From flakes to Brine shrimp, anything special i need to know????

[jneperez]

Hello everyone , just wanted to ask before i do. I'm goin to change my RBP,s diet from Flakes to Brine shrimp (frozen). Any precautions i need to keep an eye or special Defrosting i need to know??? ANY TIPS WILL HELP VERY MUCH ...Peace and love to the ]\/[onster's!!!

 

[BRUNER247]

You should be feeding your piranha a variety of foods. Pellets, brine shrimp, bloodworms, nightcrawlers, fish fillets, shrimp, beefheart,leeches, tadpoles, frogs,ect the more variety you feed your fish the healthier n happier he'll be. You don't even have to let them thaw, brine thaws fast

 

[Foster]

Just adding them to the tank in frozen cubes will work fine. I defrost my bagged talapia fillets in my 20 gal before putting them in the big tank. Not sure how much the chichlids apperciate being a meat market but it works and doesn't dip their temp.

 

[ballinouttacntrol]

how small are they?

 

[jneperez]

The bigger ones are 2" or so ,but they really grow fast.All together i have 11 RBP.The tank buddys they have are 2 tiger barbs...

 

[BRUNER247]

They're big enough to be eating everything.by time mine are 1" they're eating whatever I put in there.I might feed small trout worms(small nightcrawlers)or dice/chop shrimp, krill,or break some pellets down to bite size but they'll eat it all.

 

[jneperez]

Cool man,thanks for all the info.I'm new to the MFK and if i f up in any way please let me know! Anyways much love to all of you and your toothy counterparts... Wake-n-Bake-n-feed your fish..

 

[laurarichard]

I would start with a little at a time and start to increase then eventually get off of the flakes just me though

 

[iherculez]

at that size, I'd suggest them to switch to pellets, like Hikari Cichlid Gold or similar. These pellets can last as their main diet for long time. mine are nearly 6 inches long each and still feed on the 'mini,' though i do toss in frozen shrimp or talapia every now and then. The frozen stuff can add a lot of ammonia to your tank if left in there.

 

[capabel]

I never fed my P's flakes because they have so little nutrition. I went straight to brine shrimp, then red worms, and when they where around 2" I would get them small red worms for fishing. They didn't eat them at first, but since they where alive and moved they played with them until I finally realized it was food and then they couldn't wait until a treat was dropped in the tank.