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What kind of veggies can i feed my african cichlids?

• I have a tank full of Malawi African Cichlids and I was just wondering what kind of vegetables should I feed them? I already feed them spirulina flakes and some color enhancing flakes as well. They are about 2 1/2 to 3 inches long each.

• Answer:

  Any sort of softer fresh vegetable will be fine. You can cook harder vegetable, such as carrots and squash as well to make them easier for the cichlids to eat. Mine particularly like zucchini and spinach. Like another answerer said, they sell clips for the veggies so they can hang on the side of the tank, or you can just drop them into the water, and let the fish do the rest. Remember, however, that not all Malawi Cichlids are strictly herbivores (most Mbunas are). Some, like the Bumblebee, are omnivores, and need a little meat in their diet, and some (not many) are purely carnivores. I recommend researching the specific species of fish you have to find out their diet requirements. Whatever you do, however, don't feed them pellet food, as you would most other Cichlids. This can lead to Malawi bloat, as they cannot properly digest them. Same thing with Bloodworms. Its just too much protein for them. Good luck!