Pet Gazette May 2018 | Page 22

22 | PET GAZETTE | ADVERTORIAL TETRA REVEALS QUALITY NUTRITION YOU CAN TRUST ith so many food options on the market claiming to benefi t fi sh it can be diffi cult to know which brands to trust. That’s why, Tetra, the experts in fi shkeeping, volunteered to have its own food tested in comparison with similar products of reputable competitors to highlight the quality of its nutrition. In an analysis performed by an independent laboratory that tested the amount of protein and fat actually contained in TetraMin, Tetra Goldfi sh and two other products of reputable European competitor brands, the results revealed that whereas both Tetra products contained the declared values, some of the competitors’ values were considerably different or even far beyond the tolerance limits prescribed by the EU Animal Feed Regulation. Alongside these analyses, the same Tetra products were also tested against the same competitor food products to compare their effects on growth and feed conversion. The results of these food performance tests were also clear: fi sh fed with TetraMin or Tetra Goldfi sh showed healthy and above all consistent growth, whilst the weight gains of fi sh fed with the rival products either stagnated or even decreased in some cases. W www.petgazette.biz Tetra’s food also demonstrated a good feed conversion rate, which shows how effi ciently food is converted by fi sh. The lower the quotient, the better the feed conversion rate. This means that fi sh need to be fed less to get all of the nutrients they need, which in turn helps to improve the water quality. The food performance test clearly demonstrated that TetraMin has a considerably lower feed conversion ratio, whereas the values of some of the rival products deviated by over 100%. Figure 1: For its in-house food performance test, Tetra selected four popular species of tropical fi sh which are illustrative of a large group of tropical fi sh (as depicted here, Red Phantom Tetras/ Fig. 1 and Platies/ Fig. 2) Figure 2: Tetra’s in-house test proved that fi sh fed with the rival products grew on average less that 61 percent less than those fed with TetraMin. This result highlights the excellent quality of Tetra’s raw ingredients and formulas. For more information on Tetra and the products that they offer please visit www.tetra-fi sh.co.uk or Tetra UK on Facebook. May 2018