What do african cichlids eat?

Question

I've been feeding them pellets and blood worms, is there anything else they need?

I have electric yellows, electric blues, and some zebra/yellow looking one.

Answer 1

Hiya! I currently have 3 tanks that house African cichlids. The best diet for them is a diverse one, but what I've found to be the most effective is a vegetable diet (flake or pellet), unless the fish is specifically carnivorous. The reason for this is that cichlids are extremely susceptible to a disease known as "bloat" and if fed too much of a carnivorous diet, this can kill them. I generally feed a spirulina flake/pellet 4 times a week and on the other 3 days in between I feed brine shrimp, blood worms (rarely) or a general cichlid flake.

Answer 2

African Cichlid Food

Answer 3

They may survive with them since they are small and fast. But, it is probably not a good choice. Most african cichlids prefer high ph, hard water which is not good for the tetras. And, a couple of weeks is not long enough to cycle. The tetras tend to be pretty hardy and might survive a cylce easier than some africans would. So just because they lived doesn't mean the tank is cycled. You need to take the tetras back and get a test kit to check the water. The tests will tell you when the tank is cycled and ready for fish.

Answer 4

I've had those fish before...and they absolutely LOVED the Cichlid Pellets. You can find them in any average Fish Store. They come in a plastic jar with a variety of Cichlids pictured across them and are literally little pellets. They gobble 'em up! As a treat, once in a while, I feed them Frozen Bloodworms (not Freeze Dried Bloodworms) - most straight Fish Stores will have a freezer with packages of Frozen Bloodworms. I LOVE watching these guys tear into the bloodworms. :)

Answer 5

You should not feed African cichlids blood worms as they are really bad for them and can cause a disease called bloat.Depending on the type you have spirulina is great for cichlids along with the cichlid pellets.

Answer 6

I have fed my cichlids flakes, pellets, frozen foods such as bloodworms and brine shrimp, as well as feeder fish such as rosies or feeder guppies. It all depends on the temperment of your particular cichlids and the other cichlids that you have living with them.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Brine shrimp is a big one, there's nothing more that my cichlids want to eat but frozen, dry, or living brine shrimp, they sure do love them.

Answer 9

That really depends on the fish. Some africans are purely meat eaters while others eat almost nothing but algae. If you know the name of your fish or can post a photo of the fish we can ID it and help you determine a quality, well balanced diet for your particular fish.

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Answer 10

Some are omnivores, and some are carnivores.

It depends on what kind.


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