What do you feed your cats?

[AU Chief]

I just picked up 2 Microglanis iheringi adding to my growing collection of cats. I decided I'd see what everyone else feeds their cats, especially Bumblebees, since mine look a little malnourished. My Raphaels seem prefer to eat the flake food that finds its way to the ground, as do my banjos. My bristlenose plec didn't seem very interested in the zuchini I prepared for them yesterday, but I'm going to try it again when they are more settled.

Anyhow, what are your cats' favorite foods?

[MatsP]

Bumblebees, I'd expect, would particularly appreciate live or frozen foods such as bloodworm, brineshrimps and the like.

I wrote an article on feeding plecos - it contains ideas that can be applied to all sorts of other fish too. Link on the right of this page.

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Mats

[Richard B]

The foods my tanganyikan synos seem to prefer, to an extent mirrors their natiral diet, invertebrates, shellfish & mollusc-type stuff, chopped mussell, clam, shrimp & on occasion lobster & oyster, & in addition shredded earthworms, & frozen bloodworm, krill, brineshrimp etc.

Any fish needs something suitable & there are lot's of things that can be fed that surprise people. I occasionally feed crushed woodlice, flies, daddy long-legs, spiders etc which are all natural creepy-crawlies & are readily accepted.

Mats article is really good - check it out!

(& if you have a specific fish in mind you can always ask us specifically)

[Reginator]

My cats get a variety of tropica wels granules, sera wels chips and a home-made mix of beefheart, prawn, mussel, spinach, courgette and carrot (this mix also serves for my african cichlids) and the occainsional mealworm...