namehater

ive thought about feeding earthworms, but im affraid to put random worms into my tank lol. do you catch the worms yourself or are they store bought? do you clean them? if so, how?

when it rains at my house, these giant worms come out onto the patio, these things have to be as big around as a pencil and usually about 10" long. if i could feed these things to my cichlid tank (frontosa, labs, acei, eartheaters, zebras) i could save a ton of money!

Shawnie

as long as there are no pesticydes and such around your gardens or lawns, these worms after a rain storm are faboooooo for our fish...I do wash mine as i just dont want the dirt in my tank ...all my cichlids love them

namehater

man, all the worms that have gone to waste drying out on the slab lol. when you wash them, do you just give a good rinsing to get the dirt off and thats it? do you cut them up at all, i havent dealt with a worm in a long time, but i recall them being difficult to 'break' do the fish have trouble with to large of pieces?

Shawnie

I just give them a quick rinse and yes I cut them to the size of the fish eating them...my oscars never got them cut and neither do my JD's..but my cons and angels and such do get them cut....and size of the worm matters also

spekbelly

I have been feeding my 2 Convicts 2 times a day. I use Tetra Cichlid Crisp for the fist feeding, and Frozen brine shrimp for there second feeding.
Should I stop feeding them Brine Shrimp everyday and use the Brine Shrimp more as a treat?

Shawnie

all my fish have brine shrimp daily...as well as other things as long as the diet is varied, you are good

dbhewitt63

I've fed all my fish (including Lake Malawi herbivores) Spectrum and it is hands down the one and only fish food in my opinion. I've done varied diets and such and thought I was doing good until a professional fish keeper friend of mine insisted I try Spectrum for a month.
I saw dramatic results both in appearance and behavior along with temperment and health within 2 weeks.
Wish now I'd have known sooner. Search New Life Spectrum as it's not widely carried in small LFSs. It's by far the best thing I ever did for my fish.

btate617

Did that come from their website.....

dbhewitt63

No, it's my own personal experience and opinion.

zowie717

I vary a couple of things with feedings. first I feed the cichlid flake in the morning, and at night i feed the pellet for them. but i alter this up and also I will skip either a morning or an evening feeding every other day. My babies are still juveniles and do need to eat daily for their growth and strengh, but with the reduction of every other day, lessen 1 meal, water quality is better and personalities in the tank. They also decided for themselves that my pleco's food (algae wafters) are theres now too. so if i am not sneaky enough then they go and get these too. I do once a month drop in a couple of peas for treats. so far things are good and their colors are wonderful!! along with their attitudes of strutting their beautiful selves! ; )

Camacho

does New Life Spectrum really hold up like they say it does on the website? cause if they do im goin down to Tampa Fl in a couple of weeks to see fam and i there was a place down there were they sell New Life Spectrum but idk if it was worth the money or not i just want to know what people really think of it

Shawnie

IMO omega is better than NLS but everyone has an opinion on what they prefer

Camacho

were can i pick up IMO omega never herd/saw that

Shawnie

omega is the food.. IMO is "in my opinion " and most LFS carry omega one ...not sure about the NLS

dbhewitt63

Omega One pellets for cichlids (with the purple label) was what I used before trying Spectrum. It was a good basic for my omnivores and carnivores, however I still had to feed my mbuna lots of spirulina. Personally, I believe Spectrum is worth every penny.

Shawnie

for my africans, I go kens fish foods all the way..and I make my own for all my fish..but I was just comparing NLS to my opinion of Omega one