Hikari cichlid staple
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i dont use hikari i use omega one and my female devil is bright and fat..and the omega one is cheaper..
dovii88;498125; said:
Omega One rocks!!!!!
I use the Omega One Cichlid Pellets and the Super Veggie Kelp pellets along with Cichlid Gold for my Midas/RD. Eats them all with gusto. Doesn't much like the Staple and plain hates the Excel...
Burt
The cichlid staple is the bottom of the hikarii line so your better off feeding the gold or bio gold. I would feed Omega one if I could get it. None of the LFS around here carry it and Petco is always sold out. 
My Jack Demsey and Dovii both like the Hikari Bio Gold pellets i feed them. Good growth and they are both pretty healthy. I dunno if the color has been significantly enchanced, as neither fish is naturally red/orange. All i know is they like it, are healthy, so Im happy.
I have had success with both but i feel the best i've tried is the new life spectrum and the fish go crazy over it but then agian i think my fish eat better than i do.
I too feel NLS (new life spectrum) is the best, and it is fairly cheap. The Hikari is a good brand, staple is more vege based and does good with the more vegetarian cichlids, Bio-Gold is more for the meat eaters, and young fish because it has more protein. The Bio-Gold+ has bacteria in it to help metabolize waste, and aid in digestion, but also comes with a hefty price tag, $20 a bag, compared to $9 for regular Bio-Gold. Most fish aren't too picky and as long as they have a varied diet they will always show off good colors. To test and see which food would be the best, you would have to set up a control group of the same fish, and try each of the in question foods, and see what you get. I might even try it with some convicts........... 1 10gal for omega, 1 10 gal for staple, 1 10 gal for gold, 1 10 gal for NLS..........Anyone got 4 10 gal tanks and for male, or female convicts?????? Build a sump which gives them all the same water.
i agree omega one if you can get your hands on it other wise go for the bio-gold with some brineshrimp cubes maybe.