Good Food for Malawi Peacocks

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    Hi there. I've been lots of research about coloring up of my Malawi fish. Seems that diet is a huge factor and amount of food that is fed each day.

    Recently got some cichlid gold food and my fish started to colour up quite nicely. However it seems that this food contains hormones.

    What foods should I get that is hormone free and good for peacocks?
     
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    Yo can if you can find it feed them Hikari I feed my malawis only this.
     
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    @Henk Snyman have you had any luck with fish breeding when fed with hikari?

    What fish do you keep?
    And do you have some pictures to show results?
     
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    As far as I am aware, there is a specialist pellet for the Malawi Haps. I think it was made by JBL.
    But am sure there are plenty of good, all purpose foods available.

    I am a big fan of Tetra Prima which I have fed to all sorts of tropical fish and they seem to do well on it.
    Not sure if it is available in SA?

    Personally, I would stay away from any food that has artificial hormones in it.
     
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    I haven't heard of JBL. Will search for it and check it out.
     
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    I also believe in the hikari range. I know they have a range out for malawis. Maybe have a look at it, it's rather on the expensive side though .

    I have personally never kept any malawis.

    I feed my cichlids the sinking gold range and floating bio gold. But with the volumes that these guys are eating, I'm looking at other , cheaper foods
     
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    Thanx. Will do some research on the hikari range
     
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    we feed our malawis the new era malawi range and its great food!
     
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    New Era is very good too. They do all sorts of specialist foods.
    But it is pricey.
     
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