best color enhancing food for cichlid??

[MASSMAN2]

In my opinion, I would say a varied diet consisting of Krill, bloodworms and Hikari Gold Pellets. This should enhance the color of all fish. I would also suggest frozen spinach, lettuce, algae, etc.

I always try to feed my fish what they would normally eat in the wild. So bloodworms, krill, and frozen spinach, lettuce, algae is what I feel all my fish and they have real good color.

 

[latazyo]

are the pellets in the recipe cichlid pellets or high color pellets??

and do I want raw or cooked shrimp?

and I assume the chicken livers are raw

sorry for trivial questions...but I've never done this before

 

[peifc]

I never tried feeding my fish cook food. All my fishes eat raw shrimp, beef heart, and chicken livers. The only thing they eat cook is spinach. I soak the spinach in warm water, then cool it before I feed them.

If feeding your fish raw food, make sure that they are very fine. My fishes will not touch any shrimp that's too chunky.

 

[AikidoGuy]

If you go over to the AquaMojo site I just posted a link to some really good homemade fish food recipes. They are from Juan Migal of the Cichlidroom Companion.

 

[MASSMAN2]

I think the Hakari Gold is a little overrated as a color enhancer. I havent noticed any color changes in my cichlids from feeding that to them. I would say frozen Krill is a better color enhancer because of it being a natural food for the fish. Just keeping the water clean with water changes will keep your fish looking its best.