My Feed levels

[mikeyw64]

Ok do really I should possibly have asked/checked this previously but my gut says I can't be far wrong as I'm not seeing any food being left/building up on the sand.

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1p for scale
Freeze dried bloodworm
Freeze dried Daphne
Catfish pellets
Tropical flakes

[plankton]

Looks about right. Are you soaking the bloodworm and daphnia before it goes in the tank?

[mikeyw64]

Yup, they get a 5 minute soak in water from the tank

[plankton]

Needs a bit longer than that or they're likely to extract water form the fishes' guts........I usually suggest about 20 mins.

[Lee_k]

Is this the food you feed for this stock: 3 Platy (+ 2 youth + 4 fry) :: 9 Neon Tetra :: 10 Ember Tetra :: 6 Panda Cory :: 1 Otto

I'm a little worried i'm over feeding now!

[Mol_PMB]

That’s ok but I’d probably feed a little more. But that’s probably why my fish are constantly making babies!
Does the Oto have algae to feed on?

[mikeyw64]

@Lee_k Yup, that's about the max I feed, also skip a day or two here or there or just pop in a stick on tab

@Mol_PMB Yup, he has a selection of Algae to chomp on

[Lee_k]

I think i'm over feeding a bit then!

I mean i currently put half a block of beefheart (twice a day) that the 6 discus seem to claim and nothing else goes near.

But then i'm putting in some fish science tropical flakes for the other fish, 1 fish science corydoras tab and then every 3 days a algae wafer

I suppose i've got 18 greedy lemon tetras and 4 pearl gouramis hacking away at the flakes mind! - and i've got a 29.5c appetite

[mikeyw64]

I believe its safe to say fish will pretty much eat till they explode ;o)

IMHO its probably better to slightly underfeed, after all they will always find something to munch on from the substrate/planting and it works for me

[Martinspuddle]

Better to underfeed long term and in my case I don't feed at all some days, I find it always keeps the fish keen and alert.