african cichlids
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Although a generalized pellet works for just about every cichlid, you sometimes need to be more specific.
Mbuna and Tropheus are primarily vegetarian, but while grazing pick up crustaceans and other animal protein foods. In this case a spiraling based pellet is best.
Some rift lake Africans are piscivores, or scale eaters and need a higher protein diet.
Some are planktivores, Fossorochromis are eartheaters in the same vein as Geophagines.
Buttikoferi eat hippo dung as it is excreted. Some cichlids ram the sides of egg or fry carrying females to get them to spit out the eggs or fry in order to eat them.
Mbuna and Tropheus are primarily vegetarian, but while grazing pick up crustaceans and other animal protein foods. In this case a spiraling based pellet is best.
Some rift lake Africans are piscivores, or scale eaters and need a higher protein diet.
Some are planktivores, Fossorochromis are eartheaters in the same vein as Geophagines.
Buttikoferi eat hippo dung as it is excreted. Some cichlids ram the sides of egg or fry carrying females to get them to spit out the eggs or fry in order to eat them.
hey man what I ask was what does everyone feeding there cichlids and I did not ask what should I feed my cichlids thank you though for the info
OK then, more to the point
I feed my vegetarian cichlids Algaemax, and leafy greens, like dandelions
insectivores a generalized pellets and things like mosquito larvae and gammarus shrimp
and total carnivores and piscivores, Algaemax, trout pellets earthworms, and other large terrestrial insects
I feed my vegetarian cichlids Algaemax, and leafy greens, like dandelions
insectivores a generalized pellets and things like mosquito larvae and gammarus shrimp
and total carnivores and piscivores, Algaemax, trout pellets earthworms, and other large terrestrial insects
