Petastic Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 With my past colony I just used the roach chow that came with the kit, but since I'm just getting roaches today, I was wondering if these fish pellets are a suitable staple. I made sure to crush the green cichlid pellets to some degree, and added a little chicken layer. It's around 36% protein, and other than the chicken layer the label doesn't state anything about calcium. Is that too much protein? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 as long as you mix in some fruit in there is should be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petastic Posted December 11, 2010 Author Share Posted December 11, 2010 as long as you mix in some fruit in there is should be fine Sure thing. A little calcium isn't bad, right? The food is 8 parts fish food and 2 parts chicken layer. The chicken layer is a little high in calcium - 4.1. I've heard too much calcium can complicate molts and kill roaches/crickets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 shouldn't be too i bad i would think i feed mine fish food all the time and mine have been producing regularly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vfox Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 I tried fish flakes with mine...they get soggy and stink pretty bad really fast. I prefer dog food, oranges, apples, and water gel for all my roaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petastic Posted December 12, 2010 Author Share Posted December 12, 2010 I tried fish flakes with mine...they get soggy and stink pretty bad really fast. I prefer dog food, oranges, apples, and water gel for all my roaches. I made sure to ground it to the consistency of commercial roach chow. They seem to like it and it barely smells. Gave them an orange and a piece of banana. Even witnessed a male courting and mating with a female! Remember the fish food is pellets which are the size of dog kibble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 probably has some algae in there thay like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petastic Posted December 12, 2010 Author Share Posted December 12, 2010 So the roaches will know when to eat the fish 'mash', right? They sure do love fruits, just like my old colony. Bread was also a big hit with the old one - I'll have to try it with these ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makoygaara Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I feed chicken pellets to my roaches as their staple food. Then I occasionally put leftover skins of papaya, guava, watermelon, apples, and other fruits for varied diet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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