whats the best way to bulk up cichla?

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
Good appetite and growth are linked to good water quality. Make sure you got a good filter and as krichardson is eluding to water husbandry is a must.
 
I got some 5" ocells two weeks ago and was feeding them hikari aro sticks, massivore, cichlid bio gold+ everyday and they grew .5" and bulked up a lot.
 
Feeders I have 5 cichla all under 3.5" and one that is 4.5" and between the 6 they will take out 3.5 dozen feeders a day and their easily showing an inch of growth every 2 weeks just keep feeding them feeders 2-3 separate times a day. They will GROW!!!
 
have you ever tried earthworms?? my oscar loves them, and when he was a lil tike he would swim around swallowing one and he grew very fassst, i got him and my albino at the same time, the albino never really ate the worms and my black oscar grew twice as fast as the albino
 
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