Feeding my Red Dragon

[GS1981]

Hi what should my FH's diet be?

I got him 2 days ago, he seems to hate Hikari Cichlid staple, he takes it in his mouth then spits it out, he loves chopped mussel and prawn and eats it no problem.

I tried frozen Krill earlier and he took some, but not much.

Should i buy a bag of Hikari Cichlid Gold and try that?

I can't get Grand Sumo because of the price and delivery costs.

I have been offered...

Crystal Red, red head mark and Okiko by a guy on facebook which is £6 for 100g and £3 p+p for up to 3 packs.

What should i try? also how often should i feed him mussels, prawn, krill and bloodworm?

Also should i feed him peas?


Heres a few pictures of my new friend, what do you think of him

excuse the crappy phone pics

weird angle on this one cos of bow front tank!

 

[ajjuji411]

Nice rd bro..

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[GS1981]

Thanks mate , anybody got any info on my food questions?

 

[Rosemead626]

try to feed him nls thera a.it will be better for his system and health,but if youre inclined to buy a FH specific food, I would say try to get some JBL novamaxi.I found those 2 to be the best for me.nice rd btw

 

[GS1981]

Hi thanks for the feedback but the foods listed are the only foods available to me without paying inflated prices and steep shipping costs

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[Water]

Don't feed him anything for a few days and then introduce the hikari to him. He should take em after he hasn't had food in a while. Stick to Hikari.

 

[GS1981]

Thanks, so is hikari just as good as the expensive flowerhorn foods?

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[Water]

Thanks, so is hikari just as good as the expensive flowerhorn foods?

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IMO, I'd pick Hikari over any FH food but thats just me. I feed my fish New Life Spectrum so I think thats saying something about specialty FH foods.

 

[H]-[H]

Why not try making your own fish food?
If that's a lot of hassle and you have limited options, I suggest you go for hikari..

 

[GS1981]

Doesn't specialised Flowerhorn food increase the kok and the redness tho? or will Hikari do this just as well?