Carnivore cichlids’ primary diet is made up of animal protein be it small fishes, insects, invertebrate or in some cases rodents too. Animal protein is a major part of their diet, whereas plant protein is a very minor part.
When selecting their diet this should be kept in mind. A diet made of animal protein would ensure better digestion, agility and coloration.

Teraa Cichlid Carna is a food that has been specially formulated by experts for carnivorous cichlid and large fish. High quality natural protein and vitamins improve growth rate and increases color. We coat our food with gut probiotics which are good for your fish’s digestive system. Expect advantage of probiotics in longer run.

Feeding Guide

Teraa’s rate, in full: feed as much as the fish can eat
within ten minutes, once or twice a day.
That is their entire published instruction. It is a behaviour rule rather
than a weight, and for large carnivorous cichlids that is the sensible way
round — the same pack feeds a pair of oscars and a tankful of
haplochromines, and no gram figure would fit both.

Time the first feed. Anything still on the floor after
ten minutes was surplus, and the next portion should be smaller. Big
carnivores are the fish most often overfed in the hobby, because they beg
convincingly and because a single pellet looks like nothing next to the fish.
It is not nothing: this is a 51% protein food, and uneaten protein pellets
break down into ammonia faster than almost anything else you can put in a
tank.

Why a carnivore formula, and why not for everything.
Teraa’s own reasoning: for carnivorous cichlids animal protein is the major
part of the diet — small fish, insects, invertebrates — and plant
protein a very minor one, and a diet built that way gives better digestion,
agility and colour. The corollary matters just as much: do not feed this to
herbivorous rift lake cichlids. On mbuna and tropheus a high animal-protein
food causes bloat, which is frequently fatal. Teraa make a separate
plant-based cichlid food for exactly that reason.

Once or twice, and skip a day if you like. Teraa permit
one or two feeds a day. Large predatory cichlids in the wild eat
irregularly, and a fasting day once a week does an adult oscar or jaguar no
harm at all — it does the filter a good deal of good.

The probiotic coating is a reason to keep the tub shut.
Teraa coat this food with gut probiotics and say the advantage shows over the
long run. Live cultures do not survive heat or damp; close the pack after
every feed and keep it away from the tank lid.

Not published, and not invented here. A ration by weight
or per fish, a growth-out schedule, and any conditioning regime for breeding.
Teraa give the ten-minute rule and stop, and so do we.

One thing we are not going to tell you: which fish this grain
suits. Teraa publish two different answers under this same product
code. Their printed catalogue lists this food in the grade our title uses;
their current website lists the same code at a different grain size, in a
reformulated version. Until we can confirm which one is in the packs on our
shelf, quoting a pellet-size-to-fish-length match here would be a guess
dressed as a specification. The size printed further up this page is the one
from the pack literature we were supplied with, and we have asked Teraa to
confirm it. If grain size matters for your fish, ask us before you
order and we will open the carton and look.

Feeding rate and dietary reasoning are Teraa’s own, and are identical
across every version of this food they publish.

Freshness & Storage

Every batch we dispatch carries a minimum of 6 months’ remaining shelf life. Store this product in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight, with the cap or inner foil closed tightly after each use.

Returns & Replacement

Returns are accepted within 7 days of delivery, provided the item is unused and in its original packaging. Manufacturer-sealed items cannot be returned once the seal is broken, and sale-priced items are not refundable.

If your item arrives defective or damaged, message us on WhatsApp with your order number — or email us, if you would rather — and we will replace it. Approved replacements are delivered within 3 to 5 business days. Transit damage is covered by insurance on every shipment. If tracking shows delivered but nothing reached you, tell us within 72 hours, which is the reporting window Indian couriers allow. Damage caused during installation or use is not covered; replacement spares for such cases are chargeable.

Full terms are on our Cancellation & Returns page.