I haven't tried the Hikari food yet. I'm feeding my Discus and Apistos frozen Krill and Wattley frozen Discus health food which has tuna, krill and paprika as color enhancers in it.My Apistos seem to like it.I noticed a stronger red coloration in my Discus since i started feeding this diet.I also feed frozen BS,Daphnia and Whiteworms.I'm very allergic to Blood and Blackworms. Check out the pix at: http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1304721&a=10866259 Notice the deep red of the large pigeon blood Discus and the viejitaII's which have a nice red coloration also. HTH Max _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"!