AussieCanadian Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 I know they are vegatarians and protein will cause bloat. I am looking for information on the best possible food for these guys. Any help or information would be fantastic.. Cheers matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Try duck weed, i hear they love it and its damn cheap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japes Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 I'm pretty sure most of the Tropheus keepers on ACE use and highly recommend New Life Spectrum, I think their vegetable based formula is called Thera-A or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 NLS Grow for babies (or crushed NLS Cichlid or Thera A (contains garlic)) Adults NLS Cichlid or NLS Thera A HBH Vege Flakes Sera Flora Source: http://tropheusfanatics.invisionzone.com/index.php? Experts always emphasise not to overfeed and not to change their diet abruptly - any diet change should be a gradual thing so as not to cause stress or bloat or other problems. Find what food works for your fish and stick to it. Another good source: http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/c ... opheus.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieCanadian Posted April 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Pete your the man...thanks for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HereFishieFishie Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Anything that is spirulina based. Frenchy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japes Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Experts always emphasise not to overfeed and not to change their diet abruptly - any diet change should be a gradual thing so as not to cause stress or bloat or other problems. Find what food works for your fish and stick to it. Just to clarify on this, I vary my American Cichlids diet between 4 different Hikari Products as well as mixing in vegetables, beefheart etc. here and there, never overfeeding. Is this 'rule' something that pertains only to Tropheus species, as I was under the impression that a varied diet was healthy for fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 The premise is that Tropheus inhabit an area that is very stable (water composition / parameter wise and food availability wise) whereas Sth Americans' conditions change and vary all the time. Some argue their longer digestive tract also makes them more sensitive to diet change. OSI spirulina flake and HBH algae wafers and fresh veg are other products that some breeders use. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japes Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 The premise is that Tropheus inhabit an area that is very stable (water composition / parameter wise and food availability wise) whereas Sth Americans' conditions change and vary all the time. Some argue their longer digestive tract also makes them more sensitive to diet change. OSI spirulina flake and HBH algae wafers and fresh veg are other products that some breeders use. Peter Cheers mate, that sums it up well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breeder87 Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 i feed my tropheus hbh vegeflake they love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtr73 Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Is this 'rule' something that pertains only to Tropheus species, as I was under the impression that a varied diet was healthy for fish? I think you're right there Japes, a varied diet is a good thing but only as long as you've researched the species feeding habits and they lean towards being Omnivorous. The Tropheus rule doesn't apply to all species, the important thing is you know what your fish would normally feed on in the wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japes Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 the important thing is you know what your fish would normally feed on in the wild. Hikari Pellets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
