Pellet Food reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 176 Reddit reviews across 23 subreddits and 43 posts to rank the best Pellet Food brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/parrots, r/Conures, r/bettafish, r/cockatiel, r/discus. Top-rated brands include Harrison's (4.6/5), Hikari (4.6/5), Roudybush (4.7/5).
Stats
Reviews176
Subreddits23
Posts43
Brands54
Products67
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#1
Harrison's
4.6
(29)
"Harrison's really is the best and I would recommend."
"Harrison’s and roudybush are great!"
"Harrison's or Zupreem."
"Top's and Harrison's"
"I've used Harrison's for about 20 years and supplement it with seeds, nuts, fruit, and vegetables."
"If cost is not a concern, Harrisions is also a good option."
"Harrison’s. Formulated and sold by veterinarians certified as avian practitioners…aka bird vets."
"Zupreem (cockatiel) and Harrison’s make great pellets!!"
"In the US, Harrison's is a great food, it's the only pellets my budgie will eat."
"Harrison’s are really tasty?"
#2
Hikari
4.6
(22)
"My fish seem to like Hikari Vibra Bites. You might have to wean them off of the frozen worms and shrimp if that’s all they’ve ever had."
"I use Oranda Gold Hikari, can be ordered off of Amazon or it’s in Pets at Home stores."
"Hikari makes the best main staple food for cichlids, providing vibrant colors and excellent nutrition."
"Hikari Gold"
"I just soak in a little tank water before giving to my boy. He loves them."
"I fed mine Hikari carnivore pellets soaked in hot water and smashed each pellet up a bit before giving it to her. She's now 6" and eating full pellets without me having to do anything."
"I feed my tank Hikari mini pellets."
"I really like the Hikari sinking carnivore pellets. Most of mine accept them readily."
"Nutritionally excellent and bettas love it."
"Hikari Betta Pellets are good."
#3
Roudybush
4.7
(19)
"It is one of the best on the market."
"Roudybush is easier to find and has been used for 6 years for our budgie."
"I've been using it for several years and won't be changing anytime soon!"
"I've fed my Nansun Conure and Blue Crown Conure Roudybush pellets for 16 years. It was recommended by the breeder, and they love it."
"My local independent pet stores carry Roudybush. My boy has been on it for 12 years."
"Roudybush has been amazing for my bird and my friends bird, who is a conure."
"I have fed both of my Conures Roudybush for 14 years. It was recommended by the breeder and my birds love it."
"Roudybush for my conure."
"We use Roudybush here too."
"RoudyBush , bird tricks , TOPS are also popular brands !"
#4
Zupreem
4.3
(12)
"I’ve heard this is one of the best pellets..my budgies go crazy for it"
"Zupreem was recommended by our avian vet."
"We've used ZuPreem for almost two decades with our parrots. No problems for us."
"Zupreem the fruit blend! My conures love love."
"My cockatiel is rather fussy prefers the multicolored Zupreem pellets."
"Zupreem is the best. Birbs prefer the coloured ones (fruit blend)."
"My parrotlet and plum headed parakeet love these small pellets!"
"Zupreem fruit blend is popular with my tiels. They prefer it over other pellets so it must be tasty!"
"He loves them and I haven’t seen any issues with them."
"Zupreem has sugar in it so if you buy this one, feed your budgies less fruits with sugar in them so their sugar intake isn’t too much."
#5
Fluval
5.0
(8)
"Betta Pro shrimp patties and Fluval Bug Bug bites are good options."
"They work really great."
"My fish love these Bug Bites!"
"Fluval Bug Bites (betta formula), Northfin Betta Bits."
"More affordable and bettas love it."
"I like fluval betta bug bites"
"I feed my boys Fluval Bug Bites for small fish and Northfin Betta Bits, 2-3 in the morning and 2-3 at night"
"I would recommend fluval bug bites as a staple."
#6
TOPs
4.6
(8)
"It's the best pellet on the market."
"If cost is not a concern, TOPs is a great choice."
"TOPS is also a high quality pellet."
"RoudyBush , bird tricks , TOPS are also popular brands !"
"The best pellets ingredients wise are TOPs, Harrisons, and Roudybush."
"Top's is a great option."
"TOPS, Harrison's, roudybush"
"TOPS is the pellet brand that my GCC switched over to fairly easy"
#7
Mazuri
4.4
(8)
"My vet always recommends Mazuri."
"The little ones love it so much better and eat better."
"I think they are the best for pellets."
"This gives a decent balance from the pellets."
"Mazuri pellets are also highly regarded!"
"It’s big pellets or science diet for hamsters are good pellets"
"I use Mazuri mini bird pellets because they’re pretty healthy, but Harrison’s and Top’s seem to be more popular (and more expensive)"
"I personally use Mazuri for my Western Painted."
#8
Oxbow
4.7
(6)
"I actually like Oxbow Garden Select Hamster/Gerbil. Make sure it's the 'Garden Select', as I don't like the other ones."
"Our guys and girls love it!"
"I use oxbow pellets and hay from small pet select."
"I like Oxbow hay and pellets for my guinea pigs."
"Oxbow adult rat pellets are apparently a bit better than the young rat and mouse diet."
"Oxbow is good, Mazuri(sp?) is well regarded."
#9
Bird Tricks
5.0
(4)
"Their ingredients are seriously something else versus every brand on the market! I actually cant get my tiels to stop eating them lol"
"Bird tricks also makes a great pellet"
"Birdtricks as others have stated. Check out their YouTube channel. They are HUGE on diet."
"Bird tricks have awesome pellets."
#10
Tops, Roudybush
4.3
(3)
"TOPs and Roudybush are really good."
"Most commercial pellets( roudybush for example) are full of garbage and are not good for birds if you want them to live a long and healthy life. After that video I threw them out and bought tops."
"I feed TOPs + Roudybush in my dry mix. Both can be ordered from Chewy in the USA."
#11
Betta Pro
5.0
(2)
"Betta Pro shrimp patties and Fluval Bug Bug bites are good options."
"My betta loved them"
#12
Higgins
5.0
(2)
"I personally feed my tiel higgins because she seems to do best on it."
"The best food to use is Higgins Sunburst mixed with mazuri rat and mouse food."
#13
Omega One
5.0
(2)
"Love the low ash content and no fish meal."
"Omega one betta buffet is my go-to!"
#14
Sera
5.0
(2)
"I use sera 307 Discus granules and Cobalt Aquatics 'Discus Hans Flakes 5 oz and mix together."
"Sera"
#15
Tetra
5.0
(2)
"Tetra discus Granules are amazing. They seem to love them and I have raised some big discus feeding them."
"They'll eat anything made of meat."
#16
Ocean Nutrition
5.0
(2)
"Ocean Nutrition is also very high quality food but it’s more pricey so I feed it more occasionally."
"They devour both, pellets and flakes."
#17
AquaticSuppliers
5.0
(2)
"I'm a big fan of AquaticSuppliers' discus gold pellets."
"I'm a big fan of AquaticSuppliers' discus chow."
#18
Great Companions
4.5
(2)
"I buy it from the Great Companions website. They're less expensive than Chewy, and they have multiple brands, treats, and toys."
"I get my pellets from the Great Companions website. They are less expensive than Chewy and they have a lot of different brands."
#19
Harrison
4.5
(2)
"Harrison high potency course food or fine if the bird does not like holding the food in his hand."
"They also recommended Harrison’s flora and fauna."
#20
Saki Hikari
4.5
(2)
"Saki Hikari sinking pellets are top notch, and come in smaller sizes for young fish."
"I like my Saki Hikari pellets. Just anecdotal experience. However, diversity in foods is good."
#21
Invert Aquatics
4.5
(2)
"I use Invert Aquatics sinking pellets. You can get them on Amazon."
"Invert aquatics makes a good axolotl pellet though if you would like to do pellets sometimes!"
#22
Zoo Med
4.0
(2)
"Zoo Med is typically a good brand name."
"I also vary things up with Zoo Med."
#23
North Fin
3.5
(2)
"North fin veggie, New life spectrum algeamax."
"Someone else recommend North Fin over Hikari."
#24
Psittacus
5.0
(1)
"My turquoise LOVES psittacus mini. Its a little harder to find but my boy did not want Harrison."
#25
Harrison's, Lafebers, Roudybush, Zupreem
5.0
(1)
"Harrison's, Lafebers, and Roudybush are my top 3 recommendations. Zupreem is also excellent"
#26
Tops, Birdtricks
5.0
(1)
"I buy Tops pellets and seed for my birds. Birdtricks also has a good pellet."
#27
Birdtricks, Harrison’s
5.0
(1)
"I got mine the Birdtricks brand and love it, Harrison’s is an awesome brand too"
#28
Harrisons, Birdtricks
5.0
(1)
"Harrisons is great! Birdtricks has pellets, and my tiels are OBSESSED with them."
#29
Top's, Harrison's
5.0
(1)
"Top's or Harrison's pellets are by far the best"
#30
Saki-Hikari
5.0
(1)
"Solid brand, I highly recommend it."
#31
Oxbow Essentials
5.0
(1)
"Some good brands include Oxbow Essentials."
#32
New Life Spectrum
5.0
(1)
"New life spectrum pellets"
#33
Top's
5.0
(1)
"Top's and Harrison's"
#34
Cobalt Aquatics
5.0
(1)
"I use sera 307 Discus granules and Cobalt Aquatics 'Discus Hans Flakes 5 oz and mix together."
#35
Rangen
5.0
(1)
"I was recommended these by my breeder!"
#36
Lafeber
5.0
(1)
"I also give Lafeber Nutriberries and Avi-cakes."
#37
Vetafarm
5.0
(1)
"Vetafarm is a really good brand and has been recommended by all the avian vets I've seen for my birds."
#38
Seachem
5.0
(1)
"Adding garlic gets their attention and speeds up this process."
#39
BluePlanet
5.0
(1)
"I use BluePlanet axolotl sinking food and it works great!"
#40
Zupreem Naturals
4.0
(1)
"Zupreme Naturals small pellets is good and usually easy to find."
#41
Tops, Roudybush, Harrisons
4.0
(1)
"Tops,roudybush and harrisons are good brands and you can order them online!"
#42
Great Companions, Zupreem, Harrisons
4.0
(1)
"Couple of my birds love their brand and a few get Zupreem or Harrisons"
#43
Zupreem, Roudybush, Harrisons, Tops
4.0
(1)
"Generally every big box pet food store like petco or petsmart has zupreem and roudybush. You can also buy big bags of those and roudybush, and harrisons and tops on amazon."
#44
Lafebers, Roudybush, Harrison's
4.0
(1)
"Mine like lafebers, but I've also used roudybush and harrison's"
#45
Zupreem, Harrison’s
4.0
(1)
"My gcc eats zupreem natural. Harrison’s is good too but zupreem is easier to find."
#46
Harrison's, Zupreem naturals
4.0
(1)
"Harrison's are my preferred brand. Zupreem naturals are among the easiest to switch a bird to."
#47
Versele Nutribird
4.0
(1)
"Rotate: Versele nutribird, zupreem, Psittacus."
#48
Axobalance
4.0
(1)
"Axobalance from Germany is my best recommendation."
#49
Masivore
4.0
(1)
"Masivore, earth worms, frozen Krill."
#50
Rodipet
4.0
(1)
"Rodipet has good gerbil food too, and they ship to the UK."
#51
Lafebers
4.0
(1)
"Lafebers."
#52
Azayaka
4.0
(1)
"Azayaka."
#53
Vitakraft
4.0
(1)
"I feed a mix of Oxbow and Vitakraft parakeet mix at the moment about 50/50."
#54
Xtreme
4.0
(1)
"I also have success with xtreme community peewee, despite it being big for larger fish like platies and mollies it's soft enough that endlers can chew on em."
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