Angels

"John Smith" wrote in message
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I feed mine minced beef heart, tubliflex worms, a little flake food etc.
Like you say, angels are hearty eaters! Beef heart will make them put
on size, QUICK!

Regards,
JS


Do you do your own beef, or get it in a petshop? What's the procedure?



Yes, I purchase fresh beefheart.

One way is to take pieces of the unfrozen heart and pulse it through a
blender on "chop", until the result is in pieces of the right size.



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?


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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

"John Smith" wrote in message
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JKconey wrote:

... 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



I'm thinking you can always boil any meat to get rid of the fat. I
wonder if cooking it will diminish it in any way for the fishies?


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