New life spectrum

[neilsarah]

I started using New Life Spectrum fish food. I just saw online they have a cichlid formula. Is there a difference? I am currently using thera plus a 1mm for my smaller fish and the 2mm for my bigger fish. Also the only size i can find on the cichlid one is a 1mm, those seem to be too small for my larger fish. Any suggestions?

[four_by_ken]

I use Thera A for all my Africans (spirulina flakes also).

They make the Thera A up to like a 6mm pellet.

[Regalblue]

I may be wrong...  isn't Thera A the one with garlic added ?

[tugboat]

I use Thera A as well, great food!

[Super Turtleman]

I may be wrong...  isn't Thera A the one with garlic added ?

Yes it is.

[neilsarah]

So then the cichlid formula is nothing different?

[four_by_ken]

I may change over to something else... as this stuff isn't cheap and the fish are growing.

[Regalblue]

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f12/new-life-spectrum-thera-a-or-regular-173657.html

[Ron]

So then the cichlid formula is nothing different?

The "thera" content is slightly different from the standard. From size to size across the standard NLS offering, the nutritional percentages do vary. I however do pick what size I feed based on the size alone without concern about the slight variations in percentages.

IIRC the "large fish" formula is the 2mm pellet. I feed that to my malawian cichlids around ~5" and over. 2"-5" I use the cichlid formula. Under 2" I use the growth formula. However, for all I also use a large spirulina flake 1/2 of the time as well (when most of the large flakes are gone from a container, I swap the remaining small contents to a smaller container that I use for the smaller fish and refill the large container from a bulk quantity I keep in the freezer.