Homemade Fish Food for African Cichlids

[Fishguy1997]

Does anyone know how to make homemade fish food for African cichlids?

 

[nemo01]

Start a wax worm farm really easy to do and they are real healthy for fish In General

 

[Fishguy1997]

Where do I buy these

 

[nemo01]

Walmart any wear that sells fish bait

 

[Malawi Freak]

That would be too much protein for them and will lead to bloat.

 

[em_witt]

How can u make a habitat 4 them? I've heard lots about worm cultures and stuff like that... I'm just wondering cuz. I wanted to start something too.

 

[nemo01]

U need something like a storage tote lots of corn mill and dryer lint...fill the tote with the corn mill add the worms and put the dryer lint on top of the worms cut a few small holes in the lid of the tote and place it on top of the tote u will no if they are breeding becuz u will find some really small Beatles if there are Beatles than it's a success the Beatles are wax worm larva

 

[LogansMomma]

That would be too much protein for them and will lead to bloat.

If you only fed once every week would that still lead to bloat? Feeding a reg daily diet of pellets or flakes?

 

[Freakgecko91]

Wax worms are larvae, the Beatles are the adult form. Plus, wax worms re very high in fat, which would cause liver failure over n extended period of time. They're horrible to feed lizards for that particular reason, fish are no different, especially an omnivorous species, which most cichlids are...

 

[Fishguy1997]

Thanks

 

[Malawi Freak]

If u only fed once every week would that still lead to bloat? Feeding a reg daily diet of pellets or flakes?

As just stated, they aren't healthy as a part of a consistent diet. Even if just weekly.

Also, maintaining a culture like this for only a weekly treat would be overrun in a couple months.

 

[Fishguy1997]

Does anyone know how to make like a liquid food without needing to use live. Food

 

[LogansMomma]

Hmm OK. What about breeding ghost shrimp?

 

[Fishguy1997]

That's live

 

[LogansMomma]

Lol yeah? Der. Jk.

 

[LogansMomma]

No I don't know how. Hope someone else chips in here. I was actually asking the other guy.... I forgot to quote him. Sry

 

[Fishguy1997]

Haha thanks

 

[LogansMomma]

:/ lol