A club for owners of Parrot Cichlids

My daughter's parrots are very young, and I've read that you shouldn't give them fruit because of cloudy water. I was wondering, her plecos love acorn and butternut squash, would that be good for parrots too? Also what other veggies are good for them. We have a frozen medley of brocoli, califlower and carrots, would any of those be ok and how should I go about giving them. Are they even old enough for something like that? They are quarter sized. They eat fish flakes, dried blood worms, freeze dried baby shrimp, nibble at the alge cakes and sometimes tubix cakes.

I was doing some reading on using live foods but some said that you shouldn't use them often because of the fat content in them. I was wondering what is the best live food to feed them? And what is the best brand of dried food you guys have used? I know to feed them peas every week but I want them to have a variety in their food. I do have a 10 gallon tank that i could breed my own food in such as shrimp if that is good. My local store also sells frozen blood worms. So what is the best?

i am going to be away for 3 days this weekend. If i feed my baby BPs ( 3") on Friday night will they be okay until Monday night before being fed again? I was going to give them a good feeding of flake food ( they take from my hand now )  :) then leave some floating cichlid pellets and some sinking shrimp pellets before leaving.

Any thoughts? thanks

How much food should i be giving my parrot fish i have had her since Xmas eve....and my fish supplier said to only give her 6 bits a day....