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	question regarding feeding peacock cichlids
betahex Fish Addict Posts: 864 Kudos: 352 Votes: 0 Registered: 11-Jul-2001	what's the best foods for peacock cichlids? what do they normally eat in the wild? do they need more protein foods compared to most other lake malawi cichlids and mbuna? any help would be appreciated!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
inkodinkomalinko Fish Guru Posts: 2441 Kudos: 833 Registered: 18-Jan-2003	Most africans perfer a balanced meal, just like humans . This is because too much protein will cause the fish to have bloat, and usually the poop will be very big. Too little, and the fish wont grow Try feeding a staple pellet for 2 days, then a vegetable based flake (usually spirulini is used) for one day, and repeat for well, forever . Usually a treat here and there wont hurt (brine shrimp, frozen or live).
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
openwater Fish Addict Posts: 565 Kudos: 551 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jul-2004	Mine get a cichlid flake as there base food. This is supplemented by spirulina floating stick, sirulina sinking wafer( mostly for other fish and snail, but they love them as well), frozen shrimp(they go crazy for them, but I wouldn't feed them this often), sinking shrimp pellets(sometimes) and they also eat freeze dried bloodworms and sometimes, very rarely veges. The spirulina food is supposed to bring out there colors more. I bascially offer a varied diet, I wouldn't want to eat the same thing day in and day out. In the wild they will dig through the sand and rocks looking for microinverts.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
acei Big Fish Posts: 316 Kudos: 291 Votes: 1 Registered: 18-Mar-2004	peacocks are omnivores and will eat pretty much anything. find a good staple pellet and throw in a weekly treat of mysis shrimp. when they get larger, flake often gets too messy, so i avoid flake for the most part. occasional spirulina wont hurt them either. i have found that most of the ones i used to have are not too picky. seems the mysis shrimp are their favorite treat. they even eat snails that i put in my tank. i think the key is quality and variety. Last edited by acei at 21-Oct-2004 08:39
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
TheGoldenDojo Fish Addict Posts: 575 Kudos: 559 Votes: 8 Registered: 04-Apr-2004	peacocks feed on shrimp that live in the sand so i would give them assorted foods inc. shrimp pellets, cichlid granules, spirulina flakes, fd brine shrimp, etc.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
just beginning Moderator Literature Nerd Posts: 1879 Kudos: 1380 Votes: 198 Registered: 17-Dec-2000	Peacocks do like more protein than mbuna, which is why they should never be kept together. But as others said, balance is best, and some veggies in their diet won't go astray. The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. - Oscar Wilde
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
inkodinkomalinko Fish Guru Posts: 2441 Kudos: 833 Registered: 18-Jan-2003	I would hold off of the mysis, or be careful. Pick brands that have went through sterilization process, as an expert (Pam Chin) told me that there are cases of a "super ich" which kills fish in 24 hours which lead back to mysis shrimp.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
malawianpro Fingerling Posts: 48 Kudos: 29 Votes: 0 Registered: 11-Nov-2004	if you want coloration to come out best, use New life spectrum flakes and pellets. It has everything they need, and if you can get a good source of ghost shrimp as most of these guys like to eat crustaceans that are along the sand bottems in their native lands.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03


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