My LFS here where i live swears by all Dainichi types of foods and says that it's alot better then the food i use now. I've always used Hikari Gold pellets for my cichlids and have no compaints about them, but if i can get better food for them then i don't mind spending the extra money. What do you guys and girls think. Any suggestions.
Best food for cichlid's...Dainichi?
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I like New Life Spectrum, although I am reluctant to believe all the claims they make about their food. They do have a good reputation for not contributing to Malawi bloat.
Im a big fan of Omega One stuff, its just hard for me to get because the closest place that sells it is about 2hours away. I recently tried HBH Oscar Show and Oscar Grow...my Os were always ready to eat before...but they absolutly frenzy over this stuff, and my other fish are also doing very well on it to. Its replaced my staple for them which was Hikari Pellets and Tetra Cichlid Sticks. 
These are some of my favs based on ingredients.
OSI Cichlid Premier Pellets
Ingredients:Fish Meal, Wheat Flour, Algae Meal, Torula Dried Yeast, Shrimp Meal, Spirulina, Alfalfa Meal, Lecithin, Fish Oil, Carotene, Natural and Artificial Colours, Vitamin A Palmitate, DL-Tocopherol Acetate, D-Activated Animal Sterol, Thiamine Mononitrate, Choline Chloride, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, Calcium d-Pantothenate, Inositol, Niacinamide, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Menadione Sodium Bisulfate, Biotin, Vitamin b12 Supplement, Ethoxyquin (as an antioxidant). Guaranteed Analysis: Crude Protein, minimum 46%, Crude Fat, minimum 7% Crude Fibre, maximum 4% Moisture, maximum 8%.
Omega One Cichlid Pellets
Ingredients: Whole Salmon, Whole Herring, Whole Shrimp, Wheat Flour, Wheat Gluten, Fresh Kelp, Lecithin, Astaxanthin, L-Ascorbyl-2-Phosphate (Source of Vitamin C), Natural and Artificial Colors, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Folic Acid, Biotin, Inositol, Tocopherol (Preservative), Ethoxyquin (Preservative). Guaranteed Analysis: Min. Crude Protein 35%, Min. Crude Fat 10%, Max. Crude Fiber 2%, Max., Moisture 8.5%, Max. Ash 8%, Min. Phosphorus 0.5%, Min. Omega 3 1%, Min. Omega 6 0.5%.
Hikari Cichlid Bio-Gold+
Ingredients: Fish Meal, Wheat Flour, Brewer's Dried Yeast, Gluten Meal, Spirulina, Fish Oil, Bacillus Subtillus, Enzyme, Garlic, Astaxanthin, Monosodium Glutamate, DL-Methionine, Vitamin A Oil, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K), Choline Chloride, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (stabilized Vitamin C), Inositol, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Niacin, Folic Acid, Biotin, Ferrous Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Cobalt Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Aluminum Hydroxide, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate. Guaranteed Analysis: Crude Protein 45%, Min. Crude Fat 5%, Min. Crude Fiber 2%, Max. Moisture 15%, Max. Phosphorus 1%, Min. Microorganisms 10,000 CFU/g Min.
Hikari Cichlid Excel
Ingredients: Wheat Germ Meal, White Fish Meal, Wheat Flour, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Spirulina, Brewer's Dried Yeast, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin A Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Biotin, Calcium Pantothenate, Choline Chloride, D-Activated Animal Sterol, a-Tocopherol, Folic Acid, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Inositol, Para-Aminobenzoic Acid, Methionine, Lysine, Zinc Oxide, Manganous Oxide, Salt, Ferrous Chloride, Copper Sulfate, Cobalt Sulfate, Aluminum Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate. Guaranteed Analysis: Crude protein Min. 35%, Crude Fat Min. 4.0%, Crude Fiber Max. 3.0%, Moisture Max. 10.0%, Ash Max. 10.0 %.
New Life Spectrum Large Fish Formula
Ingredients: Krill, Herring, Wheat Flour, Algae Meal, Soybean Isolate, Fish Oil, Beta Carotene, Spirulina, Vitamin A Acetate, D-activated Animal Sterol (D3), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Niacin, Folic Acid, Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine, Biotin, DL Alphatocopherol (E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate ©, Choline Chloride, Cobalt Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Ethylenediami, Dihydroiodide, Ethoxyquin (preservative). Guaranteed Analysis: Protein 34% Min., Fat 5% Min., Fiber 5% Max., Ash 9% Max., Moisture 10% Max.
I haven't tried the OSI premier. I have used all the Dainichi foods and they are okay, but some cloud the water terribly. The Omega One blasts the others out of the water so far as content except it has no Choline Chloride which is supposed to be important, or at least I'm told so.
OSI Cichlid Premier Pellets
Ingredients:Fish Meal, Wheat Flour, Algae Meal, Torula Dried Yeast, Shrimp Meal, Spirulina, Alfalfa Meal, Lecithin, Fish Oil, Carotene, Natural and Artificial Colours, Vitamin A Palmitate, DL-Tocopherol Acetate, D-Activated Animal Sterol, Thiamine Mononitrate, Choline Chloride, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, Calcium d-Pantothenate, Inositol, Niacinamide, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Menadione Sodium Bisulfate, Biotin, Vitamin b12 Supplement, Ethoxyquin (as an antioxidant). Guaranteed Analysis: Crude Protein, minimum 46%, Crude Fat, minimum 7% Crude Fibre, maximum 4% Moisture, maximum 8%.
Omega One Cichlid Pellets
Ingredients: Whole Salmon, Whole Herring, Whole Shrimp, Wheat Flour, Wheat Gluten, Fresh Kelp, Lecithin, Astaxanthin, L-Ascorbyl-2-Phosphate (Source of Vitamin C), Natural and Artificial Colors, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Folic Acid, Biotin, Inositol, Tocopherol (Preservative), Ethoxyquin (Preservative). Guaranteed Analysis: Min. Crude Protein 35%, Min. Crude Fat 10%, Max. Crude Fiber 2%, Max., Moisture 8.5%, Max. Ash 8%, Min. Phosphorus 0.5%, Min. Omega 3 1%, Min. Omega 6 0.5%.
Hikari Cichlid Bio-Gold+
Ingredients: Fish Meal, Wheat Flour, Brewer's Dried Yeast, Gluten Meal, Spirulina, Fish Oil, Bacillus Subtillus, Enzyme, Garlic, Astaxanthin, Monosodium Glutamate, DL-Methionine, Vitamin A Oil, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K), Choline Chloride, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (stabilized Vitamin C), Inositol, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Niacin, Folic Acid, Biotin, Ferrous Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Cobalt Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Aluminum Hydroxide, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate. Guaranteed Analysis: Crude Protein 45%, Min. Crude Fat 5%, Min. Crude Fiber 2%, Max. Moisture 15%, Max. Phosphorus 1%, Min. Microorganisms 10,000 CFU/g Min.
Hikari Cichlid Excel
Ingredients: Wheat Germ Meal, White Fish Meal, Wheat Flour, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Spirulina, Brewer's Dried Yeast, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin A Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Biotin, Calcium Pantothenate, Choline Chloride, D-Activated Animal Sterol, a-Tocopherol, Folic Acid, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Inositol, Para-Aminobenzoic Acid, Methionine, Lysine, Zinc Oxide, Manganous Oxide, Salt, Ferrous Chloride, Copper Sulfate, Cobalt Sulfate, Aluminum Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate. Guaranteed Analysis: Crude protein Min. 35%, Crude Fat Min. 4.0%, Crude Fiber Max. 3.0%, Moisture Max. 10.0%, Ash Max. 10.0 %.
New Life Spectrum Large Fish Formula
Ingredients: Krill, Herring, Wheat Flour, Algae Meal, Soybean Isolate, Fish Oil, Beta Carotene, Spirulina, Vitamin A Acetate, D-activated Animal Sterol (D3), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Niacin, Folic Acid, Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine, Biotin, DL Alphatocopherol (E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate ©, Choline Chloride, Cobalt Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Ethylenediami, Dihydroiodide, Ethoxyquin (preservative). Guaranteed Analysis: Protein 34% Min., Fat 5% Min., Fiber 5% Max., Ash 9% Max., Moisture 10% Max.
I haven't tried the OSI premier. I have used all the Dainichi foods and they are okay, but some cloud the water terribly. The Omega One blasts the others out of the water so far as content except it has no Choline Chloride which is supposed to be important, or at least I'm told so.
Thanx for all of your responses, maybe it's the special vitamin coating around the Dainichi pellets that causes cloudiness. I believe that my lfs sells both New Life Spectrum, and Omega One brands of food. I'll go and check them out. Actully, i don't believe that i've ever stated what i wanted by the fish food that i was looking at. FYI, i just add'd a Green Terror to my aquarium family and i want to get it to develop the best color that it can get. Color is what i want.
