YeW Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 Hi All -I think a list of recommended pelleted/granulated/flake foods would be good for the SCP to post as a sticky - obviously these foods would not have any unpleasant effects (such as making female cichlids appear male :w So - post your favourite fish foods - think about the following. What is the best for the price? What is the best quality? Is the food flake or pellet? Feel free to list specialty foods - but please note next to the food that is it is primarily for species x.I'll start the ball rolling:My two faves based on price and quality are:the NSWCS pelletsand Hikari Cichlid Staple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 And which species are they primarily for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudrat Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 For value for money NSWCS pellets.Flake for the smaller fishes, pellets for the larger ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OziOscar Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 Hikari Cichlid Bio Gold. Cheers - OziOscar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanceswithDingoes Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 Nu-Life Spectrum, one food feeds all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiledonmainstreet Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 Hikari gold cichlid staple is the best food i've ever used. Pricey, but great for coloring, growth, and overall health of my fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiona Posted November 28, 2003 Share Posted November 28, 2003 I use the NSWCS pellets as a regular. Big for my tilapia, medium for my adult Malawis and others about that size, little for youngsters and little fish, crushed for little babies. I have also been using Wardleys Cichlid Flake and Spirulina tablets (both from petbarn as not too spensive) (tablets crushed for those that need it) and also give them other things like vegies, the odd prawn, the odd snail, and so on. No complaints about growth, health, colour etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted November 28, 2003 Share Posted November 28, 2003 Not sure how many people have used this, but ive used Sera Micron, Sera Micropan, Sera Micro granuals, to feed my fry in a 3 step process. The growth rate of the fish was quite fast (faster than expected)(also fed frozen BBS, Zooplankton). I'm gunna stick to this food myself, does anyone else use these sera products and whats your opinion? I believe the products are expensive but they seem to do the job.Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnightexpress Posted November 29, 2003 Share Posted November 29, 2003 I use sera flakes(vipan,san,flora),nswcs prllets. for all africans.for fry I put the flakes and the pellets in a coffee grinder and grind them till they are fine powder.Also I use sera mikopan(just trying this out at the momant) and micro worms.adnan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted November 29, 2003 Share Posted November 29, 2003 Hi all, I use sera flora, "home brand" from Aquotix (great value, granule size range and good for colour), the odd frozen bloodworm and brine. I also use the sera prods. for fry but supplement with microworm and newly hatched brine. Bottom feeders get Hikari algae wafers, vegies and sinking complete food tabs (nutrifin) or seranip.merjo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishie4me Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 i am not too sure what i am feeding is right, i am currently feeding my fish with tetra colourbits and like 2 time a week with bloodworms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 I use OSI cichlid flake and OSI spirulina for all the fish i bring in. I have been useing it for years and have no complaints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 Hey,for africans (mainly Mbuna) try HBH Vegie flake. it has ALL the vegies you can think of! (that your fish will eat)yah very good to clean the intestines!cheersRichard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bit Racer Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 I'm a big fan of HBH flake frenzy, AOA bits for fry.The orca pellets are okay as a staple but I can't stand the smell of the nswcs flakes.I also use hikari frozen brine shrimp regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aymenz Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 i use the hikari pellets for my americans (texas and jacks) size meduimand the mini for the fry........sometimes some sinkable sticks but i don't know the brand ...... got them from lams aquariums and it has a texas photo on it (the box is white with a blue lid)......... does anyone know it ???????is it good for the fry..... it's their main food..... with some bloodworms ..... 2 days a week...... hey guys where do you get the NSWCH peelets from ????????and are they better than the hikari ????thx in adv.c ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardM Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 sometimes some sinkable sticks but i don't know the brand ...... got them from lams aquariums and it has a texas photo on it (the box is white with a blue lid)......... does anyone know it ???????"Aqua-Life Cichlid Pellets" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 I use Wardleys Spirilina Flake (not disk) for my mbuna along with Wardley colour enhancing flake, the occasional feed of Hakari Brineshrimp and Fish Fuel Co Zooplankton. I feed kongs bloodworms probably once a week.Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getts57 Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Ok'here goesFor my Americans i use Hikari Chiclid gold, Cichlid staple, beef heart and frozen Cichild mix.For my Africans i use HBH 8 Vege Flake, OSI Spirulina wafers, Zuccini which they share with the B-nose cats. When i have babies i crush all the dry foods together and feed them that.Cheers, Heintz. :lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gutty Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Any chance we could make this a sticky Dave ?Or set up like a profile page but for food, water treatments etc.I think it'll be very handy for begginers especially, but also for all of us who want to try somthing new, or have changed from Americans to Malawis and want some opinions etc. Or like Mulva at the moment haveing picky eaters.Could be very handy.LataMatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gutty Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Damn that was quick.thanks very much Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hungsta Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 I feed my fish: Orca pelletsAOA bits HBH Soft and moist Spirulina HBH Cichlid attackOSI premier I feed my mollies:Sera floraAnd my bottom dwellers:Hikari shrimp discsHikari algae wafers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magica DiSpell Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 I feed NSWCS pellets as a staple to all my fish, but then I don't have any vegetarians any longer. Before I discovered these good quality and great value for money pellets, I used to feed Tetra Bits as a staple (ouch - but at the time I only had 2 tanks, so that was ok).For the vegetarians amongst our fish we used OSI spirulina flakes, which the fish loved. My fish also loved Sera Flora (they went crazy about it), but the price can be a little prohibitive, depending on the exchange rate - I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OziOscar Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 Could someone PM me what "those" foods that allegedly cause, um, issues are? I would like to know what ones are not a positive choice. Cheers - OziOscar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noyd Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 with frozen bloodworms, do you melt the cube before you put it in, or just whack the whole thing frozen in there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trofius Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 I feed my tanks with herbivores OSI spirilina flakes and some fresh lettuce or peas etc once a week, and home grown algae. The other fishes get Wardleys premium cichlid flake, or a mix of both flakes every few days, plus alage and vegies etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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