Ocean Nutrition frozen turtle food
Pack size
100 g blister
Water type
Freshwater
Delivery
Cold chain — keep frozen
Colour & specimen: This fish's colouration may look different in your own tank depending on your lighting, diet, stress levels and water conditions, and can vary between individual fish of the same species. You will not receive this exact fish pictured; the one you receive will be a similar size, colour and condition.
WA & TAS orders: state biosecurity regulations restrict which live animals can be sent to Western Australia and Tasmania — please check what we can send to you before ordering. See delivery info
Ocean Nutrition frozen turtle food
A frozen meat-and-vegetable blend formulated for aquatic turtles. Ocean Nutrition turtle food is a frozen multi-ingredient diet built around fish meat, turkey heart, spinach and marine crustaceans, formulated without beef so it sits more easily with turtle digestion. It's designed to support healthy bone and shell development in pet aquatic turtles.
Key features
- Turtle-specific formulation — built around fish, turkey heart, spinach and marine crustaceans rather than being a repurposed fish food.
- No beef — the manufacturer deliberately avoids fatty ingredients such as beef, which can be harder for turtles to digest.
- Added calcium — supports shell and bone development alongside the general diet.
- Frozen, not dried — retains more natural moisture and nutrient content than a dried pellet.
- 100 g blister pack — pre-portioned for easy dosing.
Ingredients
Reproduced verbatim from the manufacturer's declaration: Fish and fish derivatives, molluscs and crustaceans, meat and animal derivatives, vegetables.
The manufacturer's own description of this formulation names fish meat, turkey heart, spinach, krill, gammarus, bloodworms, mysis and added calcium as the ingredients behind that declaration, and states the recipe is made without beef.
Ocean Nutrition doesn't publish a guaranteed analysis (crude protein, fat, fibre, moisture, ash) or a calcium-to-phosphorus ratio for this Australian formulation. A different regional variant of this product does publish an analysis, but its ingredient list names beef heart rather than turkey heart, so we haven't carried those numbers across to avoid misrepresenting this pack. Check the current pack label if you need exact figures.
Specifications
| Form | Frozen blend |
|---|---|
| Pack size | 100 g blister |
| Country of manufacture | Belgium |
| Storage | Keep frozen at -18°C or below until use |
Suitable for, and not suitable for
Suitable for: pet aquatic turtles as part of a varied diet.
Not suitable for: fish — despite sharing a frozen-blister format with our fish foods, this is formulated specifically for turtles and shouldn't be treated as an interchangeable fish food. It's also not a substitute for UVB lighting and natural sunlight, which turtles need for vitamin D synthesis and healthy shell and bone development alongside diet.
Thawing and feeding
How do I thaw it?
Thaw a portion in a small amount of tank water, then feed. Never refreeze thawed food.
How often should I feed it?
Feed once a day, offering only what your turtle will consume within five minutes. Remove any uneaten food promptly — turtles are messy eaters and leftover meaty food fouls water quickly.
Storage and cold chain
This is a frozen product. Transfer it to your freezer immediately on arrival and keep it at -18°C or below. Contact us before ordering if you need certainty on delivery timing for frozen items — local pickup keeps the cold chain most reliable.
Goes well with
Pair with a source of UVB lighting and a varied diet that includes leafy greens, so the diet isn't reliant on a single frozen product.
Warranty and delivery
As a perishable frozen food, this isn't covered by a manufacturer warranty the way equipment is; your rights under Australian Consumer Law still apply if a pack arrives damaged or not as described. See the storage and cold chain note above for delivery handling.
Common questions
Can I feed this to fish instead of turtle-specific food?
It's formulated for turtles specifically; use one of our dedicated frozen fish foods for fish instead.
Why does it matter that there's no beef?
Fatty meats such as beef are harder for turtles to digest and are linked to health problems over time, which is why this formulation avoids it in favour of leaner fish, turkey heart and crustacean ingredients.
Does this food alone keep my turtle's shell healthy?
Diet is one part of shell and bone health — turtles also need UVB lighting or natural sunlight for vitamin D synthesis, which this food doesn't replace.
How much should I feed a juvenile versus an adult turtle?
Ocean Nutrition's guidance is a once-daily feed of what your turtle finishes in five minutes; juveniles are typically fed daily while adults may need smaller or less frequent portions, so check with your vet or a care guide for your specific species.
