Thera+A Pellets 3 mm — Garlic Fish Food for Large Fish 300 g and 600 g - New Life Spectrum

New Life Spectrum Thera+A Large is a 3 to 3.5 mm sinking pellet with added garlic, made for large aquarium fish.

When a big fish stops eating, the first reflex is to change the food. Often the problem is elsewhere: a pellet that is too small gets lost in a large mouth. Thera+A Large is 3 to 3.5 mm, twice the Regular, and carries exactly the same formula. According to the page published by New Life Spectrum, Thera+A takes the Spectrum Nutrition Formula and adds extra garlic, which the manufacturer links to parasite resistance, immune function and a natural attractant effect.

Thera+A is not a medicated food. New Life Spectrum presents it as a diet, not a treatment: it replaces neither medication, nor quarantine, nor a veterinarian's advice.

What New Life Spectrum publishes about Thera+A

The Thera+A Large ingredient list opens with krill, squid, wheat flour and fish, along with garlic, fish oil, several algae including kelp and chlorella, ginger and spirulina. New Life Spectrum adds vitamins A, D, E, C, a B complex and minerals. Its high protein and marine omega-3 levels target stressed or newly acquired fish with a reduced appetite.

Guaranteed analysis

Pellet size and formats

• Large: 3 to 3.5 mm (0.12 to 0.14 in)
• Sizes offered here: 300 g (10.5 oz) jar and 600 g (21.2 oz) bag
• Other Thera+A sizes at the manufacturer: Small 0.5 to 0.75 mm, Regular 1 to 1.5 mm, Medium 2 to 2.5 mm, Jumbo 7.5 to 8 mm

How much should you feed? New Life Spectrum does not publish it

New Life Spectrum publishes no feeding directions — no frequency, no amount — on its product pages or on its Learn page. If you find a precise number elsewhere, it does not come from the manufacturer. Write to us with your tank volume and your species: we answer from what we see in the store.

The ReefSolution tip

My little trick with NLS pellets

To pick the right pellet size, I simply look at the fish's mouth. The pellet should be small enough that it can swallow it easily, without chewing on it or constantly spitting it back out. If a fish takes the pellet and spits it out several times, before assuming it doesn't like the food, simply try a smaller pellet size.

For meals, I also like to alternate between pellets and flakes. Pellets can be the main food, then you give flakes at some meals. It varies the way the fish feed a little, and the food stays available at different spots in the water column.

And yes, my little trick with Vita-Chem also works with sinking pellets. I simply put the portion of pellets in a small container, add a few drops of Vita-Chem, mix, and let it sit for about 1 to 3 minutes before feeding. If I want to prepare several meals in advance, I can also make small portions, put them in a container or a small bag, and freeze them. That way, my portions are ready and I only take out what I need for the meal. No need to let them soak for 20 minutes. The goal is simply to moisten them and let the Vita-Chem penetrate the pellet a little.

And above all, I only prepare small portions. Once a portion is thawed, it goes to the fish — I never refreeze it.

It's a simple little trick, but with marine fish, it's often exactly these little details that make the difference.

Frequently asked questions

Is Thera+A a medication for fish?

No. Thera+A is a non-medicated food. New Life Spectrum adds extra garlic to it, but the product treats no disease and does not replace quarantine.

How is Thera+A Large different from the other sizes?

Pellet size, nothing else. Large is 3 to 3.5 mm; the formula, the guaranteed analysis and the ingredient list are identical to Regular and Medium.

Which fish is Thera+A Large for?

Fish whose mouth swallows a 3 mm pellet in one go. If the fish has to chew or spits the pellet out, step down to Medium.

Why buy from ReefSolution

ReefSolution is an aquarium store in Laval, Quebec, and New Life Spectrum Thera+A Large ships across Canada. To go with it: Thera+A 2 mm if the pellet is too big, Thera+A 1 mm for the smaller mouths in the same tank, Vita-Chem Marine for the soak described in the tip, and the Easy Feed pipette to feed one fish without sending everything to the rest of the tank.