beef heart and chicken heart

[cornbread_5]

hey i know that guys feed there cichlids beef and or chicken heart. My question is , is there something special that you do to the heart , cuz any time i try to feed them any t,hey do not like it and will not eat it , so how do you guys get your cichlids to eat it.

 

[12 Volt Man]

I used to buy beef heart from the super market, trim the fat/connective tissue (not much) and then cut it into small chunks or strips. I would take squares of plastic wrap and freeze portions into bundles and thaw as needed.

 

[Ak-Kronic]

the heart is a very lean muscle high in protein and low in fats, sep in some animals all jacked up on steroids and others do have more fat that some. if you are getting it from the butcher ask him to de-vein it and remove the fat.......some will even cube it up for ya or grind it......if you are gonna go the extra length of gettin a beef heart, i would buy some other stuff and make a puree in the blander and they add fruit pectin and then spread it out on a cookie sheet and then freeze. mabe let them thaw out for a couple min in a shot glass w/ some warm tank water.......buying the beef heart cube packets is a waste there is like 50-60% water in there and you don't really know what went into the mix. there are lots of great beef heart recipes out there wich include adding spirulina and other greens such as peas and spinach or collard greens.....i like to add some shrimp and garlic along w/ the greens and vits. it does cloud the water though so don't feed to often