Question for cichlid owners

[jsullins]

My son is ditching his community tank for a cichlid tank, I make beefheart for my discus. Do cichlids eat beefheart as well? Just wondering if I need to make a little more with my next batch. Just currious never had any of them before.

[winn0923]

South American and Central American do eat beef heart, I wouldn't feed them to African though


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free (http://tapatalk.com/m/)

[Bill63SG]

Big no no with africans.cant handle the protien as most are vegitarians,or if they do it some,way to much to handle with beefheart.

[Larry Bugg]

That is not a yes or no question. Do you know how many different kinds of cichlids there are? Some will eat beefheart and some won't. Discus are cichlids.

[Ryan]

I wouldn't say it's necessary for most cichlids. Central and South Americans will mostly be fine on a good quality pellet as a staple.

[jsullins]

Is there a cichlid forum like this one that he can go to and get some information before he jumps in?

[Tony C]

Is there a cichlid forum like this one that he can go to and get some information before he jumps in?

Cichlid Forum (http://www.cichlid-forum.com/phpBB/index.php)

[Ryan]

I am a member of MonsterFishKeepers. Don't let the name throw you off -- you don't have to keep monster fish to post there. They have sections for all types of cichlids.

[jsullins]

Cool thanks