Feeding Various Foods

[Jts_Fish]

I have a 55gl African Cichlid tank. I have several differeant types of food I am feeding them and I want to make sure it's right and good for them.

They are:
Spirulina Algae Flake Food (Made by Nutrafin)
Spirulina Plus with Beta Glucan (Made by Wardley)
Cichlid Floating Pellets Medium Moyen (Made by Wardley)
Mini Granules Bite Size Food (Made by Tetra Cichlid)
Shrimp Pellets Formula (Made by Wardley)

I hardley ever feed them the shrimp pellets, but the other stuff I feed them daily. I feed twice a day, morning and evening. I usually feed one food in the morning and a different food in the evening. Is this okay? Any of the food I am feeding bad?

Thanks for any advice!
Jonathan

PS: Would a color enhancing food for African Cichlids be available? If so, does it actually work and enhance their colors?

 

[Ferris]

Sounds to me like your Cichlids get a veritable feast. I don't see any problems at all with those foods, variety is the key.

 

[Jts_Fish]

Thanks Ferris,
Do you think the Shrimp Pellets are okay to? As maybe a weekly food or monthly?

Thanks!
Jonathan

 

[Ferris]

Yeah that one got answered recently, shrimp pellets are fine in small amounts but not as the main diet. Most Mbuna are omnivorous and therefore need a varied diet.

 

[G_Sharky]

I feed mine...wardley's tropical flake(contains sprulina), Marine green 40(sprulina), and tetra color bits(colour enhancing)...not hormoned...and I feed them with frozen brineshrimp twice a week....since you have mbuna...I'd feed them with meaty stuff once a week...but never feed bloodworms though....not good for them cause africans can get bloated with BW....

 

[keane]

Hi ,

I feed my Mbuna standard tropical flakes in the morning (they go mad for these for some bizarre reason!! ) then cichlid pellets or sticks mixed with veggie flakes in the evening.

Once a week I give them a decent frozen brine shrimp feast as a change of diet.

All of them have hearty appetites and growing more rapidly than I thought they would!!

steve 8)