well tomorrow in getting my 2 tems super exited. Here is my chance to try and see how my feeding skills are. ha-ha. anyway. I was reading that the best food to feed cichlids is carotenoids. Carotenoids are in many kinds of foods, sweet potatoes, carrots, pumpkin, Cantaloupe, Apricots, Spinach, and broccoli. Can I feed my cichla those things one in a while? I want to get them on krill and food sticks. and also I want a lot of red, what food would help with the red coloration on them. Yes, I know its all on me to keep the quality of the water good, and I have never had any problem with that I do weekly WC's and it also has to do with the fishes background. But what food would help with the red? thx so much. so if you don't mind, put some of your cichla that have lots of red on them and also what you are feeding. thx[h=2][/h]
Cichla Temensis Color?
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My tems red is really bright. I feed him massivoir and jumbo carni sticks also freeze dried krill twice a week as a treat.
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Wow that's really nice. I just might feed food stick every other day and krill every other day is that good??
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joey tems eat a lot feedings will have to be 2-3 times a day..small feedings of course..my big adults eat 4-6 handfulls of massivore a day..golden shinners 6''-8'' between the 4 adults i put in a dozen once a week and gone that day..how big are the ones you are getting? you will see what i mean once u get them..temensis are my most fav cichla i had a lot of exp with growing them out compared to any other cichla..
thx I was reading that they eat a lot because they are one of the largest and one of the fastest growers in the cichla family. but wow that's a ot 5 handful of massivores a day, dang haha, thx
Here's pics of my two tems that I feed shrimp, massivore and freeze dried krill. Love tems but they are approx 10" and 12" and I know they need to be in a wider tank soonish. Just oping they begin to fatten up like Matt's tem before they start getting longer. I love the white lateral with the black substrate!
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No idea Joey all the info I got is WC tem from shark aquarium
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That's really a beautiful fish. I Lov tem uneven if they aren't the best looking them there still beautiful.
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