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Offline Bulldogh

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For for South Americans
« on: August 08, 2015, 10:13:59 AM »
i have a nice combination of silver dollars, Severums, Blue Araras and they are doing great. However I am pretty new South Americans I've mostly been an African guy.. Diet? Mostly green types of food? Any protein? I've heard maybe some spinach once in a while? Thanks for any help!

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Re: For for South Americans
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2015, 01:38:13 PM »
silver dollars are omnivorous like many african cichlids but the severums & acaras are largely carnivorous...a diet of mixed flakes & NLS pellets or an equivilant would be a good start...I used to feed my SA cichlids live earthworms as an occasional snack too  :)

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Re: For for South Americans
« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2015, 02:55:07 PM »
Ok! Thank you!

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Re: For for South Americans
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2015, 12:22:06 AM »
Personally I'd pick a well rounded omnivorous food & stay away from land based protein,  unless conditioning to spawn.
 My silver dollars get fed Southern Delight PowerFeed.  They are housed with Amphilophus Red Isletas.

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Re: For for South Americans
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2015, 08:29:02 PM »
I am feeding a combination of green flakes(60%) nls sinking pellet(30%) 10% mixed flakes.

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Re: For for South Americans
« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2015, 07:32:19 AM »
I'd suggest cutting out the flakes & switching to a veggie pellet then.
 Flakes are for fry & goldfish.  They loose too much nutrition once wet.