fish not eating - Aquarium Advice

parasoks · 06-21-2006, 10:19 AM

i have a 30 gallon tank with 6 zebra danios and 2 Red Fire Dwarf Gouramis. the gouramis are new. when i feed the fish the danios quickly eat up everything before the gouramis have a chance. i'm concerned the gourami are going to starve

JustOneMore20 · 06-21-2006, 10:34 AM

Try to put some food in one end of the tank for the danios and then while they are eating, try to put food at the other end for the gouramis.

Danios are very active and greedy eaters, unlike the gouramis. They are slow. Maybe they will realize that they have to be more aggressive to get food.

What kind of food are you feeding them?

If you gouramis aren't at the top at feeding time, you could try some slow sinking granule food.

Menagerie · 06-21-2006, 10:57 AM

Welcome to AA, Tostada!

Since the gouramis are new, they may hesitate to jump on top of the food. You will have to find a balance between the greedy eaters and the slow ones. With time they may all jump at the smell of food; however, there is a chance the gouramis will always be slower. Experiment with different foods, different placement, and veggies (there is an article on which veggies and how to serve them in the articles’ section).

parasoks · 06-21-2006, 07:08 PM

thanks for the ideas. i am feeding them bio-blend pellets

**Zagz** · 06-21-2006, 07:58 PM

Welcome to AA. I agree the fish may take some time to get used to the tank and start eating. What size tank? Definately check out Menagerie's article on feeding veggies and fruits to your fish. It's an excellent read.

tropicfishman · 06-24-2006, 12:36 AM

you can also wait until the danio's are full and then try feeding the gouramis aftyerwards or when the lights go out, you might wanna look inot a ocuple of feeding rings

MattAquaBio · 06-24-2006, 12:53 AM

Get some tubing. PVC or aquarium tubing will work. Put the end of the tube atleast 6'' under the water, then start feeding the danios. While they are busy, put some slow sinking pellets into the tube, they will sink through the tube out the bottom end where the gouramis can get to them untouched.

hc8719 · 06-25-2006, 09:05 PM

a trick i do, (i crumble the big flakes, half my fish are small) put them in the tank, then stir up the flakes with a finger or spoon, and half the flakes end up slowly sinking, while the other half stays at the top, both fish get a shot at the food

06-21-2006, 10:19 AM	#1
parasoks Aquarium Advice Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: on canada Posts: 4	fish not eating i have a 30 gallon tank with 6 zebra danios and 2 Red Fire Dwarf Gouramis. the gouramis are new. when i feed the fish the danios quickly eat up everything before the gouramis have a chance. i'm concerned the gourami are going to starve

06-21-2006, 10:34 AM	#2
JustOneMore20 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: May 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 2,121 Images: 8	Try to put some food in one end of the tank for the danios and then while they are eating, try to put food at the other end for the gouramis. Danios are very active and greedy eaters, unlike the gouramis. They are slow. Maybe they will realize that they have to be more aggressive to get food. What kind of food are you feeding them? If you gouramis aren't at the top at feeding time, you could try some slow sinking granule food. __________________ ~Kristin~ 5 planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 20g, 5.5g My links to pics: My 40g breeder log, My tanks blog

06-21-2006, 10:57 AM	#3
Menagerie Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 11,246 Images: 77	Welcome to AA, Tostada! Since the gouramis are new, they may hesitate to jump on top of the food. You will have to find a balance between the greedy eaters and the slow ones. With time they may all jump at the smell of food; however, there is a chance the gouramis will always be slower. Experiment with different foods, different placement, and veggies (there is an article on which veggies and how to serve them in the articles’ section). __________________

06-21-2006, 07:58 PM	#5
Zagz Aquarium Advice Addict Community Admin Join Date: May 2005 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 11,326 Images: 92	Welcome to AA. I agree the fish may take some time to get used to the tank and start eating. What size tank? Definately check out Menagerie's article on feeding veggies and fruits to your fish. It's an excellent read. __________________ ----------- My Profile Page My tank & fish photos. Have you voted for AA today? Like the advice or comments someone gave you? Show your appreciation with the reputation button!

06-24-2006, 12:36 AM	#6
tropicfishman Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ashland KY Posts: 1,890	you can also wait until the danio's are full and then try feeding the gouramis aftyerwards or when the lights go out, you might wanna look inot a ocuple of feeding rings __________________ I love my clown loaches and red tail shark!!! lol

06-21-2006, 07:08 PM	#4
parasoks Aquarium Advice Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: on canada Posts: 4	thanks for the ideas. i am feeding them bio-blend pellets

06-24-2006, 12:53 AM	#7
MattAquaBio Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: north Georgia Posts: 199	Get some tubing. PVC or aquarium tubing will work. Put the end of the tube atleast 6'' under the water, then start feeding the danios. While they are busy, put some slow sinking pellets into the tube, they will sink through the tube out the bottom end where the gouramis can get to them untouched.

06-25-2006, 09:05 PM	#8
hc8719 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 1,931	a trick i do, (i crumble the big flakes, half my fish are small) put them in the tank, then stir up the flakes with a finger or spoon, and half the flakes end up slowly sinking, while the other half stays at the top, both fish get a shot at the food

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