{"product_id":"hikari-seaweed-extreme-medium-wafer","title":"Hikari Seaweed Extreme Medium Wafer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA seaweed-and-spirulina wafer built for marine grazers that browse rather than gulp.\u003c\/strong\u003e Hikari Seaweed Extreme Medium Wafer is a slow-sinking wafer formulated around dried seaweed meal for marine herbivores such as tangs, and works as a supplementary feed for omnivorous reef fish like clownfish, damsels and butterflyfish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeaweed-led recipe\u003c\/strong\u003e — dried seaweed meal is the first ingredient, giving grazers the fibrous marine-plant diet they browse for in the wild.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2.9–3.2 mm wafer\u003c\/strong\u003e — sized for tangs and other mid-to-large marine grazers to peel and browse rather than swallow whole.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAstaxanthin included\u003c\/strong\u003e — supports natural colour alongside the base nutrition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStabilised vitamin C\u003c\/strong\u003e — L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate resists leaching into the water column better than plain ascorbic acid.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e33% minimum crude protein\u003c\/strong\u003e — formulated to Hikari's published guaranteed analysis.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpec\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eForm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSinking wafer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWafer size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApprox. 2.9–3.2 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declaration, reproduced verbatim from Hikari USA's published statement for Seaweed Extreme:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDried seaweed meal, wheat flour, fish meal, krill meal, cuttlebone meal, brewers dried yeast, fish oil, sodium alginate, hydrolyzed vegetable sucrose polyesters, lecithin, clam extract, DL-methionine, astaxanthin, garlic, choline chloride, vitamin E supplement, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (stabilised vitamin C), inositol, d-calcium pantothenate, riboflavin, vitamin A supplement, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, niacin, folic acid, vitamin D3 supplement, biotin, ferrous sulphate, magnesium sulphate, zinc sulphate, manganese sulphate, copper sulphate, calcium iodate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eGuaranteed analysis\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eNutrient\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eGuarantee\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCrude 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IU\/kg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAscorbic acid (vitamin C)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003emin. 3,300 mg\/kg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo formal allergen statement is published by Hikari for this product; the recipe is built on fish, shellfish (krill, cuttlebone) and wheat ingredients. No artificial colours appear in the ingredient statement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFeeding directions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeed an amount your fish finish within about a minute, two to three times a day. The wafer absorbs water quickly and starts to soften almost immediately, so start with a smaller piece than you think you need until you know how fast your fish clear it. Remove anything left after a few minutes to keep water quality up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSuitable for, and not suitable for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuitable for:\u003c\/strong\u003e marine herbivorous grazers, particularly tangs, and as a supplementary feed for omnivorous reef fish such as clownfish, damsels and butterflyfish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot suitable for:\u003c\/strong\u003e use as a sole diet for strict carnivores. Hikari formulates and markets Seaweed Extreme specifically for the marine trade, not as a dedicated freshwater diet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCommon questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWill my tang eat the whole wafer in one sitting?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsually not, and it isn't meant to. The wafer softens and breaks down as your fish graze on it over several minutes, closer to how a tang grazes algae in the wild than a single mouthful of pellet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eCan I feed this to freshwater fish?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHikari formulates and markets Seaweed Extreme as a marine diet. If you keep freshwater algae grazers, Hikari's freshwater-labelled wafer and pellet ranges are the better match.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy does the colour vary a little between bags?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe recipe leans on natural seaweed and marine ingredients, and their colour varies by harvest. 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