Archive for Feeding

  • How and What To Feed Jack Dempsey Fry How and What To Feed Jack Dempsey Fry

      Baby Jack Dempsey cichlids hatching from eggs to 8 days old.  How and What To Feed Jack Dempsey Fry       Congratulations, you’re the proud aunt/uncle of tiny, baby Jack Dempsey cichlids. They are tiny and yet they will soon eat crushed up flake foods and even pulverized cichli...

  • WHAT TO FEED JACK DEMPSEY CICHLID FISH - Quality, not Quantity WHAT TO FEED JACK DEMPSEY CICHLID FISH – Quality, not Quantity

      WHAT TO FEED  JACK DEMPSEY FISH Quality, not Quantity        One essential condition for keeping your Jack Dempsey fish healthy for many years is good nutrition. Appropriate food is not only a question of quantity but also of quality for the offered food. In general the aquarist loo...

  • What Is The Best Conditioning Food For Jack Dempsey Cichlids What Is The Best Conditioning Food For Jack Dempsey Cichlids

    Q ...  What is the best conditioning food to encourage a pair of JDs to spawn? A ...  Proper care and feeding are very important in getting your Jack Dempsey cichlid fish to lay eggs. In my years of breeding Jack Dempseys, I have found that the common earthworm seems to be the very best way...

  • SPIRULINA ALGAE, AN IMPORTANT FOOD SOURCE SPIRULINA ALGAE, AN IMPORTANT FOOD SOURCE

      SPIRULINA ALGAE An important food source What is Spirulina Algae? Spirulina is one of the most concentrated natural sources of nutrition known for both terrestrial and aquatic animals. Early interest in Spirulina focused mainly on its potential as a source of protein and vitamins. Spirulin...

  • HOW TO RAISE BRINE SHRIMP (artemia) TO ADULTHOOD HOW TO RAISE BRINE SHRIMP (artemia) TO ADULTHOOD

        HATCHING AND REARING ARTEMIA BRINE SHRIMP FOR JACK DEMPSEY FRY           The common brine shrimp (artemia) is in the phylum Arthropoda, class Crustacea. Artemia are closely related to zooplankton like Copepods and Daphnia, which are also used for live food in the aquarium. The art...

  • HARVESTING & FEEDING MICROWORMS FOR JACK DEMPSEY FISH FRY HARVESTING & FEEDING MICROWORMS FOR JACK DEMPSEY FISH FRY

    Article written by © Bill Wedekind Dear fellow aquarium enthusiasts:   I only recently bumped into this site as a result of my search for a microworm culture. Only then did I learn of this valuable resource to share ideas and experiences. Well, I would like to share with all of you an incre...