A guy that works at the LFS recommended to me about feeding my Jag frozen peas with the skin off to help avoid bloat and to keep them healthy. He eats two different kinds of pellets and frozen blood worms, with the occasional live ghost shrimp. Does anyone else feed their cichlids peas? Or any ideas why to take the skin off? I assume they have problems digesting it. Anyone else feed their cichlids veggies?
Peas and Cichlids?
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For years my dad fed strictly peas, because we were broke at the time. I feed them at least once a week, and even when I feed them with the shells on the fish spit them out. They help a lot with digestion and are all around good for your fish.
I also feed peas, helps to clean out the fishes gut.
Some of my fish eat them with the shells on, and pass the shell later.
Some of my fish eat them with the shells on, and pass the shell later.
For some sp. peas are good, I wouldn't feed a piscavore like a jag peas. You can try but I bet it won't eat them. I am not big on feeding veggies like this. I usually feed pellets and algae wafers because they cover that.
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When I feed peas, I get the frozen, and thaw them out in some warm tank water. When thawed, they are easily squeezed out of the shell.
I've also pureed them to feed to fry.
I've also pureed them to feed to fry.
My apologies for those that have already read the following from me in the past, but unless your fish are constipated and require a diet high in fiber to clean them out, peas are NOT good for a fish - any species of fish.
Fresh/canned peas are a very poor form of nutrition for any fish.
Peas must be processed first, as they contain anti-nutritional matter, such as tannins, protease inhibitors, saponins, cyanogens, and phytic acid, which when consumed in excess can have a very negative effect on the growth & overall health of fish.
The anti-nutritional factors found in peas can vary greatly from crop to crop & season to season. Something as simple as dry weather, or a cold spell, can push tannin levels up drastically.
The heat from processing will reduce most of this antinutritional matter, but even then most fish can only digest & assimilate so much terrestrial based plant matter. All of this has been well documented in commercial aquaculture for many years.
The bottom line is raw uncooked peas are not nearly as healthy for a fish as many people believe.
Fresh/canned peas are a very poor form of nutrition for any fish.
Peas must be processed first, as they contain anti-nutritional matter, such as tannins, protease inhibitors, saponins, cyanogens, and phytic acid, which when consumed in excess can have a very negative effect on the growth & overall health of fish.
The anti-nutritional factors found in peas can vary greatly from crop to crop & season to season. Something as simple as dry weather, or a cold spell, can push tannin levels up drastically.
The heat from processing will reduce most of this antinutritional matter, but even then most fish can only digest & assimilate so much terrestrial based plant matter. All of this has been well documented in commercial aquaculture for many years.
The bottom line is raw uncooked peas are not nearly as healthy for a fish as many people believe.