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  • Are Your Fish Attacking Their Food? How to Choose the Right Diet for Different Fish Species

    Selecting the appropriate diet for your fish is crucial for their health, coloration, overall well-being and likely will impact their environment too. Freshwater and saltwater species have distinct nutritional needs,
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  • Newsweek Internationl Magazine Article

    CEO Michiko Kamihata Featured in Newsweek International Magazine

    We are pleased to announce that an article interviewing the current President of Kamihata Fish Industry Group, Mrs. Michiko Kamihata, has been published in a March 2025 issue of Newsweek
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  • person cleaning inside of aquarium

    Spring Cleaning for Your Aquarium: Tips for a Healthier Habitat

    As the seasons change and warmer weather returns, spring is the perfect time to refresh more than just your home—your aquarium deserves a little attention, too. A seasonal cleaning and
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  • Understanding the Nutritional Needs of Reptiles with Hikari

    Reptiles are fascinating creatures with diverse dietary needs that vary depending on species, habitat, and life stage. Whether you’re caring for a leopard gecko, bearded dragon, crested gecko, or tortoise,
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  • Beautiful fish with dark background

    Why Consistency in Feeding Matters & How Hikari® Can Help!

    Many people don’t realize how you feed your fish is critical to maintaining a thriving aquarium, clean water and a well-balanced environment. A consistent feeding routine using ®Hikari’s premium fish
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  • Introducing Leopa Delite™: A Revolutionary Food for Insect-Eating Reptiles

    At Hikari®, we pride ourselves on creating innovative, high-quality nutrition for reptiles, and we’re thrilled to introduce one of our newest products: Leopa Delite™. Scientifically formulated to support the growth
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  • Color-Enhancing Foods: How Hikari® Helps To Bring Out the Best in Your Fish Tank

    When you gaze into your aquarium, the vibrant colors of your fish are more than just a visual delight—they’re a reflection of their overall health and well-being. For over 147
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  • Feeding Amphibians and Reptiles with Confidence: Hikari’s Premium Diets for Reptiles

    When it comes to feeding your amphibians and reptiles, confidence in their diet is essential for your piece of mind and their health and happiness. Amphibians and reptiles are unique
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    Introducing ®Hikari’s New Leopa Delite™: The Ultimate Diet for Insect-Eating Reptiles

    Hikari® has once again raised the bar in reptile nutrition with the launch of Leopa Delite™, the newest addition to our renowned Herptile Line. Specially formulated for insect-eating reptiles like
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  • Koi fish in pond

    Caring for Koi: The Best Hikari Foods for Year-Round Koi Health

    Koi are not just beautiful fish; they are living works of art that can thrive for decades with the proper care. An essential part of koi care is providing a
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  • Hikari Breeder Preferred Professional Pond Diets - The Diet Of All-Japan Grand Champions Since 2003

    Feeding Hikari® For Show Quality Koi In Any Kind of Weather

    Feeding your show quality koi takes into account many factors, particularly hot temperature affects their dietary needs. As their metabolisms change with the surrounding environment, it is crucial to maintain
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  • Koi fish in pond

    Feeding Your Coldwater Koi – The Basics

    Water temperature can dictate how and when you feed your fish. Careful consideration should be given to the condition of the environment as well as the activity level of your
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  • Hikari Sales USA fish and reptile foods showing fish ultimate cartoon

    How To Make Your Own Medicated Feed

    Medicated Feeds General Information In general, medicated feeds are made by adding medication to the dry feed ingredients and then processing the ingredients with water, followed by extrusion (or flaking)
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  • African cichlids of various colors in a fish tank

    Feeding Your Aquatic Pets – The Basics From our Experts at Hikari®

    Your aquatic pets spend their entire life in an environment you created for them. What you feed them will directly impact this environment and therefore their health. Use these guidelines
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  • Koi fish in pond

    42 Most Popular Varieties of Koi Fish

    Koi are very auspicious, known for climbing waterfalls. Born in Niigata in the Edo era, beautiful koi varieties of 100 or more are currently bred, and are loved all over
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  • Hikari Sales USA fish and reptile foods showing hundreds of koi fish

    For Show Quality Koi: Your Guide to Feeding Hikari®

    Feeding koi is an art and a science, essential to their vibrant colors, active behavior, and overall well-being. Koi are not just ordinary pond fish; they are living jewels that
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  • Hikari Sales USA fish and reptile foods showing discus fish

    Silkworm: Key Benefits in Fish Feed Production

    Silkworm are the caterpillar of several moth species that are used to produce silk. When they begin their pupa phase, a silkworm encases itself in raw silk. The entire pupa
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  • Hikari Sales USA fish and reptile foods showing planted tank

    Here are the Most Common Reasons Why Your Aquarium Smells Bad

    Owning an underwater ecosystem should be a fun and exciting adventure that grants you an opportunity to observe another world. If your fish tank smells bad, this is a sure
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  • Hikari Sales USA fish and reptile foods showing blue betta fish

    How to Help your Betta Fish Live a Long and Healthy Life

    The ubiquitous betta is one of the most beautiful and common pet store fish available today next to the goldfish (carassius auratus). While bettas are easy to care for, they
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  • Hikari Sales USA fish and reptile foods showing heart of fish

    Fish and the Five Senses: Why Food Flavor Matters

    At Hikari®, all of our aquatic diets are scientifically formulated with ingredients that are highly nutritious and uniquely balanced to support the health of the fish as well as the
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  • Hikari Sales USA fish and reptile foods showing gold fish

    Water Quality Matters

    Many aquatic enthusiasts lose sight of the fact that the water quality of your aquarium is of the utmost importance to the long term health of your fish. Whether fresh
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  • Hikari Sales USA fish and reptile foods showing small red eared turtle in aquarium

    Your Guide to Turtle Diets

    Depending upon the type of turtle you own, their dietary requirements may be vary slightly, especially if you have aquatic turtles versus land turtles or tortoise. As relatively low-maintenance pets,
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  • Hikari Sales USA fish and reptile foods showing small red eared turtle in aquarium

    All About Turtle Diets

    Depending upon the type of turtle you own, their dietary requirements may be vary slightly, especially if you have aquatic turtles versus land turtles or tortoise. As relatively low-maintenance pets,
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  • Hikari Sales USA fish and reptile foods showing Yellow seahorse with blurred background

    Our Guide to Keeping a Seahorse Tank

    Seahorses are magical looking aquatic creatures that quickly capture the heart, mind, and imagination. In fact, people have been observing the distinct characteristics of seahorses for centuries. Their color variation
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  • Hikari Sales USA fish and reptile foods showing golfish tank

    Your Water Quality Matters! Here’s Why:

    Many aquatic enthusiasts lose sight of the fact that the water quality of your aquarium is of the utmost importance to the long term health of your fish. Whether fresh
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  • Hikari Sales USA fish and reptile foods showing turtle

    Keeping a Pet Turtle: The Basics You Need to Know

    One of the aquarium pets gaining in popularity lately is the always entertaining and ever-charming aquatic turtle. With all of their interesting habits and personality quirks, they are fantastic pets
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  • Hikari Sales USA fish and reptile foods showing colorful koi fish

    How Diet Can Enhance Koi Coloration

    Koi are prized for a number of reasons but their coloration is often their most sought after quality. Like many other creatures in nature, a koi’s diet often has a
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  • Hikari Sales USA fish and reptile foods showing koi in pool

    Colorful Koi History

    Descendants of the common carp, koi, otherwise known as nishikigoi, are primarily brown in a non-controlled environment. A history of extensive selection and focused and decades old breeding have provided
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  • young girl petting a small turtle

    Pets in the Classroom: Teaching the future about aquatic pet-keeping

    At Hikari®, we’ve spent almost 140 years exploring the natural habitats of fish and studying their nutritional needs. With a dedication to help hobbyists to love their aquatic pets as
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