fishfood

Pellets for guppies

Fish food is feed for aquarium or pond fish, typically flakes, pellets, or freeze-dried organisms.

Slang uses the term for someone about to be killed and dumped in water, or more broadly for anyone doomed: Cross him and you're fish food.

Also spelled as two words.

diet

flakes

Thin, flat pieces

krill · granules · daphnia · tubifex · frozen · freeze-dried · sinking · floating · carnivore · herbivore

nutrition

protein

Folded amino chain

amino acids · fatty acids · spirulina · carotenoids · fiber · calcium · phosphorus · growth · metabolism · digestion

natural

algae

Primitive aquatic photosynthesizers

worms · zooplankton · phytoplankton · detritus · copepods · amphipods · microorganisms · biofilm · crustaceans · mollusks

aquarium

goldfish

Small orange pet carp

  • bettasTerritorial ornamental aquarium fish
  • cichlidsSpiny-finned freshwater fish family
  • guppiesSmall tropical aquarium fish

tetras · koi · bottom feeders · community tank · species-specific · automatic feeder · water quality · tank maintenance

angling

bait

Lure for prey

  • chummingScattering bait in water
  • luresAttracts or fishing decoys
  • wormsLimbless burrowing invertebrates

minnows · cut bait · dough balls · corn · maggots · nightcrawlers · attractant · burley · scent

Opposites
target animal

fishfooddog food

Manufactured canine nutrition

cat food · horse feed · cattle feed · pet food · chicken feed

SLANG MEANING (corpse/victim)

fishfoodsurvivor

One still alive after

living · alive · safe and sound · unharmed · rescued

feeding direction

fishfoodfish fillet

Deboned seafood cut

sushi · fish dinner · seafood · fish meal

Family

fish, food, fishes, fished, fishing, fisher, fishery, fisheries, fisherman

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G