Suitable Fish Food For Dwarf Cichlids?

[mark4785]

I was wondering what sort of diet is ideal for a German Blue Ram Dwarf Cichlid. I haven't consulted anybody with regards to an optimum diet for this sort of fish but I do know that they are omnivores and I do know they are a very sensitive fish so I tend to pick out the foods which have high vitamin and protein content.

I currently feed the following to my GBR:
- Ocean Nutrition Spirulina Flakes added twice a day, an amount that can be eaten in a few minutes. Product found here.

- Ocean Nutrition Omni-flakes added once or twice a day, an amount that can be eaten in a few minutes. Product found here.

- Gamma eradicated Blood worms dipped in Waterlife Vitazin (vitamin supplement) offered every 4-7 days. The GBR will generally eat 3-4 of them.


Some people who I have spoke with say that they have never fed flakes to GBR's. Is there some legitimate reason for avoiding giving flakes to GBR's or is it just a personal choice to avoid?

I've been interested in purchasing a different Ocean Nutrition product (found here), would it be suitable for offering to a GBR? I'd appreciate any food recommendations as I'm looking to be able to offer several different foods to my fish rather than just offering two different types.

Unfortunately, my GBR has a thing for flakes, it turns its nose up at pellets!

Mark.

 

[jacko32]

i feed mine a mixture of NLS and live and frozen food

 

[fluttermoth]

Honestly, water quality is far more important for Rams than the food is.

Mine do fine on flake with a once or twice weekly feed of freeze dried bloodworm, they pick at the algae wafers and catfish pellets too.