best food for the job

fishtankmaster5

fishtankmaster5

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what is the best staple food to feed african cichlids, here are some that i have seen (there are so many claiming to be great for cichlids but whose the best)

Tetra Cichlid Flake
O.S.I. Cichlid Flake
H.B.H. Super Cichlid Floater
Hikari Cichlid Biogold
Hikari Cichlid Complete
Hikari Cichlid Excel
Hikari Cichlid Gold
Hikari Cichlid Staple
Marineland Bio-Blendcichlid
Tetra Cichlid Mini Granules

but whats the best and does anyone use something that is better *thumbsup2
anyone please help *thumbsups
 

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What type food to use depends on the species. What brand is ultimately up to you. Some African cichlids are carnivores, with others being herbivores, and in the middle omnivores. Feeding the wrong types of foods can cause illness and eventualy death. Mbuna for example are sometimes seen with a disease called 'Malawi Bloat' which can be caused by feeding food with to much protien content.

I feed my cichlids OSI cichlid flakes, LFS brand freshwater & spirulina flakes, OSI spirulina pellets, Hikari cichlid gold and cichlid complete, SBB frozen blood worms and brine shrimp.
 

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fishtankmaster5 said:
what type of New Life Spectrum does everyone use because i did some research and there is like 6 or7 different kind
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I use NFS for Cichlid. I thought the growth was to make them grow faster but the customer service rep told me they're only good for frys.
 

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