Feeding time
Thanx for all the good ideas given, looks like i’ve been feeding them too much ,their stomachs always bulge like balloons yet they still go on picking food from the bottom.I’m cutting down the feeding time and also reducing the amount of blood worms.Like they say, a hungry fish is a healthy fish.— In AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com, “thee_raven2006″ wrote: > > I have several different semi-agressive fish in a 60 gal. tank that eat > 3-4 different kinds of food depending on the day. I know everyone > feeds their fish differently but for mine we use sinking pellets for > the noc fish and catfish, rainbows and balas, wafers for the pleco, > brine shrimp for the crab, and flakes for the rest. We only feed for > approximately 3-5 minutes because by that time there’s enough food in > the tank that even if they’re still eating like cows they’ll pick off > whatever’s leftover and still get full without turning the aquarium > water into pure algae. They also get blood worms as a treat about > twice a week and once in awhile frozen peas. I have 2 angels that > would eat non-stop if I let them so the frozen peas are good things to > float in the water for them to nibble on then we take them out after a > day. > > — In AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com, “maj7787″ wrote: > > > > Hi everyone…..i feed my fish twice a day, they eat quite a lot. the > > problem is i dont know when to stop feeding as they seem hungry most > > of the time, read some where that 20 mins of feeding should suffice > > but is that a reliable way to determine the quantity to be fed?I have > > 3 silver dollars and 5 corys in a 65 gallon tank. Is it ok to feed > > them different food at the same feeding time,like pellets and blood > > worms at one go? Which is better,feeding silver dollars with the > > aquarium light on or off? Is there anyone who knows an easy way of > > sexing the silver dollars,i’m just not good at it, i’m a little > > confused. > > ok thanx. > > Imran. > > >
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