what do you feed your cichlid?

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Fish foods are debated so heavily on here check out the past threads in the search function.

I feed nls regular, nls algaemax, thawed shelled peas, frozen or freeze dried krill as a treat and sometimes omega one kelp pellets.

If you wanna get the o on pellets dont feed him anything at all for a few days try a couple of pellets if he doesnt take them wait a few more days and try again. Its harder on us than the fish just dont give in
 
nothing wrong with verity, it is the spice of life. whither its the fishes life you spicing up or your oen makes no dif, long as its good for them.
 
tom for Oscars 60% protein is high, good for jags not for Oscars, looking at 35 to 45 tops protein in a pellet for Oscars. I look at Oscars as Dogs and jags as cats, dogs need a lower protein diet, they are true omnivores and cats need high protein, they are true carnivores.
 
pops said:
tom for Oscars 60% protein is high, good for jags not for Oscars, looking at 35 to 45 tops protein in a pellet for Oscars. I look at Oscars as Dogs and jags as cats, dogs need a lower protein diet, they are true omnivores and cats need high protein, they are true carnivores.
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i didnt say for o's specifically just said good pellets in reference to good/high quality pellets. but i get where ur going with it.
 
Not even cold water carnivorous species such as salmon/trout that are raised in captivity require crude protein levels in the 60-70% range.

http://www.skretting.us/internet/Sk...ut and Steelhead Catalog 2014 for website.pdf


The formulas in the following link were developed for warm water species, more along the lines of what most hobbyists keep in their glass boxes.

http://www.skretting.us/internet/Sk... Warm & Cool water Diets 2014 for website.pdf



The formulas in the links above were scientifically developed by one of the largest aquaculture feed producers in the world.
 
For our purposes, I think we over analyze food. I only feed NLS and have kept and bred 30-40 different species. I went through phases where I babied fish that I really wanted to spawn, but I can't recall a time that the fish stopped spawning once special treatment stopped. In the grand scheme of things, water quality is king. Not only clean water, but also matching kH and gH with the ranges found in nature. Again, the exception being fry where dry food does not perform as well.

Disclaimer: I'm not attributing my success to NLS. I think any quality pellet would give similar results.

My .02
 
never payed attention to kH and gH, so can not comment on that, agree!!! 100%, I agree with water quality, that is the number one best thing you can do for your fish.
 
RD. said:
Not even cold water carnivorous species such as salmon/trout that are raised in captivity require crude protein levels in the 60-70% range.

http://www.skretting.us/internet/SkrettingUSA/webinternet.nsf/wprid/DD01BA3E71C2FDC088257CD3006F1160/$file/Skretting USA Trout and Steelhead Catalog 2014 for website.pdf


The formulas in the following link were developed for warm water species, more along the lines of what most hobbyists keep in their glass boxes.

http://www.skretting.us/internet/SkrettingUSA/webinternet.nsf/wprid/C377F4B9D0D7A7E388257CD3007037DD/$file/SkrettingUSA Warm & Cool water Diets 2014 for website.pdf



The formulas in the links above were scientifically developed by one of the largest aquaculture feed producers in the world.
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thanks for the good read! learn something new every day! : )
 
For our purposes, I think we over analyze food.
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Maybe, but on the other hand it is the over analyzing on public forums such as this that keep commercial manufacturers at least somewhat honest. It is exactly why ingredients such as MSG are no longer used as a flavor enhancer by a certain manufacturer.

It is also where many people have come to learn that it is not the "grain" in a food that matters, as much as it is the source of the plant matter, be it terrestrial, or aquatic. Soybeans, Peas, etc, may not be considered grain, but in the aquaculture feed industry they are one in the same. The rest is just marketing hyperbole from salesman. Excessive use of any form of terrestrial plant matter should be considered a negative when comparing foods.


We've come a long way in fish feed quality over the years, but it never hurts to revisit these subjects from time to time. :)
 
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