Under feeding my fish?

[Keflan]

I see some people feed their fish everyday. I currently have 7 guppies 6 neon tetras 5 Silvertip tetra 1 golden gourami and 1 bn pleco.

I give them 2 cubes of frozen bloodworm every other day. Today is feeding day so I will give them 2 cubes later then not feed them till Saturday.

 

[Candi1990]

I feed my fish everyday, twice a day. I read conflicting guidelines some people say once a day... The amounts are confusing too. Some say what they can eat in 1 min, some say in 3. I would throw in good quality flakes on the days they dont get the worms maybe??

 

[Mebbid]

Daily is a pretty standard practice. You can do twice a day as long as you keep up on water changes and reduce the amount a little. Basically, listen to what your nitrates are telling you. More food will make fish grow faster to an extent but it doesn't help if they die due to high nitrates.

 

[Delapool]

I go with daily but this conflicts a little with regular small amounts. However with a daily feed I find I can feed enough that smaller fish get a chance. Could be just my setup though.

 

[Candi1990]

I go with daily but this conflicts a little with regular small amounts. However with a daily feed I find I can feed enough that smaller fish get a chance. Could be just my setup though.

I do this as well. I have several fish that I have had from fry, some are a lot bigger and I have a couple of runts. The runts wouldn't eat if I didn't feed them a generous amount. Not over feed, but I don't do small amounts or they wouldn't get any.

 

[enrgizerbunny]

I think it's better to be slightly under fed than to over feed. I feed daily, but the amounts are minimum. I add things like zucchini that everybody gets a chance at. My tiger barbs are too fast on the surface for basically everyone else in the tank.

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[Candi1990]

I think it's better to be slightly under fed than to over feed. I feed daily, but the amounts are minimum. I add things like zucchini that everybody gets a chance at. My tiger barbs are too fast on the surface for basically everyone else in the tank.

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Fresh zucchini? From the grocery store? Is this safe for all fish?

 

[Brookster123]

I see some people feed their fish everyday. I currently have 7 guppies 6 neon tetras 5 Silvertip tetra 1 golden gourami and 1 bn pleco. I give them 2 cubes of frozen bloodworm every other day. Today is feeding day so I will give them 2 cubes later then not feed them till Saturday.

Might want to think of diversifying the menu? That's a lot of bloodworms which can cause digestive issues in some fish, look into daphnia and maybe some omega one flake to get a little ruffage in there?

 

[enrgizerbunny]

Fresh zucchini? From the grocery store? Is this safe for all fish?

Peeled and blanched. Then frozen. I also do cooked fresh frozen peas. No salt or seasonings added in the bag. Remove the outer skin on then our the can't eat them, lol

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[Delapool]

Peeled and blanched. Then frozen. I also do cooked fresh frozen peas. No salt or seasonings added in the bag. Remove the outer skin on then our the can't eat them, lol

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Sounds brilliant! One for the fish, one for me....

 

[NYgiantsRP]

My south american cichlids LOVE leaf lettuce. I just thorw in 1 leaf whenever I eat salad.

 

[Keflan]

Might want to think of diversifying the menu? That's a lot of bloodworms which can cause digestive issues in some fish, look into daphnia and maybe some omega one flake to get a little ruffage in there?

I used bloodworm for a few weeks the. Went to daphnia for a while. But what other frozen can I give them?

 

[Kushgodrex]

Keflan,
Other than your silver dollar many of them don't get so big so you don't need to feed that much,
all of my fish reach 6in + so I'm basically trying to grow them as fast as I can, but I have a de-nitrator in my tank where my fish reach 1+ plus and a algae scrubber in my smaller one, this was I can feed them as much as I want.

 

[Kushgodrex]

The denitrator is in my tank where fish grow more than 1'

 

[Keflan]

I don't have a silver dollar?

 

[Brookster123]

I used bloodworm for a few weeks the. Went to daphnia for a while. But what other frozen can I give them?

Brine shrimp, you should really supplement with some kind if flake too, I do a light flake feed in the morning and a light frozen feed at night, throw veggie wafers in twice a week for Pleco's but most of the others pick at it too.

 

[Kushgodrex]

Lol my bad I read that wrong, silver tip I meant

 

[Keflan]

Veggie wafers?

 

[Brookster123]

Veggie wafers?

Yah, omega one veggie wafers!

 

[bjaffe]

I have been feeding 2 a day in small amounts. I keep an eye on the tank and they all seem to eat whatever falls to the bottom.

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