Question On Food For Mbuna

[fish_keeper2]

well i have 5 mbuna: 3 yellow labs, 1 albino p. socolofi, and 1 colbalt blue zebra(not completely sure on this id though). i was wondering if cichlid pellets, frozen bloodworms, frozen brine shrimp, dried seaweed, romain lettuce, and zucinni was a good diet for these guys. i just want to make sure im feeding them properly as i know some mbuna are more herbivorous and others are more carnivorous.

 

[Ginge]

cichlid pellets- Fine
Blood worm- Definatly not becasue it casue bloat
frozen brine shrimp-Not Sure
dried seaweed -not sure
romain lettuce-not sure
zucinni -yes

 

[dthoffsett]

cichlid pellets- Try to get NLS (New Life Spectrum if you can, the best staple food IMO)
Blood worm- Definatly not becasue it cause bloat (I concur Ginge)
frozen brine shrimp-My guys love these, only feed them once a week at most
dried seaweed -Not too sure on this, I know they like veggies
romain lettuce-Definately try this, just parboil it first
zucinni -yes, same as romain lettuce.

You can also try frozen daphnia, not very nutricious, but hilarious to watch your fish snap these up, also should be fed only once a week, and not the same week as the brine shrimp. You can also try peas.

 

[fish_keeper2]

thanks. the pellets i feed are from hikaria, cant remember which ones but they are in a green bag. ill scrap the bloodworms then. ill try the peas, i gotta bag of frozen peas just sitting in the freezer for nothing.

 

[dthoffsett]

Just make sure you thaw the peas and then squeeze the inside out, they can't eat the outer shell of the peas.

 

[freddyk]

Instead of bloodworms you can use mysis shrimp, they're very healthy and easy for them to digest. As long as you go with a good quality food you don't need to concern yourself too much with the brand. As a prepared food spirulina flakes are also extremely good for these guys.