BEST quality fish food for cyprichromis?????

[tattoo]

i am looking for advice on best fish food and variety for my new cyprichromis.... any help would be greatly appricated also where to get the food also.... thanks mickey carroll

[CichlidHobbyist]

Re: BEST quality fish food for cyprichromis?????

I feed mine osi flake(Dr. froster) and NLS 1mm(Mike's) and tetra color bits(LFS)

[tattoo]

Re: BEST quality fish food for cyprichromis?????

i use nls 1mm, spirlunia tetra, just looking for some frozen or live or something diffrent other than what i use...

[eklikewhoa]

Re: BEST quality fish food for cyprichromis?????

Hikari Spirulina enhanced Brine shrimp? Mysis shrimp?

[tattoo]

Re: BEST quality fish food for cyprichromis?????

i also have gobys so brine shrimp out of question but not sure of mysis shrimp.. what do you think...

[eklikewhoa]

Re: BEST quality fish food for cyprichromis?????

Who says gobies can't eat brine? It's got spirulina in it!


Compared to all the random dry foods that are being fed to fish out there I doubt a little brine and spirulina is bad.

[armthehomeless]

Re: BEST quality fish food for cyprichromis?????

"In many ways, Cyp. leptosoma is similar to the Utaka of Lake Malawi. Not only are they found in large shoals in the open water, but they also feed on the plankton. Since they generally eat small snacks throughout the day in the wild, frequent, small feedings are recommended. Suitable foods include black worms, glass worms, red worms, brine shrimp, plankton, and premium flake foods. A protein-rich diet will bring this cichlid into spawning condition very quickly. It is important to keep in mind that they prefer smaller-sized food particles; consequently, they thrive best in a setup with sloppy eaters. Their large eyes are suited for picking out even the smallest morsels of food. In fact, my adults will enthusiastically dine on baby brine shrimp, which are nearly microscopic.

I feed my Cyps 3 times a day with OSI Brine Shrimp flakes and Hikari Cichlid Complete. Cyps are ravenous eaters and watching them eat is almost as much fun as watching them school, display, or spawn. I have yet to see a pellet hit the sand! Their mouth has a single hinge, which allows for their mouth to form a small, projected tube. This tube creates a small vacuum, permitting the food to be sucked straight into their buccal cavity. Cyps can be sensitive to water quality, but as far as contracting Bloat, I have never seen it. I don't want to say they're bullet-proof, but they're darn close."

excerpt from:

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/c_leptosoma_utinta.php

[armthehomeless]

Re: BEST quality fish food for cyprichromis?????

"The food of choice for E. cyanostictus is a good Spirulina flake. Mysis and Cyclops make good supplementary foods, but avoid Brine Shrimp at all costs. Suitable tankmates include other algae-eating tanganyikans, such as Tropheus and Simochromis species."

taken from:

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/e_cyanostictus.php

[tattoo]

Re: BEST quality fish food for cyprichromis?????

great info thanks for the help tim...... and ek................ i just want to give them the best food i can get them.... and the most variety....

[tattoo]

Re: BEST quality fish food for cyprichromis?????

same artical i read tim... was just looking for a variety to feed both fish.... thanks for the help

[eklikewhoa]

Re: BEST quality fish food for cyprichromis?????

The consensus behind feeding brine to our tanganyikan herbivores is due to the slimy coating that forms with poor grade frozens....also to help minimize this feed only after thawing the brine in freshwater and rinsing.


Honestly though.....anyone ever care to look at the ingredients of just about all supposed "Spirulina" or "Veggie" flakes/foods?