feeding my fisheis

[nibor]

Yesterday, I went to the pet store to get some food and spotted the frozen food section. Thinking my fishies would just LOVE this, I bought the brine shrimp (the previous food was freeze dried brine.) So, I eargerly took it home, poped a cube out, thawed it in a shot glass of tank water and dumped it in expecting a feeding frenzy. What I got was 'meh.'

I think part of the issue is that it sinks too fast while the freeze dried stuff floats then slowly drifts down. Is there a trick to that? At least I have a good sized clean up crew that will (hopefully) munch on the uneaten shrimp.

Speaking of my 'crew,' I also noticed that my other fish, especially the mollies, love the sinking pellets I try to feed the bottom feeders. They will hover over a pellet and chase away my shrimps and corries from them! I want to make sure that everyone gets enough food.

 

[librarygirl]

You can try different ones, mine tend to like the bloodworms the best, I tried the shrimp too and they didn't seem to go nuts for it. I thaw mine in some tank water and then spoon some out and drop it in and if that gets eaten I put in more, rather than dumping it all in and causing a mess.

You could try putting the sinking pellets in at night after you turn the lights out; corys tend to be more active at night anyway and that way the other fish may have settled down after the lights go out and that gives the bottom feeders a better chance at getting some.

 

[paytertot]

What kind of fish do you have? I have discus angels rope fish and black skirts, they all eagerly gobble up the brine shrimp. I also feed them bloodworms.