{"id":320,"date":"2025-09-22T23:56:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T23:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cleantiger.ca\/?post_type=product&#038;p=320"},"modified":"2025-09-23T00:00:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T00:00:49","slug":"hikari-wheat-germ-sinking","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/cleantiger.ca\/?product=hikari-wheat-germ-sinking","title":{"rendered":"Hikari Wheat Germ (Sinking)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"153\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"21\">Hikari Wheat Germ<\/strong> is a specialized koi and pond fish food made by <strong data-start=\"70\" data-end=\"80\">Hikari<\/strong>, one of the most trusted Japanese brands in ornamental fish nutrition.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"155\" data-end=\"482\">It\u2019s known for being a <strong data-start=\"178\" data-end=\"216\">highly digestible, cold-water diet<\/strong> that\u2019s especially useful when water temperatures drop (typically <strong data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"303\">below 15\u00b0C \/ 59\u00b0F<\/strong>). 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It\u2019s known for being a highly digestible, cold-water diet that\u2019s especially useful when water temperatures drop (typically below 15\u00b0C \/ 59\u00b0F). 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