Sera Vipagran Granules

Sera Vipagran Granules

Sera Vipagran Granules is a slow-sinking staple granule food for ornamental fish that feed in the middle water zone. It gives mid-water community fish a balanced daily diet built on high-quality natural ingredients, prebiotics and sustainable insect protein, without dyes or preservatives. It suits South African hobbyists who want one dependable, everyday freshwater food for tetras, barbs, rasboras and other fish that feed between the surface and the substrate.

Many fish never rise to the surface for flakes and never search the gravel for sinking food. They feed in the middle layers of the tank, and Vipagran is made for exactly that zone. The soft granules sink slowly through the water column so mid-water feeders can take them as they drift down. Sera describes Vipagran as a complete feed for all ornamental fish and a true staple food: a universal food that can be fed every day and supplies all the important nutrients in sufficient amounts.

Key Benefits

• Made for mid-water feeders: The slow-sinking soft granules suit all fish that eat in the middle water zone and keep food in their feeding area for longer.
• Sustainable insect protein: Contains 4% insect meal (Hermetia illucens, black soldier fly), a high-quality protein source that also saves resources.
• Prebiotics included: Mannan oligosaccharides (0.4%) form part of a balanced composition that allows a diet very close to nature.
• Supports growth and development: The natural, balanced recipe supports healthy growth and strong development in ornamental fish.
• Keeps its shape: The granules hold their shape particularly well and do not cloud the water, which helps you keep a clear display tank.
• Easy to digest: The granules offer excellent digestibility.
• Suits small mouths: The soft, smooth particles make this tasty, balanced food suitable for fish with a small mouth and a narrow throat.
• No dyes or preservatives: Like all Sera aquarium foods, Vipagran belongs to the Sera "Nature" range and is made without dyes or preservatives.
• Fed daily: As a universal staple food, it is designed to be fed every day and is ideal for community aquariums.

How to Use

Sprinkle the granules onto the water surface and let them sink slowly through the middle water layers, where your fish will take them as they fall. Feed only as much as your fish eat within a short time. Uneaten food left in the tank adds to the organic load, and this matters most during warm South African summers, when water quality can change more quickly.

Dosage

• Feed once or twice daily.
• Give only as much as the animals take up within a short time.

Suitable For

• All ornamental fish that feed in the middle water zone.
• Community aquariums that need a universal daily staple food.
• Fish with a small mouth and a narrow throat, thanks to the soft, smooth granule structure.
• Freshwater hobbyists who prefer a food without dyes or preservatives.

Compatibility

Sera offers three types of staple food so you can match the food to where each fish feeds:

• Floating flake food for all ornamental fish that eat at the water surface. An XL version is also available for large fish.
• Slowly sinking granulated food (Vipagran) for all ornamental fish that eat in the middle water layers.
• Sinking chips for all ornamental fish that eat at the bottom.

In a mixed community tank, you can combine Vipagran with a surface flake and a bottom chip from the same range. This makes sure fish in every layer of the aquarium get their share.

Specifications

Ingredients: corn starch, wheat gluten, fish meal, whole egg powder, Ca-caseinate, insect meal (Hermetia illucens) (4%), wheat flour, fish oil, brewers yeast, spirulina, wheat germ, alfalfa, stinging nettle, gammarus meal, parsley, mannan oligosaccharides (0.4%), sea algae meal, paprika, Haematococcus algae, spinach, carrots, green-lipped mussel meat meal, fenugreek seeds, fennel seeds, anise seeds, garlic.

Analytical constituents:

• Crude protein: 41.5%
• Crude fat: 9.5%
• Crude fibre: 2.0%
• Moisture: 5.5%
• Crude ash: 5.5%

Additives – vitamins and provitamins:

• 3a672a / Vitamin A: 37,000 IU/kg
• 3a671 / Vitamin D3: 1,800 IU/kg
• 3a700 / Vitamin E: 120 mg/kg
• 3a820 / Vitamin B1: 35 mg/kg
• 3a825i / Vitamin B2: 90 mg/kg
• 3a312 / Stabilised Vitamin C: 550 mg/kg

• Food type: Staple food, complete feed for all ornamental fish
• Form: Soft, slow-sinking granules
• Feeding zone: Middle water zone
• Range: Sera "Nature", with no dyes or preservatives

Frequently Asked Questions

Will Sera Vipagran cloud my aquarium water?
No. The soft granules hold their shape particularly well and do not cloud the water. To keep your water clear, feed only as much as your fish eat within a short time.

Can I feed Vipagran every day as my fish's only food?
Yes. Sera classes it as a staple food and complete feed that can be fed daily and supplies all important nutrients in sufficient amounts. Feed it once or twice a day.

My tetras and rasboras have tiny mouths. Can they eat these granules?
Yes. The soft, smooth structure of the particles makes Vipagran suitable for fish with a small mouth and a narrow throat.

What is the insect meal in this fish food?
It is meal from Hermetia illucens (black soldier fly) and makes up 4% of the recipe. It is a high-quality protein source that also saves resources.

How much protein does Vipagran contain?
Crude protein is 41.5%, with 9.5% crude fat, 2.0% crude fibre, 5.5% moisture and 5.5% crude ash.

Which Sera food should I add for surface and bottom feeders in my community tank?
Use Sera's floating flake food for surface feeders (an XL version is available for large fish) and Sera's sinking chips for bottom feeders. Vipagran covers the fish that feed in the middle layers.

When can I expect delivery?

• Gauteng (Jhb/Pta) - 1-3 working days
• Nationwide (Cpt/Dbn+) - 2-5 working days
• Outlying Areas - 3-7 working days

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