Fishlover94
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Okay, if I drop bottom-feeder algae wafers, but my other fish eat them, does that mean I'm underfeeding?
Okay, if I drop bottom-feeder algae wafers, but my other fish eat them, does that mean I'm underfeeding?
Okay, I will try the before lights out.As Colin said, No, they just know that food is there for feeding so they are going to feed.
If you are using the algae wafer for catfish or plecos, you can try feeding them closer to lights out since the catfish will eat at night while the other fish are sleeping. Another option is to feed the the top fish on one side of the tank while dropping the wafer on the opposite side at the same time. This will give the bottom fish a slight edge at getting the wafer first.
I like Tetra-Min food. Probably because it is made in Germany, it brings me closer to my heritage. But for tanks and filters and heaters, it's Marineland, wich both happen to be owned by the same parent company.I have several Cherry shrimp in addition to my Cory cats.
This is in addition to some Tetras and Rasboras.
I feed the Corys and shrimp mostly "Tetra shrimp wafers" which they both seem to love
What I do is break up the wafers under a fork into smaller pieces before dropping them in the tank.
The shrimp and Corys quickly zero in on the smaller pieces.
Of course both will also often search the tank for other/ more food .
So I i just supplement it a bit with the wafers.
I think my fish are starting to recognize I'm their food person. Any time I open the lid, they all come up to the top. Lol.No. Fish are opportunistic feeders and will eat any time food is available. They do this because they don't know when their next meal will be. It could be in an hour or next week. They don't know so they eat any food when it's available.
I think my fish are starting to recognize I'm their food person. Any time I open the lid, they all come up to the top. Lol.
I don't know it that is "smart" or not. All animals instinctively know how and even learn to detect and get their food..
After all, there are no humans in the wild feeding them.
In fact, there is a whole "sport" centered around this concerning fish. It's called "Fishing" :
" After all, there are no humans in the wild feeding them. "I don't know it that is "smart" or not. All animals instinctively know how and even learn to detect and get their food..
After all, there are no humans in the wild feeding them.
In fact, there is a whole "sport" centered around this concerning fish. It's called "Fishing" :