What is the absolute best diet staple?

[NotoriousSway]

Also just to point out if you feed NLS you do not need to feed anything else, it has every bit of nutrition a african cichlid needs. Any thing else you feed is unnecessary, but its not going to hurt them to give them treat sometimes.

 

[NotoriousSway]

Watch out w/frozen brine. It contains a lot of phosphorus and can effect water parms. over time if not kept in check. I have since turned to Mysis and the fish seem to enjoy it more. Same look as brine, but a little bigger in size and my fish hammer it.

Good info Muske, I did not know that.

 

[tcarswell]

Watch out w/frozen brine. It contains a lot of phosphorus and can effect water parms. over time if not kept in check. I have since turned to Mysis and the fish seem to enjoy it more. Same look as brine, but a little bigger in size and my fish hammer it.

Thanks for the heads up. Thats no good I got algae problems

 

[tcarswell]

Also just to point out if you feed NLS you do not need to feed anything else, it has every bit of nutrition a african cichlid needs. Any thing else you feed is unnecessary, but its not going to hurt them to give them treat sometimes.

NICE Can someone tell me which NLS is best ? I got 2.5 inch or so cichlids

2mm?

 

[NotoriousSway]

@ 2.5" I would go with 1mm, they might be able to fit 2mm in there mouth but they might have to chew it to swallow it. I prefer the small pellets I still feed 1mm to my 5"+ fish.

 

[tcarswell]

@ 2.5" I would go with 1mm, they might be able to fit 2mm in there mouth but they might have to chew it to swallow it. I prefer the small pellets I still feed 1mm to my 5"+ fish.

perfect thanks guys