Feeding schedule

[Smudger]

I was just trying to come up with a schedule to try and vary the diet for my community tank. Can anyone tell me if this sounds ok or if I could make any improvements.

Monday - a cube of frozen brine shrimp, algae wafer.

Tuesday - tropical Flakes, catfish pellets.

Wednesday - half cube of frozen bloodworm, flakes.

Thursday - flakes, catfish pellets.

Friday - cube of frozen daphnia, algae wafer.

Saturday - half cube of bloodworm, flakes.

Sunday - starve day/no food, PWC.

This will be once I've added dwarf gourami, oto and corys to my tank.
As for the live food I would be lightly burying half of it for the corys to make sure they get some. Any help would be appreciated.

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[Mebbid]

Wow, that's a crazy schedule for your fish!

It sounds good but depending on how many fish are in the tank the full cubes of frozen food might be a bit much.

 

[Smudger]

Well the pellets and algae wafers wouldnt be put in until about half hour before the lights go out. At the minute I've got 6 glowlights, 6 golden whiteclouds and 2 RCS. Soon I'll be adding 4 pygmy corys, an oto/sucking loach, and a pair of gourami or just the one (debating stocking, aqadvisor puts that upto 90% ish)

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[enrgizerbunny]

I'd probably look into some veggies. Blanched zucchini is a pretty universal one.

 

[Smudger]

I've heard a lot about that, what is it? I'll have to try it at some point at see how it goes. Thanks

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[Smudger]

Just googled it, it's a courgette to me lol

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[Mebbid]

Well the pellets and algae wafers wouldnt be put in until about half hour before the lights go out. At the minute I've got 6 glowlights, 6 golden whiteclouds and 2 RCS. Soon I'll be adding 4 pygmy corys, an oto/sucking loach, and a pair of gourami or just the one (debating stocking, aqadvisor puts that upto 90% ish)

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Oto cats really need to be in a group.. they are schooling fish. Also, if you can find a female dwarf gourami a pair would work but 2 males together will end badly.

The blanched veggies are a good option for your tank.

 

[Smudger]

Yes I've read if u have the one oto alone it's ok if not u have to jump to 4/5?

I was thinking more like a sexed pair, don't worry I wouldn't put 2 males together unless I had a much bigger tank

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[Mebbid]

Yes I've read if u have the one oto alone it's ok if not u have to jump to 4/5?

I was thinking more like a sexed pair, don't worry I wouldn't put 2 males together unless I had a much bigger tank

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Generally, the only people that keep a single oto cat are people like me that have given up trying to buy them and only had 1 survive out of the enormous numbers we bought. They really do much better in schools.

Dwarf gourami females are a pita to find since they look soo boring. I've never actually seen one in person and I spend a lot of time window shopping at fish stores. The supply and demand for them is really quite low.

 

[Smudger]

Decided against the oto now, going to get a few more RCS and a nerite snail or 2. As for the DG's my local shop breed them and has quite a few females there, so will see next time I pop down

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[Old Scales]

As long as you don't overfeed, the rotation menu you listed is excellent. You will have some happy fishes. Don't be surprised if some get so conditioned they spawn. OS.

 

[Smudger]

Thanks OS, well with: 6 glowlights, 6 golden whitecloud, 6 RCS, A male and female gourami, 4 pygmy corys (1/2 more if stocking allows and a couple of nerite snails. Would the full cubes of frozen food be too much or should I half it? I know I can test and adjust but haven't got all the fish yet.

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[Old Scales]

IMO one cube or the equivalent would be enough. I watch mine and if they seem to need more I'll add a little bit of flaked. It seems the bloodworms go a lot faster than the brine and baby brine shrimp for me. You should watch them a few times and judge if it is being eaten fast enough. Don't let too much get sucked into the filter. Turns it into a nitrate factory. OS.

 

[enrgizerbunny]

I have tiger barbs and I feed one cube twice a week. Those guys love it and the cube is entirely consumed in about 30 seconds. I'd try a half and see how quick it gets eaten them go from there.

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[Smudger]

Yea I noticed that the first time I fed brine and decided to put a net over the intake of the filter to prevent/collect it.

What's your stocking OS?

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[Smudger]

I think that's what I'm going to do energiserbunny, least that way i wont be over feeding and having to scoop out waste

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[enrgizerbunny]

The first time I fed it they weren't too sure about it, now they attack the cube immediately even though it's frozen solid.

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[Smudger]

I partially defrosted it 1st time and they loved it but they didn't realize they're was still a big lump just sat there in front of them on the sand lol.
Same predicament with a piece of courgette yesterday, they looked at it and had a pinch n u could just see them thinking "hmmm it smells like food, tastes like food, but Ive never seen it before so I'm not goin to trust it" 1 of the tetras 'guarded' it for 10 minutes haha

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