My Fish Didn't Read Their Profiles

[guidedbyechoes]

My Mbuna don't even view lettuce as food. I had a ghost shrimp I couldn't find when I changed the tank over to the rock setup and its gone. Hopefully its ok for the fish to eat the shrimp. THey are as follows:

Psudotrophous
Lab chromis
lab trophus
cynotalopia
Idotrophus

 

[kribensis12]

Ofcourse it's okay for them to eat shrimp. Try Sprinula Pellets or Nori( dried sea weed). They love both treats.

 

[rossyboy]

Will tangs consume live shrimp?

 

[Davo86]

In the main yes

 

[kj23502]

Tanganyikans are carnivores I'm sure they'd tear apart a nice shrimp if they had the chance.

 

[guidedbyechoes]

Ofcourse it's okay for them to eat shrimp. Try Sprinula Pellets or Nori( dried sea weed). They love both treats.

So brine shrimp would be ok? I'm guessing mysis shrimp are out, snce they contain so much fat.

 

[kj23502]

keep in mind that mbuna in general aren't carnivores. A treat a time or two a week shouldn't hurt, but shouldn't use it as a staple.

 

[guidedbyechoes]

keep in mind that mbuna in general aren't carnivores. A treat a time or two a week shouldn't hurt, but shouldn't use it as a staple.

Yeah this is what I ment. I don't think I would have the funds to feed all these hungry mouths with live food everyday. I just like have more options to switch up their diet. I used to feed them betta food, goldfish flakes and algea pellets. But now I started with mbuna pellets they don't like the algea pellets(plenty fresh one the rocks(and glass)).

So I'm thinking

Sun: Sprinula
Mon: Pellets
Tues: Brine shrimp
Wed: fasting
Thurs: Pellets
Fri: Nori
Sat: Pellets


Something along those lines so I can keep everything stocked.