Are there any vegetables/fruit I can use as a supplement to my Oscar’s diet?


Posted January 15th, 2010 by admin 6 Comments »
diet supplement
Sandra asked:


I know I asked approx. 5 hrs ago but I got 1 answer I wasn’t satisfied with. :o (It’s been deleted)

Anyways, I currantly feed my oscar cichlid pellets as a staple. Along with that he will get a variety of frozen, freeze dried, and live food. All of which are meaty. I do not feed him feeder fish. The only non-meaty supplement he gets an algae wafer that I steal from my mom’s fish. Is there any other non-meaty supplement that I can offer him?
Thanks for the suggestion of fish flakes, but he is already getting his pellets. I was thinking of something that isn’t processed.
I’ll try the peas and cucumbers. Actually my dad grows cucumbers in the backyard so he’ll get them really fresh. =)

Also, for my Oscar, if I were to throw something into his tank, and if it were to fit in his mouth, then chances are it’s going in his mouth and in most cases not coming out.
He gets 1 or 2 crickets a week already. I consider those to be “meaty”. Thanks for the input anyways.

Question about feeding my fish - should I be supplementing their diet?


Posted May 4th, 2009 by admin 6 Comments »
diet supplement
etothelo asked:


I have tropical fish - Platies and Mollies. I currently feed them TetraMin flakes, but I’ve heard that it may be a good idea to supplement with brine shrimp or something of the like. Is this something I should be doing? Any other suggestions? Thanks!

How can I supplement Neon’s diet?


Posted March 5th, 2009 by admin 2 Comments »
diet supplement
zebe912 asked:


I have tetramin tropical crisps for my neon tetras. They seem happy with them, but I would like to supplement their diet with other things to keep them healthy. What are some good options to round out their diet and don’t have the chance of carrying NTD into the tank? If I do brine shrimp, should they be freeze dried or live (husband has sea monkeys)?