i have a 55 gallon tank with about 25 fish in it. Range from 1" to 3.5" there all doing good but i want there colours to be more vibrant and want them to remain healthy and active as well. I need help from you pros to give me advice on what type of food you choose to feed your fish. The brand and type , example (flake food) i want my fish to benefit as much as possible.

quote by blossom112: quote: Originally posted by Darkside quote by blossom112: Sunny I am glad you asked this question ! It just so happens I will be babysitting cichlids for a couple of months and I have no clue about these fish ! So this NLS food can I buy in the store ? What am I looking for ? Is there different types ? Hope you dont mind my questions sunny ...thanks You can buy NLS in the store.  I prefer the 1mm pellets unless I'm feeding large fish.  I just use the standard cichlid mix, I think it may even be for Africans.  Its a great product and I highly recommend it! thank you very much ! I am starting to get stressed ... I am going to big als tomorrow for RO water and will grab a couple sizes . its only for 2 months so I dont need huge amounts . there are a few huge pleco's in there but I have that covered ! what are africans ?

I meant African cichlids as opposed to South American or Central American.  On a side note all of my plecos love the 1mm NLS pellets!

OMFG their are different types ? Think I may be in trouble !

Another Q I forgot to ask .... how much do you feed them ?
how many times a day ?


pleco's really eat this food as well ?
I will have to look up ingredients now !

honestly my only fear is having any her fish die ...I dont want to make her cry .
We will start moving water up after the weekend then I will get pics ,maybe that will help ,so I can find out how to care for them without bugging her , she just had a break up and is now a single mom of 2 ,so she is very stressed .

Please don't be stressed blossom112. You can buy from anyone you want. We are just responding to your request for information and no one will take offense to what you decide. We would prefer you bought it from a PN member after all that is why they advertise here. But if that is such a stress don't pay any attention to it.

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Please don't be stressed blossom112. You can buy from anyone you want. We are just responding to your request for information and no one will take offense to what you decide. We would prefer you bought it from a PN member after all that is why they advertise here. But if that is such a stress don't pay any attention to it.

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actually I would prefer to buy from john *he is cute* (not cuter then hubby tho)
easy to talk to , cool guy from my time :-)
but I missed him ..so the easiest for me is big als .

I just know nothing about these fish ...and is scary ....I will be stressed if any die .
anxiety is mounting lol
It wouldnt be so bad if I bought the fish myself ...but these are someone else's fish !

thanks for the help !

quote by blossom112: OMFG their are different types ? Think I may be in trouble ! Another Q I forgot to ask .... how much do you feed them ? how many times a day ? pleco's really eat this food as well ? I will have to look up ingredients now ! honestly my only fear is having any her fish die ...I dont want to make her cry . We will start moving water up after the weekend then I will get pics ,maybe that will help ,so I can find out how to care for them without bugging her , she just had a break up and is now a single mom of 2 ,so she is very stressed .

They are probably generic African cichlids.  Do they look sort of like this? http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profil...ies.php?id=1730 but different colours?  Most often people keep Malawi mbuna or Malawi haps.  Some CA fish are pretty popular too, mainly firemouths and Jack Dempsey.  If they're from South America they're likely to be Severums or Rams.  If any of those don't fit the bill you can post a picture.  Most people who post on the site can probably give you a positive ID.
Don't be too stressed, cichlids are the hardiest fish out there.  I actually feed almost all of my fish NLS, even my nano barbs, I just grind up the food in a pepper mill.

actually I would prefer to buy from john *he is cute* (not cuter then hubby tho) easy to talk to , cool guy from my time :-) but I missed him ..so the easiest for me is big als .

LoL. John isn't one for deep discounts but being called cute, easy, cool and being missed. I can see him make an extra trip this month with a modified price list if you are willing to repeat those words to him. And hubby can take you out to dinner with the savings. OK I am stretching it a bit but it is such a nice day.

yes kinda like that .... almost exact to the ones that sunny has in his vid .

hey great idea with the pepper grinder .....I will grab a new at the dollar store .....
You have a great mind tho !
I love reading your writings

quote by blossom112: yes kinda like that .... almost exact to the ones that sunny has in his vid . hey great idea with the pepper grinder .....I will grab a new at the dollar store ..... You have a great mind tho ! I love reading your writings

Thanks!  I use this. It should be good for your case too.  As I said my community fish love this stuff too!

I think i have some that in my box of food ....
omg the prices on that food in the store are crazy ....compared to johns price.....think I will have him ship me some ! even with shipping it is cheaper !

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actually I would prefer to buy from john *he is cute* (not cuter then hubby tho) easy to talk to , cool guy from my time :-) but I missed him ..so the easiest for me is big als .

LoL. John isn't one for deep discounts but being called cute, easy, cool and being missed. I can see him make an extra trip this month with a modified price list if you are willing to repeat those words to him. And hubby can take you out to dinner with the savings. OK I am stretching it a bit but it is such a nice day.

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Hubby is my life , my rock ! the most brilliant person in the world ! (and no one dare say any different lol) He is used to me being honest and bold about everything . Naw he dont have to make an extra trip ! I will probably have to make another order in the week , after I have the fish up here .... I have placed my order and will get royalty service right to my door ... P.S ... life is what you make it , we dont live long so everyday should be a nice day :-) even if it rains . your are funny ! I cant eat out ..... when we do I sit there they eat and I dont . its a germ thing rolmao

i can add on that john is a very very nice man. as far as giving deals he wont. he told me that he will most likely never give a deal because you get what you pay for. he is not like other guys that are trying to get rid of fish because the lack of tanks or space within a tank. hes selling it to people in the hobby that want to enjoy very healthy and colourful fish. yes i asked him for the deal and he responded with this. i didnt mind cuz it was true. plus when u go to john he has like over 30 tanks set up full of all kinds of peacocks to different type of cichlids. hes amazing!!!! i bought 10 fish from him for 50 dollars. and i know it sounds really bad as far as price goes, but if u look at my fish now... there insanely pleasurable as far as colour and size goes. they grow up fast if u feed them the right stuff. i bought them from john about 1"-2" and now there all about 3-4.5" inches. and there colours are getting more colourful.
thanks
i will always recommend my man john.