Neil
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petroby,
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I think that most of us will agree that it is not feeding live foods(especially tubiflex/blackworms) that would make us throw our hands up, it is feeding unsafe live foods. That can alsways be a question when you are dealing with live. But, there is no better condiition method for Dwarf Cichlids, if you can maintain quality. Sounds like you have licked that problem.
I use all of the critters that you have mentioned, only in there frozen form. This, too, is a good way to make sure you are getting the advantages of live foods, while still insuring safety from parasites. I also think it important to feed a variety of foods to give our fish the full spectrum of vitamins and minerals they need. We don't just want to fill them up and get them breeding. We also want to make sure that they are healthy and will breed for us for as long as possible. In this respect, it is helpful to find some alternatives to live foods (although a variety would probably do the trick). I use OSI Marine Flake. My fish seem to eat it reasonable well and it have many of the things that might be somewhat lacking from the rest of their diet. There is no one feeding methodology that is necessarily perfect, especially when you are dealing with different types of fish. But a variety of foods can come close to meeting the needs of all Dwarf Cichlids. I use about 5 different types a week in the hope that I am accomplishing this.
Neil
WELCOME TO THE FORUM
I think that most of us will agree that it is not feeding live foods(especially tubiflex/blackworms) that would make us throw our hands up, it is feeding unsafe live foods. That can alsways be a question when you are dealing with live. But, there is no better condiition method for Dwarf Cichlids, if you can maintain quality. Sounds like you have licked that problem.
I use all of the critters that you have mentioned, only in there frozen form. This, too, is a good way to make sure you are getting the advantages of live foods, while still insuring safety from parasites. I also think it important to feed a variety of foods to give our fish the full spectrum of vitamins and minerals they need. We don't just want to fill them up and get them breeding. We also want to make sure that they are healthy and will breed for us for as long as possible. In this respect, it is helpful to find some alternatives to live foods (although a variety would probably do the trick). I use OSI Marine Flake. My fish seem to eat it reasonable well and it have many of the things that might be somewhat lacking from the rest of their diet. There is no one feeding methodology that is necessarily perfect, especially when you are dealing with different types of fish. But a variety of foods can come close to meeting the needs of all Dwarf Cichlids. I use about 5 different types a week in the hope that I am accomplishing this.
Neil