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Peas for Malawi Cichlids

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#1 ·
Hi

I heard that giving Malawian cichlids frozen peas (after defrosting) is a treat for them.

I have given them peas twice now and both times i have ended up with 2 dead fish.

Are the peas good for them?

It always seems to be the same species that are affected by the peas that end up dying, all the other fish seem fine.

The one fish had a distinct line in its stomach that i could see that was not normally there before it died, almost looked like the stomach unattached itself from the rest of the fish internals.

thanks

ZoZ
 
#3 ·
I use to use vegetables as a treat & had some deaths too. I'm not saying it came from the vegetables either but I thought about it and decided they didn't get vegetables in Lake Malawi so I stopped feeding it them. Now I just stick with NLS food. It's really all they need. I know they don't get it in Malawi either :lol: but it is a complete diet for them & my fish do great on it alone.
 
#6 ·
Funny that, we have been giving our african and community tanks peas for many years and never have had a fatality.

We boil them first and then pop them out of the shell before feeding. It helps clean them out but at the same time really makes a mess of the tank.

Good idea if you are planning to feed peas is to do it the day before tank maintenance.
 
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