quack Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 hey i looking to buy some guppys to start up a breeding tank for livefood for my cichilds. i would buy them local but i just seen some in the pet shop and they were $15 and prety much babys with a bit of colour. im after about 10f and 2male, not worryed about colours or markings. im willing to pay for the fish and the postage to nelson. if anyone can help me could you please pm me. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 (Sorry this is off-topic, but live fish is a really bad food for cichlids, garden worms and snails etc big insects etc all good) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quack Posted October 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 im talking about my american cichilds(oscars)? is it still bad for them? its not like its a staple food, maybe once a week topps. just trying to mix up food as much as possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Yeah (we have 3 oscars here), oscars mostly eat insects in the wild. Fish are generally low in nutritional value and can carry disease. We do use our big oscar to dispose of the 'uglies' (lol) but its not a good food. Just wanted to make sure you knew that before investing in tanks for livefood. Glad to hear you're trying to mix up his diet though, thats all good 8) I recommend the recipie on oscarspot.com for food, or a variation of it, we put in a touch of garlic too, although we can't work out how to use gelatine properly anywho they absolutely love it (our big guy sulked when we ran out). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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