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

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Foods containing this ingredient

FoodAquaIndexProtein
FishScience Worm Pellets
FishScience Worm Pellets
97Excellent
41.5%Buy
Ultra Fresh Apex Guppy
Ultra Fresh Apex Guppy
97Excellent
46.0%Buy
FishScience Micro Granules
FishScience Micro Granules
94Very good
46.0%Buy
FishScience Tropical Flakes
FishScience Tropical Flakes
90Good
45.0%Buy
FishScience Tropical Granules
FishScience Tropical Granules
90Good
46.0%Buy
Hikari Vibra Bites
Hikari Vibra Bites
90Good
46.0%Buy
Pet Friend Sinking Carnivore Pellets
Pet Friend Sinking Carnivore Pellets
89Good
49.0%Buy
Fluval Bug Bites Cichlid Granules
Fluval Bug Bites Cichlid Granules
86Decent
40.0%Buy
Fluval Bug Bites Tropical Granules
Fluval Bug Bites Tropical Granules
86Decent
40.0%Buy
Fluval Bug Bites Tropical Micro Granules
Fluval Bug Bites Tropical Micro Granules
86Decent
40.0%Buy
FishScience Vegetable Flakes
FishScience Vegetable Flakes
82Okay
37.0%Buy
FishScience Cichlid Floating Pellets
FishScience Cichlid Floating Pellets
80Okay
44.0%Buy
Fluval Bug Bites Color Enhancing Granules
Fluval Bug Bites Color Enhancing Granules
80Okay
45.0%Buy
FishScience Betta Granules
FishScience Betta Granules
75Okay
52.0%Buy
Fluval Bug Bites Goldfish Granules
Fluval Bug Bites Goldfish Granules
70Okay
32.0%Buy
FishScience Corydoras Tablets
FishScience Corydoras Tablets
63Poor
36.0%Buy
Fluval Bug Bites Bottom Feeder Granules
Fluval Bug Bites Bottom Feeder Granules
61Poor
32.0%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: