Artemia (brine shrimp)
A live-feed ingredient whose nutritional profile can change substantially with enrichment. Explore the goldfish feeding trial and why enriched live feed differs from ordinary brine shrimp.
Health Topic General Nutrition
Spirulina
Spirulina in fish diets: compare goldfish live-feed enrichment with koi pigment research, and understand why ingredient presence is not proof of product performance.
Black soldier fly larvae meal
An insect-derived protein ingredient with direct feeding evidence in juvenile bettas. Explore the feeding trial, formulation limits and label questions.
Enriched Artemia for goldfish: growth and colour in a 90-day trial
A 90-day goldfish trial compared commercial food with unenriched and enriched Artemia. Explore the growth and colour findings, including what spirulina alone did not show.
Black soldier fly meal in betta diets: a 60-day feeding trial
A controlled 60-day study tested black soldier fly larvae meal in juvenile betta diets. Read the growth results, reporting limitations and what they mean for fish food choices.
Phosphorus
What phosphorus contributes to pet food, how to interpret calcium balance, and what a kidney-diet trial in cats can and cannot establish.
Calcium
Understand calcium in dog and cat food, its relationship with phosphorus, and why the whole recipe and life stage matter more than an ingredient name.
Fish oil
Fish oil, EPA and DHA explained, with dog arthritis research, limits of the evidence and questions to ask before choosing a supplement.
Taurine
Why cats need dietary taurine, how dogs differ, and what a Golden Retriever study can tell us about taurine, diet and heart disease.
Homemade diets for dogs and cats: what laboratory testing found
Laboratory testing found nutrient gaps in 100 homemade dog and cat recipes. The study measured food composition, not illness or long-term health outcomes.