EmRaaN wants to know:
i have a community of african cichlid in my tank. i use to feed them floating pallets made of shrimps and yeast. do i need to feed them blood worms too? any plus point of feeding blood worms to cichlids? any change in health or color of cichlids which are additionally fed with blood worms?plz help?
i have a community of african cichlid in my tank. i use to feed them floating pallets made of shrimps and yeast. do i need to feed them blood worms too? any plus point of feeding blood worms to cichlids? any change in health or color of cichlids which are additionally fed with blood worms?plz help?
March 11th, 2010 at 10:45 am
its just food. it’ll give them lots of protein. if you want you can treat them by putting little goldfish in your tank. it may sound cruel, but keepping a fish which only eats other fish isn’t really a good idea. i want to get 4 fairy cichlids.
March 12th, 2010 at 8:15 pm
I too have chiclids and I feed them pellets and frozen blood worms and frozen brine shrimp. There is nothing wrong with it. It will actually improve the health of the fish. One thing I learned is that you do not want to feed them gold fish. Gold fish carry many diseases at the pet stores. Feeding them bloodworms instead of fish is great.
March 14th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
Hi Em -
Sure you can feed your cichlids blood worms. Blood worms, zucchini, and oranges (sliced) add variety to their otherwise ordinary dinner. Try it!
Enjoy!
March 15th, 2010 at 6:52 am
Blood worms are high in protein and are a good staple in an African Cichlids diet. Cichlids are a diverse group of fish and many require different diets. However, African Cichlids feed on small fish and invertebrates in the wild. Such as snails or shrimp. This means they are mainly a carnivorous fish and require a lot of protein from meat. So it wouldn’t hurt to occasionally buy snails or ghost shrimp for them to feed on. And as long as you get blood worms that say they have to parasites your fish will do just fine. No health problems will follow.
As you probably know they are a very territorial fish. Feeding should be 3 to 4 times daily to curb their need to fight with each other. When they are fed 3 to 4 times they realize that they have enough food and will become less aggressive. I hope this helps!
March 17th, 2010 at 6:37 am
I have angelfish, which are cichlids too. I feed them tropical flakes, dried bloodworms, and live brine shrimp. They won’t eat frozen shrimp cubes, seaweed, mealworms, or krill. I tried all those and those picky brats wouldn’t touch them. Luckily my tetras and cories like them! Anyway, if you feed a varied diet the fish grow bigger and faster, and with brighter coloration. All of my fish are gorgeous in color, and I don’t have a fancy setup for them. Even the plainer silvery giant danios now have teal and orange stripes with red-tipped fins.