Microbe-Lift Legacy Cold Weather Floating Pellets with Wheat Germ Koi & Goldfish Food, 12-oz jar

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  • Made in the USA for koi fish and goldfish.
  • Features probiotics to encourage healthy digestion.
  • Contains vitamin C to promote a healthy immune system.
  • Specially designed to provide fish with a digestible cool-water diet during the spring and fall months.
  • Floating pellets will not cloud water.

Ingredient Information

Feeding Instructions

Learn More About Microbe-Lift From Our Team of Experts

About Microbe-Lift Pond Fish Food

A Formula You Can Trust

MICROBE-LIFT foods are made in the USA with no preservatives or food colors. Their unique formula allows fish to absorb more nutrients, creating less fish waste and algae for superior water quality.

Latest Technology

The foods are made by the extrusion process and are easily accessible for digesting agents. They have much higher digestibility than pelleted or flaked food, which is vital for koi with no stomachs.

Nature’s Building Blocks

The beneficial bacteria inside of MICROBE-LIFT foods are key to your fish’s gut health, resulting in increased growth, health, vitality and color enhancement. These Nature’s Building Blocks produce and secrete enzymes that break down carbohydrates, proteins and fats into smaller, more easily digested nutrients. Your fish will have a totally balanced diet while achieving maximum health benefits.

A Wide Variety of Koi & Goldfish Pond Foods

MICROBE-LIFT’s high-grade koi foods consist of essential nutrients and vitamins needed to keep koi healthy. They also provide the koi with a steady source of protein, carbohydrates, and minerals that help them grow bigger and develop more vibrant colors.

Summer Staple

These pellets promote brilliant color development and offer the animal protein and color enhancers that are needed during the summer.

Variety Mix

This variety mix contains a blend of fruits, greens, carbohydrates, protein, wheat germ, and vitamins for your koi and pond fish.

High Growth & Energy

Provides koi and goldfish with a boost of protein for growth in late spring and in the fall when they need to bulk up for their winter fast.

Fruits & Greens

Crafted cut and blended fruits and veggies including apples, apricots, kiwis, mangos, papayas, peaches, pears, broccoli, cabbage and more!

Immuno Food

Montmorillonite clay helps provide immunity against viruses found in ponds and acts as a toxin binder by neutralizing the metabolic toxins.

Cold Weather Food

This cold-water diet is made with less protein but contains wheat germ, which is easily digested and also contains higher level of fats.

Big Bites

These are Summer Staple floating pellets in a larger size for feeding your larger Koi. They are rich in animal protein and color enhancers.

Mini Pellets

These smaller-sized pellets are designed for your petite fish. They contain stabilized vitamin C to help promote proper tissue development.

Supporting A Balanced Diet for Healthy Koi

A WELL-BALANCED DIET:

Koi will eat almost anything humans will eat. Classified as “omnivores,” they will eat foods which are derived from plants and animals. It is important that your koi is fed a daily diet that is well balanced.

6 ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS:

Proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals and water are included in all MICROBE-LIFT Foods, providing your koi with body heat, energy, growth material and a strong immune system.

STABILIZED VITAMIN C:

Vitamin C deficiency is a common problem in koi fish. Vitamin C is necessary to metabolize collagen for bones and joints. Each formula is rich in long-lasting stabilized vitamin C.

GUT HEALTH:

Koi are ravenous feeders, eating a lot of food in short periods. They have no stomach, so you should feed them at least 2x a day, morning and evening. Smaller feedings more often is the preferred method. 

PRIMARY & SUPPLEMENTAL FOODS:

Like humans, koi get bored eating the same food every day if it’s not to their standards. It’s suggested to choose a minimum of one primary and one supplemental food to encourage variety, so they don’t get bored. 

70% FLOAT/30% SINK RATIO:

MICROBE-LIFT’s unique formula has a 70% float and 30% sink ratio so that the less aggressive feeders who tend to stay on the bottom to feed will get their fair share.

About Microbe-Lift

The team at Ecological Laboratories is focused on environmental stewardship and sustainable development. By providing safe, natural products they allow their customers to also be good stewards of the environment so that it will be suitable for future generations. They produce their own bacteria, ensuring that every product they put their name on is 100% safe.

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Questions & Answers

2 Customer Questions


Where is the expiration date on the pound sealed package of the MicrobeLift cold weather koi pellets?

Answer by ChewyOct 24, 2022
This bag does not contain an expiration date but it is recommended to use these pellets within one year of purchase date.

how large are these pellets?

Answer by ChewyDec 09, 2020
Please refer to the photo below for pellet size:
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Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
36 Ratings

13 Customer Reviews



Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By mel on Nov 1, 2025

This is garbage

My koi hated this food and most completely refused to eat it after they sampled the first couple pellets. I lost a gorgeous 22 inch butterfly within a week and everyone

My koi hated this food and most completely refused to eat it after they sampled the first couple pellets. I lost a gorgeous 22 inch butterfly within a week and everyone else was listless and wouldn't come up to eat. I switched back to Tetra Pond sticks and all were eating and back to normal in a week with no more losses. I hope others have a better experience.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Lawrence on Oct 26, 2025

Need fall and spring fish food..

Pellets still a little large for fish..cutting into smaller pieces to eat..fish will be larger next year..fish eating food..

Pellets still a little large for fish..cutting into smaller pieces to eat..fish will be larger next year..fish eating food..


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Tina on Jan 3, 2025

Fish like it

I use this in spring/fall when weather is cooler. Fish swim around immediately eating as I throw some in. It does sink fast but I'm sure they find it just fine.

I use this in spring/fall when weather is cooler. Fish swim around immediately eating as I throw some in. It does sink fast but I'm sure they find it just fine.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Leendert on Jan 2, 2025

Quick and easy

Fish look forward to seeing me approach the pond with food in hand. Gone in seconds.

Fish look forward to seeing me approach the pond with food in hand. Gone in seconds.


Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Dave on Oct 19, 2024

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I didn't receive what I ordered. The wrong item was shipped twice . Do not send another one unless the correct item

I didn't receive what I ordered. The wrong item was shipped twice . Do not send another one unless the correct item


Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Gregory on Oct 28, 2024

Price and quantity

I ordered this and you sent me the Blackwater fish food! And my Koi will NOT EAT IT! Waste of money!

I ordered this and you sent me the Blackwater fish food! And my Koi will NOT EAT IT! Waste of money!


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Sunit on Oct 14, 2024

Wheat germ for cold weather

Easy to digest, floating pellets, way to digest for cold weather. It is a good quality food but pricey.

Easy to digest, floating pellets, way to digest for cold weather. It is a good quality food but pricey.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Lois on Aug 20, 2024

Quality Koi food

Keeps my Koi healthy

Keeps my Koi healthy


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By HC on Aug 29, 2023

Great quality

Fresh quality fish food, fast service and good price

Fresh quality fish food, fast service and good price


Rated 4 out of 5 stars
By Mary on Dec 2, 2021

Review for fish-food

My fish are getting less active by the day to due to cold weather. I discontinued feeding them until late march or April depending on the weather. They ate the

My fish are getting less active by the day to due to cold weather. I discontinued feeding them until late march or April depending on the weather. They ate the food readily and I will start feeing it to them in the early spring