Saki Hikari food - Combination Packs

Developed to reduce or eliminate many of the problems associated with keeping and breeding Koi, Saki-Hikari is the worlds first and still most advanced probiotic Koi diet. The result of many years of research, development and extensive experience with leading Japanese Nishikigoi breeders, Saki-Hikari is now available to hobbyists worldwide.

The secret of Saki Hikari. All of the Saki-Hikari diets include a beneficial living bacteria named the Hikari germ. This is a strain of Bacillus bacteria which proliferates in the Koi's intestine and brings many benefits. The result is extraordinary digestion, a consistent increased rate of growth, less pollution of the pond water and healthier Koi. The Hikari germ are a form of probiotics, the benefits of which are well documented in the human diet (e.g. Yoghurt and Yakult) as well as in livestock breeding and aquaculture.

The Hikari germ process. The Hikari germ works in four stages. First when a diet containing the Hikari germ is fed, the bacteria breed in the intestine. Secondly the Hikari germ creates increased levels of digestive enzymes, which significantly improve the Koi's ability to digest the food, and thereby utilising more or the beneficial content of the food, and causing less solid waste. Thirdly, because the Hikari germ is probiotic, these friendly bacteria out compete any 'bad bacteria' present for a food source, and these pathogenic bacteria naturally decrease. Lastly, less waste produced in the digestive process means less pollution in the pond, and therefore better, more consistent water quality. Also the probiotic actions of the Hikari germ continue to be of benefit, even when expelled by the Koi and continue to help break down waste products and organic sludge in the pond.

There are now six formulae in the range:-

Saki Hikari is available as a Balance diet, Balance type "R" ,Colour, Growth, Multi season and now two additional specialist diets - Saki Hikari pure white and Saki Hikari deep red. All the diets contain the Hikari germ, wheat germ inner kernel, Spirulina and many important vitamins. Guaranteed analysis minimum 40% crude protein, between 6 and 9% crude fat, 1% crude fibre, 10% moisture and between 15 and 17% crude ash.

Owing to the probiotic nature of these Koi foods, any of the formulae can safely be given at water temperatures down to 5 deg C.

Most of the diets in the range are available as a 2kg, 5kg and 15kg pack size - the exceptions to this are the Pure White and Deep Red diets which are currently only available in 5kg sizes and the Balance type "R" which is currently available only in a 15kg pack size.