Samuel Warren wrote:
Okay, I added 6 Black Neon Tetras and sure enough the cichlids came out from
hiding. So the dither fish idea worked.

I also started to feed the cichlids some Tetra-Min "Crisps", they seem to
enjoy that very much. I have krill, dry blood worms, algae tablets, flake
food, frozen blood worms, frozen brine shrimp and some frozen Veggies from
feeding my community tank, so I think I should be able to vary their diet.
The cichlids are still too small to consume the Tetras, but if they should
ever do that is the way of nature.


I wanted to reinforce what Tim said since you've posted about feding
high-protein foods again. Mbuna are herbivores and get bloated and die
if fed high protein foods. Don't feed krill, bloodworms or brine
shrimp. Even the Tetra-Min crisps aren't intended for these fish. To
keep them healthy, feed algae-based foods or specialty foods made for
specifically for mbuna.

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