Eating too much?

[Viperboy]

So my zebras love food ... no jokes ... they eat about anything that comes near them. So i know that there is such a thing as overfeeding but that is like feeding to much to where the excess food falls into the substrate ..... but is there such a thing as zebras eating too much ... cause since i have got them ... they have grown quite a bit in length (maybe 1/4" ... a lot for a 2" fish) and their stomachs have gotten real big.
TIA

Ray

 

[shawmutt]

Any fish can be overfed quite easily. I've been thinking of ways to get my zebras to eat less. They zoom around and pick up all the bloodworms I drop in the tank and my slow badis don't get enough food.

 

[Viperboy]

so is it a bad thing or what? shoud i stop feeding them for a few days or what?
TIA

Ray

 

[RoK]

Yes, it is bad to overfeed. The extra fat and whatnot can cause internal problems.

 

[Zagz]

I agree, overfeeding can cause internal problems. Bloat can be caused by overfeeding, for example. Feed lesser quantities at a time and their stomachs should shrink.

 

[Lonewolfblue]

Not only will it cause possible internal injuries, but swimming problems as well. And a lot of times it's unrecoverable. Should only feed what they will eat in 2-3 minutes.

 

[Viperboy]

I do only feed what they can eat in 2-3 mins but i try to get a little stuff down to my cories ... but in 2-3 mins these guys can eat a ton of food.

Ray

 

[severum mama]

Try dropping some shrimp pellets in when you feed the danios. Then you can feed the danios less and the corys will eat the pellets- they sink right to the bottom. This is the brand I use:
http://www.petsmart.com/global/prod...t=omega+one&In=All&previousText=omega+one&N=2