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	How often do you feed your cichlids?
billyspans Banned Posts: 59 Kudos: 48 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jun-2005	I am worried that I might be overfeeding my cichlids. How often do you feed your cichlids? I have the following cichlids in my tank two jewels flamingo convict spiny salvini As well as three clown loaches, two plecos and a raphael. I feed them about ten times a week with a combination of flakes, pellets, shrimp, blood worms, sinking pellets and grubs (not all at once).
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Fish Guy Mega Fish Posts: 1091 Kudos: 1254 Votes: 2 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	Hmmmmm I think thats not too bad, i just feed mine once per day.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i would feed them like every other fish, once-twice aday. just remember the more times you are going to feed them, the less food to use. just enough so that every1 has a bite to eat.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
billyspans Banned Posts: 59 Kudos: 48 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jun-2005	I sometimes get worried that the bottom feeders aren't getting as much as the Jewels and Flamingo tend to eat a lot so I think I put too much in per feeding. As a result I have fat jewels growing at an alarming rate.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
SJinNJ Fish Addict Posts: 568 Kudos: 447 Votes: 16 Registered: 21-May-2003	Sometimes it's hard to make sure all the fish get their food while trying to prevent some from being pigs and some not getting anything at all. Try different ways to feed them, maybe scooping up a cup of tank water and placing the food in the cup so when you dump the cup the food spreads thru the tank and doesn't just stay on the surface.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
littlemousling Conchiform Posts: 5230 Registered: 23-Aug-2003	I keep small fish with small systems, so I feed tiny amounts as many times a day as possible (within reason). This helps me get the best growth and health out of them, and fry growth is about ten times as fast as before this policy, with the same temperature, water changes, space, etc. -Molly Visit shelldwellers.com!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	I feed my Elec.Yellow & N.Brichardi 3 times a day & the food is eaten within minutes. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
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