Live or pellets for my frontosa?

[Joonburg]

What's the best food I can give my frontosa that would really bring out his color. Is live food better or pellets?

 

[Mrc8858]

Pellets are more consistent and formulated to have just what is needed. Live feed can even pass on parasites so its always reccomended to feed pellets if possible. I use NLS for my fronts and they look great

 

[Jacobsal91]

At my job we have a frontosa that wont eat flakes or pellets. He only eats misis or brine frozen or live. I agree with above statment, pellets/flakes are best but frozen (imo) is a bit more apealing for most fish

 

[cichlid_tank619]

Agreeing with the previous post. I have fronts and all I feed them is NLS, Hakri cichlid gold and spurlina flakes. Every ones in awhile I like to give the frozen blood works or brine/mysis shrimp. I read they need a higher protein intake than other cichlids. With this diet I have yet to loose one and thy never seem to be "bloated".

Oh and as for live feeders NEVER EVER DO IT. Not worth loosing a fish!!