High spirulina = high protein

[finadic]

Did you use water from the tank they came from to put in new tank?

[mikevxr]

Sept 30, 2019 17:02:59 GMT -5 finadic said:

Did you use water from the tank they came from to put in new tank?

Used 50% of their existing water, why?

[finadic]

To cut down on stress by putting in new tank with as much water as possible from the tank they came from 50-75% & there sponge filter if extra available is also a good idea. Good luck, check out some of the quality foods mentioned in previous post if you haven’t already. Preety good selection of foods available at www.supercichlids.com/  with lots of free samples & Dr. Bassleer also makes good quality herbivore foods Chlorella & Green if you haven’t tried them coming from Germany. High protein though. 

[235g tank]

Sept 30, 2019 16:26:43 GMT -5 finadic said:

Try omega one kelp flake or mini pellet that has 33% protein or even the new Northfin kelp flake that also has 33% protein, if looking for low protein with Spirulina herbivore diet. Zoomed spirulina 20 has 20 percent spirulina but with a higher protein level around 45, but is an excellent food that has been around for decades & have never had any problems with bloating in 25 years of using it. 

wow, I didn't know NF had flakes? Must be very new. I will definitely give them a try next time I place an order. I Just saw thier ingredients, Looks similar to their veggie pellets. I do indeed feed my fish 1 or 2 servings per day of NF veggie. The fish love that stuff. It's comical to see how desperate the fish look and act at feeding when the NF goes in

[235g tank]

Sept 30, 2019 16:41:22 GMT -5 mikevxr said:

Sept 30, 2019 16:09:52 GMT -5 gturmindright said:

I use spirulina brine shrimp once a week and have for over a year and I've never had bloat. I currently am keeping two types of tropheus. Usually the morning of water change day or the day before. I'm talking about two cubes for a tank of 20 fish.

The only cases of bloat Ive had seem to occur through stress - either when I’ve just acquired a new group or through moving a group to a new tank or where fish are being* bullied/harassed by aggressive dominant males. Think it’s just one of things you have to be aware of when keeping Tropheus.

I once aquired a wild group and they bloated up. Spread across the entire tank real quick. Wiped out 98% of my stock. That was By far the biggest catastrophe I've had in 3 years of fish keeping. That was a mess. I had lost complete control over the situation

[mikevxr]

Still think main cause of bloat is stress, as I’ve always fed all my Tropheus the same Spirulina based diet for coming up for 7 years. Just my own opinion for what it’s worth.

[235g tank]

This is veggivore flakes. Yes, my fishs' poop is often the same color as the flakes lol

[235g tank]

Northfin pellet feedings

[Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7]

My best recommendatuin is to chose what you want to fees the and stick to that. Even if its a routine of multiple things and weekly "treats'. Routine is key.