as well as crustaceans, and large freshwater species such as oscars, adult cichlids and arowana take it readily. The limit is mouth size, not water type.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDoes krill improve fish colour?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKrill contains high levels of natural carotenoid pigment, which is why it appears as an ingredient in so many colour-enhancing prepared foods. Feeding it supports the reds and oranges a fish is genetically able to show; it cannot add colour a fish does not have.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eShould I thaw the cubes or drop them in frozen?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThaw them. Ocean Nutrition's direction for the Nutris blister range is to thaw the required number of cubes first, and with an animal this large a frozen cube would simply sink as one lump before the fish could break it up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eHow much should I feed at one time?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOffer only what the fish will finish within five minutes, fed 2 to 5 times a day according to Ocean Nutrition. Because this is a rich food at roughly 76% protein on a dry basis, most keepers use it as two or three feeds a week alongside a staple rather than at every feeding.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ocean Nutrition","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55293355098403,"sku":"ON1591114","price":11.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/7236\/5347\/files\/on1591114_1778724412.jpg?v=1786055778","url":"https:\/\/nicksaquariumoceanariumterrarium.com.au\/products\/frozen-nutris-krill-pacifica-100g","provider":"Nicks AOT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}