Picky Red Devil

[JeffLeMay]

Hi all,
I have a 10 inch red devil about one and a half years old, who has become quite fixated on hikari gold cichlid food. i realize this is a good, high quality food, and since my fish has been on it it's colors have gotten amazing. however, i would still like it to eat more of a variety. It will also eat frozen blood worms and mysis shrimp, though it seems these food items are so small that i don't know whether or not nutritionally they are worth it. recently i've tried jumbo krill and silver sides. i guess my question is whether or not i even need to be feeding him more of a varied diet, and if so, what are the best foods to supplement the hikari with. If i don't feed him anything for a couple days will that entice him to try the silversides or krill? any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[Mad About Cichlids]

Are the krills you're using from the petstore? Mines don't like the krills from the supermarket but loves the ones from the petstore. Mines also Loves the precook shrimps with the tail from Cubfood( don't know if there's a Cub in your area) I feed them the whole shrimp with the tail. Another thing the love is Nightcrawlers, never refuses when offered.


If you want to try other pellets, I would suggest adding some amounts of it to the Hikari you're currently using. And up it more as it starts taking them. If that doesn't work, let the fishes stomach decide by starving it

 

[fwlion]

WATCH YOURSELF WITH FREEZE DRIED KRILL AND DEVILS one draw back

its quite pricey and DEVILS TEND TO LIKE IT 2 MUCH and get hooked and it and won't take anything else much like the problem your having now

most of the devils I've had also wouldn't take anything but Hikari Bio-Gold Pellets and NOTHING else but its not really a big problem getting one hooked on goldfish THAT WOULD BE A PROBLEM for your pockets and the devils Liver

 

[large_cichlids]

Try krill.They are a very good food that will bring out colors in rd.I see what ur saying because i like to mix up my devils diet to.My devils diet consists of live crickets,cichlid gold and krill.

 

[JeffLeMay]

he used to love the krill until i started feeding him the hikari, now he won't touch it...he does love earthworms when i can get my hands on them...maybe i should hit the bait shop up every now and then