JKconey wrote:

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Why specifically beefheart? I'm just guessing it has to do with fatty
content messing up the tank? What about pieces of any lean fresh steak,
chicken or pork?



Yeah, I have fed cichlids lean beef ... no apparent harm. I would worry
about feeding them fat though, as I have fed fat to Oscars, in the past,
and from their stool, it is obvious they CANNOT process fat ...

Beef heart is very good though ... I have never seen any live food able
to put on mass on a fish faster ... and, it is VERY cheap!

Regards,
JS