i keep a blood parrot, a "jellybean" (parrot/convict?), a yellow gourami of some sort (they bagged him by accident with a ram, and told me to keep it) and 3 blue/gold rams in with my retic. from feeding the retic live black and frozen blood worms and frozen mysis/cut shrimps everyday, these guys wont touch the commercial flakes or crisps anymore.
granted the colors on the rams are amazing now, is this ok for them in the long run?? while it seems like a decent balanced diet for them, im not sure if their really getting everything they need. not sure if its close enough to a natural diet or not to sustain them. and yes for anyone wondering, the blood parrot is able to catch and eat the worms and food, despite not being able to close his mouth fully.
on the other hand, maybe im just too used to the commercial staple idea after all these years??
granted the colors on the rams are amazing now, is this ok for them in the long run?? while it seems like a decent balanced diet for them, im not sure if their really getting everything they need. not sure if its close enough to a natural diet or not to sustain them. and yes for anyone wondering, the blood parrot is able to catch and eat the worms and food, despite not being able to close his mouth fully.
on the other hand, maybe im just too used to the commercial staple idea after all these years??
