Peacock Bass Pellet Food

I wanted to start a thread to discuss all of the experiences with the different types of foods for the Cichla that we have used.

Some things to think about including in your post:
Size
First reaction the fish have to it
If your fish is already eating pellets or not
$$$$$
Hardness
Protein %
Where you can get it.
Color that you get out of your fish

I will start of by saying that I use primarily Hikari and I am considering changing to something else just due to the price of the massivore.

Massivore:
Perfect size for your bigger bass. Anything above 5 inches will go nuts for it. My fish have grown the humps since I started using it. If people dont know, it is a sinking pellet. It is nice because the shape of the pellet makes the pellet flop down instead of just dropping down like a rock. My issues with it are very simple. They eat a lot, their waste is massive, and it is very expensive.

I believe the protein percent is about the 40%. I will fix the post later when I find out.

Bio Gold+:
Very small. I buy the medium size pellet and it is just too small for my bass. I have never seen the large size offered. The pellet is very hard in my opinion as well. The plus that I like is it is somewhat cheap, and my bass had good color as well as grew at a good rate. I go through bags very fast because my bass need a lot of it to fill them up. A negative is that I have not a floating pellet fan because The bass do not always see every pellet and it ends up in my sump. My large bass lose interest in the pellet over time and I feel that it is that way because the pellet is so small.

gangster said:

hikari massivore is the way to go.
Cichla arent cheap to feed.

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Trust me I know it. I am just trying to see if everyone can figure out what food gives MFK Cichla keepers the best results.

rjkz28 said:

Hikari sticks and aqua treasure mysis shrimp. Just ordered some extreme fish food should be here today. My orino also loves brine shrimp with spurliana

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Let me know how that extreme food goes over? I would really like to see how the hardness is as well as the smell of it.