Feeding All Our Cichlids | What to Feed, How Often, & Best Food

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In today's video, we feed all of our cichlid tanks, showing what we feed our cichlids, how often we feed cichlids, and what type of foods we think are best for cichlids.
We try to feed our cichlids a variety of pellets, flakes, and frozen foods to give our fish the best diet possible, while trying not to over feed. For adult cichlids, typical recommendations would be to feed once per day, and roughly 5-6 times per week. Taking one day off per week can actually be beneficial to your fish. If you have any questions about feeding your cichlids, leave those in the comments section below!
If you're interested in any of the food we showed in the video, below are affiliate links to each:
Food
- Xtreme Krill Flakes - geni.us/iTAWsN
- Xtreme Big Fella Pellets - geni.us/9Cra
- Xtreme Nice Pellets - geni.us/6ADcc
- Xtreme Monster Pellets: amzn.to/3DdQ6nR
Thanks for watching, and we'll see you next week!

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@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

If you're interested in the food used in this video, check out the affiliate links below. - Xtreme Krill Flakes - geni.us/iTAWsN - Xtreme Big Fella Pellets - geni.us/9Cra - Xtreme Nice Pellets - geni.us/6ADcc - Xtreme Monster Pellets: amzn.to/3DdQ6nR

@seanaustin8516 2 жыл бұрын

Y’all the best in the business brother 🤟🤟🤟🤟🔥🔥🔥🔥🐟🐟🐟❤️❤️❤️❤️👑👑👑🐟🐟🐟🐟⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

@CichlidBros 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, really appreciate that! 🤙🏼🤙🏼

@kashifkashu7899 2 жыл бұрын

I've been waiting for the feeding video for so long...Thanks guys I got see this..😎🤠👌

@aquarium.talktv 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great video. Super informative!

@CichlidBros 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Glad it’s helpful 👌🏻

@mraquaticnews5676 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome feeding footage!

@CichlidBros 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@videogazer801 10 ай бұрын

Some very good information…

@intergalacticmuffin7071 Жыл бұрын

I love the green terror I have one I really really hope he gets a nucal hump like yours. Mine has started getting a bump so I hope it keeps growing.

@t1dirty 2 жыл бұрын

Good video...love the information about different types of fish

@CichlidBros 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad it was informative!

@stilesslosson7403 2 жыл бұрын

I love watching you brothers grow in the hobby...wish y'all lived closer but your videos are good enough that it feels I'm almost there in person...I've been doing fish for 30 yrs just took a break but getting back at it w a frontosa group 😁

@CichlidBros 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and the kind words! Best of luck with the fronts!

@masonsia1884 2 жыл бұрын

Wow I wish I have a frontosa so jealous

@timadams306 Жыл бұрын

They are literally 90 min from me. I'm sure they have been to Lake geneva. 🤣🤣

@michaelbrown1015 2 жыл бұрын

Always love your guy's content.

@CichlidBros 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@linussnugglebear Жыл бұрын

Super informative!

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@barat5943 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Bought two acaras last week after your community aquarium video. They are awesome with cories and angels. Tank(40) too small for an oscar, would eat cories. Acara is off the chart, stealing showcase title from angels. They act like they are glad to see you, just hungry. Thanks for recommending

@brendasworld26 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the good info

@CichlidBros Ай бұрын

Any time!

@Jake-ur2wf 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video! Was wondering if you guys have seen that Old Orchard Aquariums shut down. I just found out and it sucks.

@CichlidBros 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Heard that recently. Sad to hear it

@marccast7057 2 жыл бұрын

I love you 150gallon south tank and how clean you keep it i love it

@dcphifer4307 Жыл бұрын

Neat. I have been thinking about getting a pair of the Electric Blue Acara... sorta like a bigger version of favorite Dwarf Powder Blue Gourami.

@seansquill8773 2 жыл бұрын

You guys are great 👍🏼

@CichlidBros 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks as always Sean 👊🏻👊🏻

@paulcardoza9880 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome thanks for sharing

@CichlidBros 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@seans7228 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent

@markhamilton2329 2 жыл бұрын

Loved it, great video, who got you three into fish keeping?

@CichlidBros 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! We always had a cichlid tank in the house growing up. All three of us got into to it much more post college when we had our own places

@dennispeleg7843 5 ай бұрын

For Quinn, the central american cichlids, would the Xtreme community mix flakes be good for centrals? It has krill/suprilina in it. I have firemouth, rainbow cichlid and Honduran red point and pearlscale cichlid (small).

@tinajohnson9867 9 ай бұрын

Do you recommend an automatic feeder for ciclids.while on vacation?

@markbaumgardt2868 2 жыл бұрын

My fish just absolutely love the Xtreme my predictor haps have excellent color and form Xtreme all the way love the video 🙂👍👍

@CichlidBros 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, had the same experience! Thanks for watching 🤙🏼

@legsian 2 жыл бұрын

wow, the coldwater cichlids, awesome, i take it they hard to get hold of, never heard of them here in uk fish suppliers or stores

@CichlidBros 2 жыл бұрын

Sorta rare but there were a couple online retailers/breeders in the US that have had them lately. Very cool fish

@JustDave76 Жыл бұрын

Great video guys! I’m new to the hobby and I now know I’m over feeding 😮

@americancruiseruk124 3 ай бұрын

Hey I was hoping you might be able to help, I am just starting my SA/CA Cichlid tank and will be getting all my fish from a small size. I will have 1x Oscar, 1x JD 1x Green Terror 1x Severum and 5x Sveni's. What size would you say to start with and also for around how long? Thanks in advance

@cichlid_kings 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome feeding routine. My Peacock & Hap tank along with Severum & Oscar tank are currently on Xtreme Big Fella pellets. Twice per week I feed them Northfin Veggie pellets, however the Oscar just spits the veggies out 😂 My guys aren't to the size of needing Monster pellets yet, but they'll get there. Take care Cichlid Bros 😎

@CichlidBros 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a great schedule. They’ll get there soon! Thanks for watching 👍🏻

@krzysztofkopaczewski4319 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting video 👍👍👍

@CichlidBros 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030 2 жыл бұрын

awesome video

@CichlidBros 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@joshmanoj7055 2 жыл бұрын

Superb video how is your tank crystal Clear which canister you are using for 180 gallons

@CichlidBros 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Currently using a FX6 and a Sicce Whale 500. Links in description if you need them!

@empowermenteducation777 2 жыл бұрын

I feed mine wild caught shrimp. Dry Krill, tubaflex , crickets, blood worms and cichlid gold by Hakari. My parents kept fish.

@timadams306 Жыл бұрын

How do you determine the amount of food per fish?

@jwcollect8724 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Troy, Have you ever kept Gymniogeophagus Balzani?

@CichlidBros 2 жыл бұрын

I did actually. Was actually my favorite fish at the time. It grew quick and had a short lifespan (2 years) which I believe was due to the warmer temperatures. With these new Gymnogeophagus, I’m keeping temps low most of the year

@the.marinator Жыл бұрын

That Firemouth is so pretty!

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@kentgrander9137 2 жыл бұрын

Do you guys ever feed your fish earthworms? I have a Amphilophus Lyonsi that loves them as do the African cichlids. I just do not want them to eat too many. Thanks for the excellent and informative video!

@CichlidBros 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Haven’t fed earthworms

@mictlantecutli6810 11 ай бұрын

some people recommend soaking the food first. what do you think?

@KeepingItFishy 2 жыл бұрын

My geos red heads, EBA and Severum are all about 3 inches, currently feeding extreme krill and spurlina mix as well as frozen bloodworms and fluval color enhancing formula (bug bites), thinking of getting some extreme pewee pellets?! 🤷🏾‍♂️

@CichlidBros 2 жыл бұрын

I’d recommend! It’s a good sized pellet for them even as adults

@jamesarmit2649 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely looking tank mate I have 5 columbia tetra and 6 small firemouth chichlids in a 20 gal tank is temporary until I find biggger tank one of the chichlids is really aggressive have u any tips on what I can do thanks?

@CichlidBros 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The best option would be to get the larger tank asap. Even small, they can be territorial. Otherwise, I’d recommend separating the aggressive one if you can

@jamesarmit2649 2 жыл бұрын

@@CichlidBros no worries will be getting a big tank soon as thank u for the help.For now I’ve separated the aggressive one he’s still in the tank but in a breeder box I’ll try let the other fish claim a territory while he’s isolating fingers crossed it works won’t be able to get a tank for few days.

@CichlidBros 2 жыл бұрын

Nice, good luck!

@Jlui83 9 ай бұрын

What about mbuna tank?

@magicworld-magicworld Жыл бұрын

i love convet cichlids

@diversify210 Жыл бұрын

I see you guys with all of these tanks set up and my question is how the hell do you manage the electric bill? I had one 120 gallon tank and two 75 gallon tanks running in my home it it drove my electric bill up more than 100 bucks every month. The 120 gallon was running an FX6 and I had each of the two 75 gallons were running 2 Fluval 407's. The 120 had a 300 watt heater and a 200 watt for back up and each of the 75 gallons were running a 300 watt heater. The 120 gallon was main show tank so no sponge filter but the 2 75 gallons had an air pump to run the sponge filters. Even though they were needed for filtration, I like running sponge filters in my tank for the bacteria housing. Now I know I could have just ran one 407 on each of the 75 gallons, but these were all show tanks placed around my home. I like to run a main filter and a polishing filter to get the clearest water. After a couple months of my electric bill being way higher than I could wrap my head around. I dismantled the two 75 gallons and sold the fish to a local fish store for half of their value. It sucked because I love my fish, but that electric bill was hurting my feelings even more. One of the 75 was a discus tank, one was a central american tank with mainly gorgeous severum in it and the 120 gallon that I still have is my Peacock tank. By the way I have 4 severum and 2 frontosa in their with the 16 peacocks and they are all thriving. Says a lot about trying things in this hobby. So if anyone has some info on what they do to keep their electric bill down running multiple large tanks. Id love to hear it. I no longer have the 75 gallon tanks, but I wouldn't mind setting up a 210.

@DanieL-by6xs Жыл бұрын

Keep fish that to not require high water temperature. It's the heater(s) that really jacks up the bill. My 75 gallon tank uses a 250 watt heater to keep water temp at @78 degrees in basement temp of around 63-64 degrees during winter months. The heater alone cost 21 dollars a month to run. My electricity rate is 18 cents per kilowatt. My 10 watt LED light costs 43 cents a month to run. My Fluval 305 canister costs 2.07 a month to run. My Penguin HOB costs 1.43 a month to run.

@JoseRodriguez-qq6uf 2 жыл бұрын

Which auto feeder do you prefer?

@CichlidBros 2 жыл бұрын

I like the one from Eheim

@hsmom45 2 жыл бұрын

the cold water geo how big do these get thxs

@CichlidBros 2 жыл бұрын

Not too big. About 4-5 inches

@jjaqzi 7 ай бұрын

About how many peacocks and haps would you keep in a 75-gallon tgank?

@CichlidBros 7 ай бұрын

Probably 15-20 range but none of the big predatory haps

@charliesleeseman4643 Жыл бұрын

When your fish are juvenile or younger around 1 to 3 inches would you suggest feeding twice a day or is once sufficient.

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Once is probably okay, but twice for juveniles works well

@connieg412 Жыл бұрын

Sir can I feed beef heart to my African cichlids?

@chiroxxxrt Жыл бұрын

Hey someone is giving away some convicts can I put them in a 20-gallon long? If so how many can I put?

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Here you go! Convict Cichlid | Care Guide & Species Profile kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nbylnLaC08Cyoo0.html

@torringames 2 жыл бұрын

Top 5 favourite cichlids are 1) Oscar 2) Jack Dempsey 3) Jaguar 4) Gold Saum (Andinoacara rivulatus) 5) True Green Terror (Andinoacara stalsbergi)

@Buttikoferiii 2 жыл бұрын

That’s a solid list. My top 5 of all time would be Buttikoferi, Jaguar cichlids, pure Red Devils, Trimacs, Red tiger Motas My top 5 in my fish room would be my Jack Dempsey, my male Jaguar, my Gold Saum, my Oscar and my Texas cichlid.

@torringames 2 жыл бұрын

@@Buttikoferiii that's a pretty solid list and stocking you got 👌🏻

@Buttikoferiii 2 жыл бұрын

@@torringames thanks, love Buttikoferi but they’re monsters lol None of the cichlids I’ve had has ever dominated my now late female Butti

@Gilsfishroom 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! I'm sure that your Severums would love some raw zucchini.

@kenman1303 3 ай бұрын

What's the food at 2:57 all the way on the right? They don't look like flakes

@CichlidBros 3 ай бұрын

Xtreme krill flakes

@masonsia1884 2 жыл бұрын

@benmarrero4294 10 ай бұрын

New to fish, I've had my fish 1 week now, all small 1 inch, dempsey, e.b. accura. Fire mouths. Convict,geo. Bala shark, pleco I fed flakes first 3 to 4 days I tried a small pellet yesterday, and they seem to not like it.

@dannyboygaming4287 Ай бұрын

Takes time to get used to them and they have to be big enough plus it depends on brands I’ve had some brands they just won’t eat.

@nathancardinell6666 2 жыл бұрын

Have you guys ever heard of people successfully keeping Shell dwellers and peacocks?

@jeffedwards823 2 жыл бұрын

Love ur tanks,BUT! ha ha can we get rid of the fake plans? They ruin the tanks and you have lights to grow plants easy,just my 2 cents,(answer)-ciclids don't always eat plants.

@CichlidBros 2 жыл бұрын

We only have fake plants in tanks that have plant shredders, such as the severums, silver dollars, and haps