Best Fish Foods With Insect Meal
Compare fish foods containing insect meal ranked by AquaIndex score.
What is Insect Meal?
Protein source derived from insect larvae, commonly black soldier fly.
Insect meal is typically produced from dried and ground insect larvae, most commonly black soldier fly larvae. It is increasingly used as a sustainable alternative to fish meal in aquaculture feeds.
It can closely resemble the natural diet of many freshwater fish that consume insects in the wild, and may improve palatability in some formulations.
Why it is used in fish food
- Sustainable protein source
- High digestibility (quality dependent)
- Biologically relevant for many freshwater species
Foods containing this ingredient
| Food | AquaIndex | Protein | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
97Excellent | 41.5% | pellet | Buy | |
97Excellent | 46.0% | pellet | Buy | |
94Very good | 46.0% | granule | Buy | |
90Good | 45.0% | flake | Buy | |
90Good | 46.0% | granule | Buy | |
90Good | 46.0% | stick | Buy | |
89Good | 49.0% | pellet | Buy | |
86Decent | 40.0% | granule | Buy | |
86Decent | 40.0% | granule | Buy | |
86Decent | 40.0% | granule | Buy | |
82Okay | 37.0% | flake | Buy | |
80Okay | 44.0% | pellet | Buy | |
80Okay | 45.0% | granule | Buy | |
75Okay | 52.0% | granule | Buy | |
70Okay | 32.0% | granule | Buy | |
63Poor | 36.0% | other | Buy | |
61Poor | 32.0% | granule | Buy |
Why this ingredient appears in fish food
- Sustainable protein source
- High digestibility (quality dependent)
- Biologically relevant for many freshwater species
Species that benefit from this ingredient
Foods containing insect meal are often recommended for: