Peas and leafy vegetables for cichlids

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breidohrimania

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Hi guys, I was wondering if I made a mistake by feeding my bredohri some frozen peas? After he destroyed them I started to wonder what other vegetables would be good for him?

Also, should I restrict the amount that I would feed him? Or feeding him these vegetables once a week too much?

thanks a bunch.
 
Frozen peas are good, and once a week is fine also....pics?
 
Terrestrial plant matter is not the ideal. Get them on spirulina and algae pellets when you want to feed them greens.

I sometimes feed good quality Koi pellets, based mostly on spirulina
 
Peas are ok but will act as a laxative. So I would not feed more than a couple every 2 weeks or so. Peas too often are not a good idea.
 
My apologies for those that have already read the following from me in the past, but unless your fish are constipated and require a diet high in fiber to clean them out, peas are NOT good for a fish - any species of fish.

Fresh/canned peas are a very poor form of nutrition for any fish.

Peas must be processed first, as they contain anti-nutritional matter, such as tannins, protease inhibitors, saponins, cyanogens, and phytic acid, which when consumed in excess can have a very negative effect on the growth & overall health of fish.

The anti-nutritional factors found in peas can vary greatly from crop to crop & season to season. Something as simple as dry weather, or a cold spell, can push tannin levels up drastically.

The heat from processing will reduce most of this antinutritional matter, but even then most fish can only digest & assimilate so much terrestrial based plant matter. All of this has been well documented in commercial aquaculture for many years.


The bottom line is raw uncooked peas are not nearly as healthy for a fish as many people believe.
 
RD. said:
My apologies for those that have already read the following from me in the past, but unless your fish are constipated and require a diet high in fiber to clean them out, peas are NOT good for a fish - any species of fish.

Fresh/canned peas are a very poor form of nutrition for any fish.

Peas must be processed first, as they contain anti-nutritional matter, such as tannins, protease inhibitors, saponins, cyanogens, and phytic acid, which when consumed in excess can have a very negative effect on the growth & overall health of fish.

The anti-nutritional factors found in peas can vary greatly from crop to crop & season to season. Something as simple as dry weather, or a cold spell, can push tannin levels up drastically.

The heat from processing will reduce most of this antinutritional matter, but even then most fish can only digest & assimilate so much terrestrial based plant matter. All of this has been well documented in commercial aquaculture for many years.


The bottom line is raw uncooked peas are not nearly as healthy for a fish as many people believe.
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Good to know. I will eliminate them from his diet. Thank you so much.
 
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