Deepseafisher wrote:
Labs are insectivorous(spelling?)? Everything I read said they need a
diet that consists mostly of vegetable matter. I have 5 in a 29 with a
pleco, and have been feeding them cichlid pelets for ages. I recently
switched from them to using mostly crushed up algae disks (which say the
main ingredient is Spirulina) and they started breeding. I would agree
with what I read and argue that a diet low in protein and high in
vegetable matter is better for labs.

I have also read that a lot of protein in a Yellow Lab's diet will cause
it to catch the untreatable and often fatal Malawi bloat.

Larry, you might consider a softened leaf of lettuce at least once in a
while. If you can weight it to get it down to the lab, I'm sure she
(which she is sure to be if she isn't showing any black) will really
appreciate it.

I wonder why the books say insectivore since yours are obviously
omnivores and require algae? How confusing. Thanks for posting better
diet info. I was guessing based on the protein level in an insect-only
diet.

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