Food

[AquariaGuy]

I feed my cichlids Hikari Cichlid Gold, dried shrimp, and sinking shrimp pellets. I feed my community fish, flakes, i forgot the name of the crumbs i feed them, and frozen blood worms. What do you guys feed to your fish?

[Mishy]

I feed ...flakes,algea pellets,freeze dried shrimp,crickets and bloodworms....I have been tring to get some frozen misquites but they have none in still!

Michelle

[GoldFishGuy2002]

I feed my Goldfish Pellets, Spinach, And other veges.

I feed my Molly's, Platy's, Guppy's flakes and brine shrimp.:thumbsup: [B][SIZE=1][COLOR=orangered][FONT=courier new]

[Toirtis]

Currently, I feed nothing but: live earthworms, live feeder fish, frozen krill, frozen Mysis shrimp, frozen bloodworms, frozen daphnia, and frozen brine shrimp. Yes, it is expensive...but makes for very big, pretty, and healthy fish.

[Mishy]

Well a wk ago after I spoke with a fella (the one from Hong Kong) I am now begining the process of weaning my fish off flakes. I got Brine Shrimp, bloodworms and small shrimp. So I am on my way to feeding my babies the good stuff(dh wont be liking this any!):angry:

Oh well...

[Black Molly]

Depending on what tank:

2.5 betta tank:
Freeze Dried bloodworms and Hikari Betta Biogold

10 gal livebearer tank:
Dried Shrimp, lettuce leaves, freeze dried bloodworms, wardly tropical flake, tetra min chrisps and fresh algae fom the hood of another tank.

10 gal Black Tetra tank:
F.D bloodworms and dried shrimp, plus wardly tropical flakes

20 gal community tank:
F.D bloodworms, D. shrimp, wardly tropical flakes, hikari algae pellets, and tetra min crisps.

I also feed all my fish thawed shrimp occasionally, and they love me for it.
:fish:

I have formulated these diets through the special needs of my fish, for instance, you may notice that meaty things make up most of the diet for my black tetras, as they are carnivores, and I feed my livebearers lots of green stuff, as they are almost pure herbivores. I think I have it right now. :idea:
ttyl,
Carrie, aka Black Molly

[GoldFishGuy2002]

That depends on which "live-bearers" you are talking about. Molly's for example LOVE meaty foods and thrive with meaty foods in their diet! Hmmmm..... :idea:

[Black Molly]

Not true. Mollies are almost pure vegitariarians, and altough they do like an occastional meat, they would not survive on it, my mollies enjoy a peice of lettuce more then a peice of shrimp. :rolleyes:

[Mishy]

Black Molly,

I dont know much about the Mollies, I just got 5 recently and I still have research to do them , anyhow. I have been feeding my tank(mollies,barbs and guppies), flakes,tubiflex worms & bloodworms. I have found my mollies run for and attach the worms the most....I am slowly intruducing my tank to shrimp(not the froozen stuff). They have even attached the algea pellets I drop in for my snail.

[GoldFishGuy2002]

I agree with Mishy. I feed mine more meaty foods then anything else. They THRIVE off of these foods. I know of several professionals who do the same. I have kept Mollys for about 8 years now and none have died from anything but old age...5-6 years.

[Black Molly]

Fine, whatever. But you cannot argue with the facts, Mollies are herbivores, take it from the one named Black Molly. One would think I would know. You can look it up. I don't care. You just wait.
Carrie, aka Black Molly

[GoldFishGuy2002]

Please "Carrie", let me know of any arguing people and I will have their message deleted. I don't see any arguing but I'll keep a watch. ROFLMAO! :clown: :mixed: :idea:

Anyways, Here is the REAL info about Molly's. I think you'll find that professionals and even the everyday Molly keeper will "Beg-to-differ" with you that these fish are herbivores. Sure, they will eat those nasty flake foods and maybe some algea (when growing) but they are classified as Omnivores and even Carnivores (depending on the person you talk to).

Here are some "random inserts" from other sites that I ramdomly searched on:

Site #1.)

"The Lyretail Molly is omnivorous and at stages through their life, Carnivorous. They require meaty foods as well as occational algae. Provide this fish with freeze-dried bloodworms, tubifex, and brine shrimp as well as some flakes every-so often."

Site #2.)

"I have found that they (Mollys) will eat meaty based flake foods, but LOVE brine shrimp, and the shrimp makes them more brightly colored."

Site #3.)

"Feed your Molly's plenty of floating flakes (that contain meaty substances) and Freeze Dried Blood Worms. It will help to feed them a few live Black Worms and some live or frozen brine shrimp"
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...And the list just keeps going on and on...

I am not saying you are "wrong" you just had your wording mixed-up a bit. That's all! It's understandable---I mean after all...there is sooo many sites out there that tell lies and things that just aren't true that I can see how someone can get the wrong ideas!

Hey Mishy...That's for your great input in this matter! You seem like a lovely molly keeper! Aren't they great?! :fish: :thumbsup:

[GoldFishGuy2002]

Well...yeeeah!

Lets see, 2 of those websites were actually REAL! The others you made up. You didn't add everything that was there and you surely didn't post legitimate websites, there for, I take nothing you said seriously. :chair: :rocket: :judge: ...Take THAT!! LOL!

Don't bother posting to this thread. You're always welcome to the forums but we obviously have a "difference of opinion" here so I think it would be real wise to leave it at that. :thumbsup:

[Black Molly]

Every single one of those sites where real. If you'd darn bring it back I'd provide links. We definatly need two moderators for this thread, maybe I should go to the admin, I provide my facts and opinion, and you earase them. That is utterly unbelievable. You have to much power, power you don't deserve. You see, you cannot just delete someones post because you don't agree with it, it just doesn't work that way..... Well, I just wanted to say, there is also no leWatch me hahaha! gimate proof that the quoes you made were real. So really, please go pick on someone who has reason to be picked on, I have just as much right to post here as you do.

Get a life
Carrie

P.S,
It isn't nice to edit someones post to make it laugh at them, really, grow upppp. You aren't doing your duties as a mod.... I will not be the one being banned....

[GoldFishGuy2002]

Carrie, I don't make the rules up, hun...they make me up! :dance:

Those websites DID not work...well, 2 of them did. I typed them in as you did and it still said "error"....blah, blah, blah!

We have 3 Moderators here. That is MORE then enough. We do NOT want anymore Mods. We all back each other on the "rules" (which btw...you should read) and don't take any junk, from ANY one. We are like a "family" here. It's really kinda cool, hope you join the family. But...that's YOUR decison, NOT ours!

I deleted that post because I felt it wasn't pertaining to the topic...just like this message doesn't pertain either!

By you bashing me and others by saying "YOU ARE WRONG, I SHOULD KNOW BECAUSE OF MY SIGN-IN NAME AND 5.23 BILLION YEARS WITH MOLLY'S", it doesn't help your cause.

We don't want to ban anyone here, but it CAN be done IF nessassary. Not that I am saying you're at that step yet...LOL!

Please, lets not call anyone stupid, or "wrong", OR to "get-a-life" (which by the way I take great offense to)...lets be civil! OK!? :thumbsup:

Thank's for you're co-operation in the matter!
-Cory

[ajx22]

GoldFishGuy2002:

...You are trying to enforce rules that do not exist. The ONLY reason a thread or post is to be deleted is when it is in STRICT VIOLATION of the AquariumPros.ca Terms Of Use (TOU) (http://www.aquariumpros.ca/tou.html) - such as Commercial Posts. If there is lewd or inappropriate language, then that language is to be EDITED and replaced **with RED text such as this enclosed by ** to show that the post has been edited.

DO NOT delete posts until you contact me. If you are not aware how to Moderate a situation, then please contact me either via e-mail or PM and I will be more then happy to assist.

I also would suggest that you apologize to Black Molly/Carrie for deleting her posts...not to mention trying to state that she does not have the right to post her opinions/thoughts/facts/etc. within the forums. The ONLY fact that may come up in this situation - would be if she had posted info to the wrong forum - and then you would simply MOVE the post to the appropriate location.

Please do not approach Moderating on a High-Horse. There is only ONE person in charge of the forums - and that's the person who pays the bills = ME.

Black Molly

I am sorry that this has come up. You are more then welcome to post your information to the forums as long as it is kept in a CIVIL tone and it is not providing False information.

From what I can see from the information that is present in this post - your posts should not have been deleted, and I can assure you that they will not be deleted again (unless in violation of the TOU).

Please accept my apology for this mishap.

If there are situations that occur that are thought NOT to be fair - please contact me directly at Administrator@AquariumPros.ca with the link and as much information as possible - and I will look into it and let you know any and all information I can.

Best regards always,

[Black Molly]

Thank you ajax. Just so can be sure, I don't have the best spelling, so that's why the links didn't work. But you can be sure they are real sites. I am sorry if I caused anything, I apologize. Well, I suggest if anyone has anything more to say to me, then please e-mail me, I feel it would be more civil that way.
Well, thanks again,
Carrie, aka Black Molly
:fish2:

[ajx22]

No problems...

Let's ALL just try to keep things happy here. There will ALWAYS be situations were people will only be able to agree to disagree - and we can leave it as such.

We are all adults here...and are here to learn and share our knowledge/experiences - as different as these all may be.

There are/have been other forums that have allowed things to get WAY out of hand at times. I am just trying to prevent this sort of thing from happening here.

We're all a community - All for one, and one for all. :D

Cheers to all...

[StirCrazy]

Just in Black Molly's defense.. she is for the most part right.. MOST molly types lean towards the veggy side.

for eg,

Mollienesia Latipinna (now alternativel known as Poecilia latipinna) aka Sailfin molly
.. A hearty eater which should be fed frequently with a preponderance of foods which have a vegetable content.

also a study of there internal organs as well as observations of there natural habits tells us that they are largly vegetarians.


Mollienesia Sphenops (now alternativel known as Poecilia mexicana)

Doesen't like dry food unless it contains a high percentage of vegtable matter, Small crustations form a portion of there diet.


Mollienesia Velifera (now alternativel known as Poecilia Velifera)

Needs plenty of vegetable matter, especialy algae, in there diet, but also takes meat foods.



Steve

[mistah]

I've tried it all, and they love anything I can throw at 'em!

Frozen mosquito's, brine shrimp, beef heart, blood worms, algae (frozen), floating pellets (don't like that too much), the sinking pellets (algae) for the lobsters (but the fish eat them before they do!)

I use flake food, but I don't use it much anymore.. I feed about 2-3 frozen cubes a day.. alot of fish in 3 tanks! lol.