Recommendations for slow sinking small pellets?

[hennaartist]

I have 2 ropefish, 1 African butterfly, 3 small angels, and 2 Bolivian rams (although I am planning to get a couple more rams). My ropefish and African butterfly eat mostly frozen bloodworms and crickets, which I feed in the evening. I believe my angels and rams aren't getting enough to eat because what I'm feeding is mostly floating and the ropefish and butterfly easily push them out of the way.

Anyway, I need something small (because my angels and rams are small) and I need it to sink, but slow. I don't really want it to float at all because my butterfly may over eat. However, I don't want it to immediately sink either.

Anyone have any recommendations?

 

[Khuligirl93]

You could try feeding pellets, but soak them for a few seconds/ minutes in a cup of aquarium water before adding them to the tank. That way they would sink sooner.
You say your frozen bloodworms float? Are you thawing them in a cup before pouring them into the tank?

 

[tnfinfan]

I intentionally sink some flake crumbles for the middle feeders by dipping my fingers when I put the food in the water. Just breaking the surface does it. I'm almost out of the flake and ordered some Hikari mini wafers instead but haven't tried them yet. I noticed they had micro pellets, too.

 

[Old Scales]

New Life Spectrum Small Fish Pellet Food. Great food and sinks pretty quick.

 

[hennaartist]

You say your frozen bloodworms float? Are you thawing them in a cup before pouring them into the tank?

The frozen bloodworms don't float, but I usually hold them in my fingers and hand feed them so the butterfly fish can have some. However, some fall down.

I was just looking for slow falling pellets.

 

[hennaartist]

New Life Spectrum Small Fish Pellet Food. Great food and sinks pretty quick.

I bought these today (on sale too
The fish seem to like them, except for the butterfly so I think it's a win. Thanks