Color Enhancing Koi Food — 2 lb Bag (Medium Pellet)

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Color Is More Than Genetics

Every koi keeper knows the feeling — you bring home a fish with stunning red, white, and black markings, and six months later the colors look washed out and dull. It’s easy to blame genetics, but the truth is that koi color is highly diet-dependent. Without the right nutritional inputs, even the most genetically gifted fish will underperform visually.

That’s where Blackwater Color Enhancing comes in. Formulated specifically to intensify and maintain vibrant koi coloration, this food is a staple for serious hobbyists and breeders who want their fish looking their absolute best.

What’s Behind the Color

Blackwater Color Enhancing is built around high-concentration carotenoids — the same pigment compounds responsible for the deep reds, oranges, and yellows you see in top-quality koi. Spirulina and astaxanthin are the primary color drivers in the formula, both well-established in the koi and aquaculture industries for their ability to deposit pigment directly into the skin and scales.

The formula also includes immune-supporting vitamins and a balanced amino acid profile to keep skin tissue healthy and receptive. Dull, stressed, or nutritionally deficient fish won’t hold color no matter what you feed them.

Which Koi Benefit Most

• Kohaku — deepens hi (red) plates and brightens shiroji (white) ground
• Sanke & Showa — intensifies both red and black markings
• Asagi — enhances the red along the lateral line and belly
• Yamabuki & Hariwake Ogon — brings out the golden and platinum luster in metallic varieties
• Gin Matsuba — sharpens the pinecone scale pattern contrast

How to Feed It

Feed Color Enhancing as 30–50% of your daily ration, paired with Blackwater Ultimate Combo Diet as your staple base. Increase the ratio during peak growing season (water temps 68–78°F). Reduce or pause below 60°F — switch to Blackwater Cool Season formula instead.

Product Details

• Bag Size: 2 lb
• Pellet Type: Floating, medium pellet
• Key Ingredients: Spirulina, astaxanthin, canthaxanthin

Guaranteed Analysis

• Crude Protein Min 38%
• Crude Fat Min 6%
• Crude Fiber Max 4%
• Phosphorus Min 1%
• Moisture Max 10%

Ingredients

Wheat Middlings, Alfalfa Meal, Rice Bran, Fishmeal, Corn Gluten Meal, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Ground Wheat, Soy Protein Isolate, Spirulina Algae, Propionic Acid (a preservative), Ascorbic Acid, Yeast Culture, Canthaxanthin, Calcium Carbonate, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Magnesium Oxide, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide, Cobalt Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Niacin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Menadione Dimethylpyrimidinol Bisulfite (source of Vitamin K activity), Thiamine Mononitrate, Biotin.

Manufactured by Aquatic Nutrition Inc. • Eustis, Florida USA 32736 • (352) 357-0902 • www.aquaticnutrition.com