JVIEW

Hello, I have some cherry barbs some jewel cichlids and I believe a Zebra Obliquidens fish and they all have a red color to them and I would like to purchase a food that brings out the red color more. Does anyone know of any food that can do that for me?

aquarist48

Hello Jview. I just read a post yesterday by Slug and he stated that raw shrimp is the best food to bring out the red in fish. He breeds Discus so I'm sure he knows all about coloring and I would trust his text.
Ken

Nutter

The shrimp is good for the color of fish as are most prepackaged fish foods. Most contain color enhancers & frozen food is always good for color as well.

Are those fish all in the same tank?

JVIEW

the jewels and the zebra are together in a 55 gallon and my cherry barbs are in a 15 gallon with 1 blue ram

play

I think cichlid staples and bloodworns would bring out their color but I don't really know

Nutter

Glad the Barbs are seperate. You had me worried there for a minute. You may have issues with the jewel & the zebra as they are from very different water. The zebra requires hard water with a high pH while the jewel is from soft water with much lower PH. It is impossible to provide the right water conditions for both fish in the same tank so you will only be able to get one or the other to show thier full colors.

Butterfly

Omega One includes the skins of the fish used to prepare their foods. This is a natural color enhancer.
Carol