Michigan Cichlid Association

General Category => Old World => Topic started by: African cichlid Keeper on March 13, 2015, 10:56:02 PM

Title: Best food for Tropheus
Post by: African cichlid Keeper on March 13, 2015, 10:56:02 PM
I recently acquired Some Tropheus and I wanted to know if cobalt mysis spirulina food is ok for them to have?And if not what  food is..
Title: Re: Best food for Tropheus
Post by: Regalblue on March 13, 2015, 11:28:59 PM
I personally wouldn't feed mysis to Tropheus. Stick to something purely vegetable based like HBH flake & the ocean nutrition green pellets.   
Title: Re: Best food for Tropheus
Post by: jcunningham0295 on March 13, 2015, 11:39:09 PM
HBH veggie 8 is the top food for Tropheus, this what all mine got crazy over.
Title: Re: Best food for Tropheus
Post by: Nick on March 14, 2015, 02:44:02 PM
I also used Ken's Sprulina flake and Dainichi Veggie Deluxe and Veggie FX. They loved all of them and I never had issues. Dainichi is quite expensive though.
Title: Re: Best food for Tropheus
Post by: jkeeler on March 14, 2015, 04:01:36 PM
Jenna I won some of the Cobalt Mysis Spirulina in the contest in December.  Fish love it, but I don't feed to Tropheus.

It has 44% Protein, 12% Fat and 3% Fiber compared to HBH Veggie 8 that is 28%/9%/6%

Plus check out ingredients...Spirulina #1

Ingredients
Spirulina Algae, Soy Flour, Pea Powder, Dehydrated Alfalfa Leaf Powder, Wheat Flour, Wheat Starch, Carrot Powder, Spinach Powder, Fish Meal, Fish Oil, Wheat Germ, Brewers Dried Yeast, Kelp Powder, Zucchini Powder, Kale Powder, Beet Powder, Soybean Oil, Soy Lecithin, Wheat Gluten, Canthaxanthin, Mixed Tocopherols (Preservative), Rosemary Extract, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Vitamin A Acetate, Choline Chloride, a-Tocopheryl Acetate (source of Vitamin E), Niacin, Inositol, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Biotin, Pyridoxine HCI, Folic Acid, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, D-Activated Animal Sterol (source of Vitamin D3), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Zinc Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Magnesium Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Citric Acid (preservative).