Eating too much? - Aquarium Advice

Viperboy · 05-01-2006, 01:52 AM

So my zebras love food ... no jokes ... they eat about anything that comes near them. So i know that there is such a thing as overfeeding but that is like feeding to much to where the excess food falls into the substrate ..... but is there such a thing as zebras eating too much ... cause since i have got them ... they have grown quite a bit in length (maybe 1/4" ... a lot for a 2" fish) and their stomachs have gotten real big.
TIA

Ray

shawmutt · 05-01-2006, 05:04 AM

Any fish can be overfed quite easily. I've been thinking of ways to get my zebras to eat less. They zoom around and pick up all the bloodworms I drop in the tank and my slow badis don't get enough food.

Viperboy · 05-01-2006, 12:16 PM

so is it a bad thing or what? shoud i stop feeding them for a few days or what?
TIA

Ray

RoK · 05-02-2006, 01:23 AM

Yes, it is bad to overfeed. The extra fat and whatnot can cause internal problems.

**Zagz** · 05-02-2006, 01:25 AM

I agree, overfeeding can cause internal problems. Bloat can be caused by overfeeding, for example. Feed lesser quantities at a time and their stomachs should shrink.

Lonewolfblue · 05-02-2006, 02:14 AM

Not only will it cause possible internal injuries, but swimming problems as well. And a lot of times it's unrecoverable. Should only feed what they will eat in 2-3 minutes.

Viperboy · 05-02-2006, 03:32 AM

I do only feed what they can eat in 2-3 mins but i try to get a little stuff down to my cories ... but in 2-3 mins these guys can eat a ton of food.

Ray

severum mama · 05-02-2006, 09:30 AM

Try dropping some shrimp pellets in when you feed the danios. Then you can feed the danios less and the corys will eat the pellets- they sink right to the bottom. This is the brand I use:
http://www.petsmart.com/global/produ...=omega+one&N=2

05-01-2006, 01:52 AM	#1
Viperboy Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 383 Images: 11	Eating too much? So my zebras love food ... no jokes ... they eat about anything that comes near them. So i know that there is such a thing as overfeeding but that is like feeding to much to where the excess food falls into the substrate ..... but is there such a thing as zebras eating too much ... cause since i have got them ... they have grown quite a bit in length (maybe 1/4" ... a lot for a 2" fish) and their stomachs have gotten real big. TIA Ray

05-01-2006, 05:04 AM	#2
shawmutt Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Greencastle, PA Posts: 2,050 Images: 6	Any fish can be overfed quite easily. I've been thinking of ways to get my zebras to eat less. They zoom around and pick up all the bloodworms I drop in the tank and my slow badis don't get enough food. __________________ ~Mike Shaw Shawmutt.com. Blogs and Pictures of the Massively Multiplayer Offline game, Real Life.

05-02-2006, 01:23 AM	#4
RoK Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,224 Images: 11	Yes, it is bad to overfeed. The extra fat and whatnot can cause internal problems. __________________ Current fish (includes all 8 running tanks): Gouramis, polypterids, SA cichlids, convicts, rainbows, plecos, loaches, ACFs, a platy, tetra, & a Ctenopoma

05-02-2006, 02:14 AM	#6
Lonewolfblue Planted Geek Community Mentor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 7,871 Images: 7	Not only will it cause possible internal injuries, but swimming problems as well. And a lot of times it's unrecoverable. Should only feed what they will eat in 2-3 minutes. __________________ 26G Medium Planted Community - 65W CF Lighting - Emperor 280 Bio-Wheel - Established Feb 2004 55G Aggressive Community - Filstar XP3 - Established Dec 2005 75G Heavily Planted - Pressurized CO2, 520W Lighting, Filstar XP3 with spraybar - Established Feb 2006 29G Planted - 130W Lighting, Filstar XP2 with spraybar - Established May 2006 5 10G Tanks - Various setups - Tanks Established May-Sep 2006. 3 currently empty. 5.5G Crypt/Java Fern Tank - Established Oct 2006 My 29G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=78469 My 75G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=70764 My 75G Makeover Thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=87691

05-02-2006, 09:30 AM	#8
severum mama Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 2,771 Images: 22	Try dropping some shrimp pellets in when you feed the danios. Then you can feed the danios less and the corys will eat the pellets- they sink right to the bottom. This is the brand I use: http://www.petsmart.com/global/produ...=omega+one&N=2 __________________ WE CAN STAGE A RUNAWAY GOLF CART MARATHON 5 gallon, 45 gallon, and 55 gallon planted 75 gallon SA/CA cichlids 8 gallon Oceanic BioCube nano reef

05-01-2006, 12:16 PM	#3
Viperboy Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 383 Images: 11	so is it a bad thing or what? shoud i stop feeding them for a few days or what? TIA Ray

05-02-2006, 03:32 AM	#7
Viperboy Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 383 Images: 11	I do only feed what they can eat in 2-3 mins but i try to get a little stuff down to my cories ... but in 2-3 mins these guys can eat a ton of food. Ray

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