ram food

[ram man]

hello evry 1 im new but not to fish keeping i have a ten gallon tank that has plants 2 blue rams and a betta. don't worry they get along fine they even seem like friends . my question is do rams eat tetra flake food

 

[Gunnie]

I've never owned rams, but every cichlid I've ever owned except for my tank busters have been raised on flake food. Your rams should eat the tetra food just fine, but you may want to do some research and upgrade on a better quality flake. Look for something that doesn't containe fishmeal as the first ingredient. Omega One and New Life Spectrum come to mind. You should also consider getting some frozen or freeze dried bloodworms, tubifex worms (my fish all hate the Wardley brand), shrimp pellets, and daphnia (freeze dried is the easiest) for variety in their diet. Your betta will enjoy all these foods also.

 

[ram man]

ok thanks the only problem i have right now is getting the female to eat enough im just woried about them starving. the other thing is i dont want to introduce paricites by live food

 

[Gunnie]

You don't have to feed live food for healthy fish. There are many frozen and freeze-dried varieties out there.

 

[ram man]

ok thank you ill go out and by freeze dried food