Feeding Malawi Cichlids

[timmystood]

OK, i've only just started keeping Malawi cichlids and in fact their my first cichlids at all!! I've got 14 at the moment in a 150 Gallon tank and currently feed them a cichlid food called 'Cichlid Vegi Formula' by Ocean Nutrition. It says on the front on the pot that it's scientifically formulated for herbivores (algae-eating), African cichlids and other herbivorous freshwater fish.
It includes things like salmon fillets, plankton, squid, salmon eggs, krill, marine alge sea clams, kelp, herring, adult brine shrimp etc. but it's a flake food food. Is this OK for Malawi cichlids stable diet?? It's designed for cichlids and says on the pot that it's designed for African cichlids so will it be OK?

Also, I have a frozen malawi mix as mentioned in another post and I can't find the ingredients for that but will try feeding them that too... but what else can they eat??

Food Tablets?
Other makes of flake foods?
Frozen Foods?

Any help would be very much appreciated and i'll admit that I should have researched a tad more before buying my Malawi's but I was under the impression that their diet needs where similar to all tropical fish?

Cheers
TIMMYSTOOD

 

[willtang3000]

it includes things like salmon fillets, plankton, squid, salmon eggs, krill, marine alge sea clams, kelp, herring, adult brine shrimp etc. but it's a flake food food. Is this OK for Malawi cichlids stable diet?? It's designed for cichlids and says on the pot that it's designed for African cichlids so will it be OK?

sounds okay to me the meaty ingredients are just for the protien which help your fish grow so it sounds pretty good as there quite some good protein foods in there

 

[Ginge]

I would say dont feed animal mater but feed a stable vigie diet as malawi cichlids are proe to bloat. Go for spirirulna based cichlids sticks as a main part of the diet, and then suppliment meatier foods. Also post us some pics.

 

[timmystood]

Yeah, i'll get some pictures taken ASAP, hopefully in a minute if I can find camera!! Tank is still looking a bit rubbish though!

 

[Ferris]

As i said in your other post, steer clear of protein based foods and get them a veggie based product high in spirinula.

 

[timmystood]

As i said in your other post, steer clear of protein based foods and get them a veggie based product high in spirinula.

Can you recommend any products?

 

[Ferris]

I use Tetra pro Veg and Nutrafin Spirinula sticks. Hikari is very good if you can get it.

 

[Nick Sw]

I think you have to watch the protein content less than 40% , I feed them on OSI Spirulina flake and NLS sinking pellets, a mircowaved piece of cucumber it`s meant to be good, yet to try it though.

 

[timmystood]

Just brought some Tetra Pro Vegetable online and will buy other brands recommened in the near-future.
Thanks Guys