Gav Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 In an attempt to get all of the information in one place we would like to have people recommend the food or foods they use. We have a simple template below that will guide you on how to create your post. I have put in what I use, and since I have fish growing, breeding and on display I have made 3 different entries. You can make one, or as many as you need to describe how you are feeding fish.Cichlid Type:Cichlid Size i.e. fry, juvenile, adults, breedersBrand(s) and Product(s)Primary Food Product:Combine Products i.e. Yes/NoFeeding Regime: i.e. frequency of feeding, frequency of each brand, amount, time of dayAdditional InformationPlease note this thread is assist others on your experience with food and what works for you. Please do not make any posts without using the template, as they will be removed without notice. The same is true for any posts that negatively reflect on any brand of food. Lastly ACE will not allow the promotion of foods with added male enhancing hormones and such posts will be removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 Cichlid Type: Lake Malawis and Central americansCichlid Size fry through to juvisBrand(s) and Product(s): New life spectrum, cichlid formula, fish focus growth formulaPrimary Food Product: fish focus growth formulaCombine Products: i combine the food by feeding the growth formula first, then giving them a bit of the larger NLS to pick over afterwards. I have had better resuts this way than feeding either food on its own.Feeding Regime: as often as i can. usually 2 times a day on weekdays, 4 to 5 times on weekendsAdditional InformationCichlid Type: Lake Malawis and Central americans (breeders)Cichlid Size adultsBrand(s) and Product(s): New life spectrum cichlid formula, algae discs the same as at NSWCS trade table, the last of my prestige cichlid formula, hikari koi pelletsPrimary Food Product: NLSCombine Products: every day i am giving all adults the algae discs to just pick over with NLS and the Prestige pellets as a staple. once the prestige is gone i will probably get a new pellet to replace itFeeding Regime: morning and nightAdditional Information:Cichlid Type: central and south americans, display tankCichlid Size very largeBrand(s) and Product(s): hikari koi pellets, hikari carnivore pellets, algae discs as abovePrimary Food Product: hikari koi pelletsCombine Products: i feed the carnivore pellets once a week. now i have most the fish eating the koi pellets well i dont want them to get addicted to the carnivore againFeeding Regime: once a dayAdditional Information: the hikari koi pellets have given me more colour in the fish than any other food I have used. because it floats i find far less is wasted as sinking foods tend to fall between the rocks where nothing can get to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 Cichlid Type: Lake Malawi (Mbuna)Cichlid Size: Fry to JuvenilesBrand(s) and Product(s): NLS Grow Formula and MicrowormsPrimary Food Product: NLS Grow FormulaCombine Products i.e. Yes/No NOFeeding Regime: Twice daily, morning and night with the Grow Formula and nightly for the Microworms. I tend to give them and extra feed on weekends.Additional Information: I use a pepper grinder to grind the Grow Formula to start off with and then judge how the fry are coping. I stop feeding Microworms once they are out of the Fry Saver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johns Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 (edited) Cichlid Type: LAKE Malawi, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria,Cichlid Size i.e. fry, juvenile, adults, breedersBrand(s) and Product(s) Fish Focus, Primary Food Product: Fish Focus Growth Formula, Fish Focus Breeders Formula, Fish Focus Multi Purpose FormulaCombine Products i.e. YesFeeding Regime: i.e. feed daily usually evenings round 7pmAdditional Information, Fish Focus Growth Formula is soft enough to grind up in the fingers for smaller newly stripped fry Edited November 13, 2011 by johns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzagfish Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 (edited) Cichlid Type: LAKE Malawi, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria,Cichlid Size i.e. fry, juvenile, adults, breedersBrand(s) and Product(s) Fish Focus, sera floraPrimary Food Product: Fish Focus Growth Formula, Fish Focus Breeders Formula, Fish Focus Multi Purpose Formula and sera floraCombine Products i.e. YesFeeding Regime: i.e. fry 2 times a day morning and afternoon , sub-adults , adults and breeders once a day Additional Information, Fish Focus Growth Formula is soft enough to grind up in the fingers for smaller newly stripped fry i also feed the fry brine shrimp freshly hatched and vinegar eels . Edited November 13, 2011 by zigzagfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattrox Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Cichlid Type: Malawi Mbuna, Peacocks, HapsCichlid Size: fry, juvenile, adults & breedersBrand(s) and Product(s): NLS Grow, NLS Thera A, NLS Cichlid, NLS Medium Fish formula, Fish Focus 40% protien.Primary Food Product: Fry: NLS Grow. Adults and Breeders: NLS Cichlid, Thera A & Fish Focus 40% rotatedCombine Products i.e. YesFeeding Regime: Usually once a day. Fry more often. I rotate foods using each food for about 4 days or so.Additional Information: I will be incorporating Fish Focus 55% protein into the diet for new fry in the near future and the 48% for juveniles and Peacocks/Haps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Cichlid Type: Eartheaters, angels, other random small-med Sth Americans - housed with a dozen types of assorted tetra, corydoras, hoplo and flag cats, BGKCichlid Size mostly adult.Brand(s) and Product(s) NLS Cichlid and NLS small fish (for the smaller fish to get at)Primary Food Product: Probably the cichlid formula.Combine Products i.e. YesFeeding Regime: i.e. Daily, when I'm home. Probably miss 2 days a week, when I don't go home early enough at night.Additional Information - I'm now only interested in having my single display tank, no breeding or anything else, I feed NLS as it's an easy choice as a solo food choice. Originally I just had cichlid but realised some of the tetras had trouble taking to it so included the small fish mix. Seems to be working well now with everyone looking full. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobaltcraig Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Cichlid Type Malawi , Tangs , American and Live BearersFish Size VariousBrand and Products Fish Focus Growth Formula for my fry all types Osi Cichlid Flake for the Fry as well Adult Fish Osi Cichlid Flake or Sera Flora Pellet Food HBH Or Osi Treat Food For Malawis Fresh Frozen Mussels Treat Food for Americans Worms from my worm farm use as combinations Feeding Regime night and morning Additional Information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phenomena Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Cichlid Type: Central & South American, Malawi, VictorianCichlid Size: juvies, adultsBrand(s) and Product(s): NLS Thera A & Large Fish, Inve NRDPrimary Food Product: Inve NRDCombine Products: YesFeeding Regime: once a day, alternate brand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aymenz Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Cichlid Type: Malawis, Victorians and TanganyinkansCichlid Size: Fry to Juveniles and breedersBrand(s) and Product(s): HBH 8 Veggie Flakes, Omega One Kelp Flakes / Veggie Rounds / Cichlid Flakes, Ocra Mini PelletsPrimary Food Product: HBH 8 VeggieCombine Products i.e. Yes/No YesFeeding Regime: Twice daily, morning and night with the HBH 8 Veggie and kelp flakes and a Veggie Disk in the morning and Ocra Mini Pellets with 2 veggie disks nightly, the following day swap between the cichlid flakes and Kelp, also Baby brine shrimp for Fry for the first 3 weeks twice a week.Additional Information: Flakes and Ocra pellets can be grinded with hand and fed to fry once free swimmers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semurphy Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Cichlid Type: Lake Malawi, Tanganyinkans, as well as some from asia and america. Cichlid Size: juvenile to adultBrand(s) and Products: Hikari Excel Pellets, Sera San and Sera Flora, Hikari Algae WafersPrimary Food Product: Sera San and Flora and the Hikari PelletsCombine Products i.e. Yes/No Yes- Sera flora and san mixed in a bagFeeding Regime: Once to twice daily, algae wafer every second day and as they're getting bigger more of the excel pellets during regular feedsAdditional Information: Bristlenose love zucchini quite regularly as do all the other cichlids. Feed them frozen brine shrimp, spirulina brine and cihlid diet once to twice a week also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 (edited) Cichlid Type: MalawisCichlid Size: Juvies and young breedersBrand(s) and Product(s): New Life Spectrum Cichlid Formula 1mm cichlid pellets, Hikari Cichlid Excell 3mm pellets.Primary Food Product: New Life Spectrum pelletsCombine Products i.e. NoFeeding Regime: Twice a day, once in the morning at about 7.00-7.30 am, at night about 7.30 pm Hikari around once a week . No food on Saturdays Edited September 12, 2012 by TimB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloydashton Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Cichlid Type: Tangs ( Frontosa and Tropheus)Cichlid Size i.e. fry, juvenile, adults, breedersBrand(s) and Product(s) NLS fry and juvies - NLS Growth to 1mm thera A. Adults frontosa 3 mm thera A, Tropheus 1 mm thera A (twice a week frontosa get blood worms.)Primary Food Product: NLS pelletsCombine Products i.e. NoFeeding Regime: i.e. Once per day, one day off food per weekAdditional Information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid.lover Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 lloyd is blood worm even clean??i heard its full of bacteria and when i used.to feed my fish with blood worm they would always get bloat.....now i feed hikari brine shrimp and no problems at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason55 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Hikari brine is most powerful and good brand as compare to lloyed and its seem to be more international than rather and i always preffer to this on other! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nav Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 So I know this is an old post, but thought I'd revive it.. has anyone tried out NLS Algae Max? I've been feeding my fish exclusively NLS thera a formula (3mm before, now 1mm again), and nls flake, but saw the NLS algae max on some sponsor sites. Anyone got any comments/feedback about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellows Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 My Malawi's weren't real fussed on it so I went back to Hikari Sinking Excel Mini Pellet which they have always smashed as well as NLS Thera A 2mm and Sera Troppi flakes and I feed these to all my cichlids from baby fry to adults I just put the NLS and Hikari in a old salt grinder to make it smaller for the fry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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