parrot cichlid diet?!?!

[nick swope]

Any body have any information on the best foods to feed parrot cichlids? I have been feeding them blood worms and tropical fish flakes. they seem to be doing fine, i just wish they would grow a little faster. I have had them for almost 2 years and they are at about 5".

Thanks everyone!!

 

[Taz2478]

mine eat NLS TherA+ pellets, Ken's fd shrimp and worms and frozen cichlid delight and mysys shrimp.

also helps that I do about 3-4 wc a wk. they've grown almost an inch a month. had them about 3 months and from just under an inch, biggest is 3 - 3 1/2 and smallest is just under 3".

 

[peathenster]

I assume you meant psittacus.... they need some veggie matter too. Mine loved romaine lettuce.

 

[HiImSean]

my psittacus loves just about anything, hakari pellets, omega one shrimp pellets, blood worms, frozen krill, freeze dried krill, i've even him snacking on sinking wafers

 

[nick swope]

thank you all very much! ill have to try the lettuce out!

 

[jgentry]

Do you mean blood parrots or true parrots (psittacus)? If you have psittacus they should be much larger then 5 inches in 2 years. Blood parrots don't grow nearly that fast. 5-7 inches in 2 years is probably about right.

 

[nick swope]

Im talking about blood parrots. The pudgy orange guys. I tried to get them to eat lettuce today and they didnt seem to interested.

 

[fishman61]

I have been feeding mine Hai Feng pellets, Hikari Cichlid Gold color enhanced and Azoo fish pellets with 9 in 1 color enhancer along with shrimp pellets. They seem to enjoy them. I also heard you can feed them cut uo pieces of earthworms, I plan to try this when they are more available. Mine are about 6" long, I have 5 in my 150 gallon tank along with 5 severums, a convict , and a 10" chocolate plecostomus. Recently I read that parrots enjoy vegetables such as peas but I have not tried them on this diet.

 

[nick swope]

i wonder if i just threw in a couple of frozen peas, you think they would go for them as they thaw out?

 

[nick swope]

they loved the peas!!!