Microbe-Lift Pond Sinking Pellets Koi & Goldfish Food, 14-oz jar

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  • Transitional food is the perfect way to give new fishy friends a balanced meal.
  • Pellets sink to the pond floor, rather than floating, giving shy or sick fish a more comfortable place to eat.
  • Formula features stabilized vitamin C for next-level nourishment.
  • Forget about murky water—this fish food won’t cloud up your pond.
  • Packaging has a predator-proof design, so you can leave it outside with your fish.

Ingredient Information

Feeding Instructions

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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

1 Customer Questions


What size are the pellets?

Answer by ChewySep 22, 2022
The pellets in this formula range between 0.3-0.7 centimeters.
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Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
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21 Customer Reviews



Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Deborah on Sep 25, 2025

that the pellets had probiotics and food sinks immediatly

Mr.Yellow couldn't make it to the top in time before other koi ate the floating food, He bumped his nose but perked up in 3 weeks of using this food . All the koi

Mr.Yellow couldn't make it to the top in time before other koi ate the floating food, He bumped his nose but perked up in 3 weeks of using this food . All the koi loved it,and they digest it well


Rated 4 out of 5 stars
By Roger on Aug 26, 2025

Fish food

Approximately 1/3 of the pellets don’t sink and flow into the filter before the fish eats them.

Approximately 1/3 of the pellets don’t sink and flow into the filter before the fish eats them.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Darnell on Oct 18, 2025

Just that it arrived before I ran out of stock.

The fishes love it.

The fishes love it.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Mike on May 31, 2025

Nothing Fishy About This

My gold fish and koi eat this stuff up like crazy!!!

My gold fish and koi eat this stuff up like crazy!!!


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Peggy on Jun 12, 2025

Sinking fish food

Good product except the price is to high

Good product except the price is to high


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Julio on Feb 16, 2025

that all my koi and goldfish loved it

we have koi and goldfish and love sinking food, this is one that our fish love, and they keep wanting more.

we have koi and goldfish and love sinking food, this is one that our fish love, and they keep wanting more.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Kent on Mar 7, 2025

Happy fish

Fish love it makes them happy

Fish love it makes them happy


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Stephanie on Sep 22, 2024

Size of pellets.

I was impressed with the size of the pellets. I like the idea of feeding my koi both sinking and floating pellets.

I was impressed with the size of the pellets. I like the idea of feeding my koi both sinking and floating pellets.


Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By SAVANNAH on Sep 11, 2024

Fish deadly

This food almost killed all my goldfishes. It does not dissolve in the water and clouds up the water.

This food almost killed all my goldfishes. It does not dissolve in the water and clouds up the water.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Ken on Dec 22, 2024

Fish devour the stuff. Use it mixed with floating food.

It seems sinks rapidly

It seems sinks rapidly