Food for CAE

[bloodlucky]

My Chinese algae eater has appeared to have eaten most of the algae off my 40 gallon. I try to feed him algae wafers but all the other fish keep finding it first. I know about the zucchini but my most convenient grocery store just closed up and I don't know how I could convince my mom to get me a zucchini without having to pay for it myself which I can't really afford at the moment (I'm in high school btw.) So are there any other solutions to feeding my CAE

 

[azmodan]

Hi Bob!

Sorry I don't have alternative solutions for food to feed your CAE but I will mention that zucchini generally only costs between $1-$2 per pound so you could get a pretty decent amount for just a few dollars.

 

[bloodlucky]

Thanks! I guess what I could do is distract the fish so the CAE can find the sinking foods but he'd still take much too long to find the tablet

I love how Petco gave no warnings about this in the fish identification labels underneath the tanks, even about the part that they eat nearly anything alive once they become adults

 

[azmodan]

Yup! Best just to rely on your own personal research when buying fish.

 

[Coursair]

Take smooth aquarium safe rocks. Put into shallow pan of water. Put in the sun. Wait a couple of days. Voila ! CAE food.

They can also eat Romaine lettuce or you can offer the Algae wafers at night after lights out.

 

[shellieca]

What they eat depends on their age, they only eat algae as juveniles. You can drop the wafers after lights out which helps keep the other fish off of them. I don't know what kind of fish you have, but mine tear up the wafers leaving pieces all over & my CAE's eat that. Also, I've noticed with mine now that they're a year old they come out & eat the fish pellets when they fall to the tank floor. I feed mine cucumber once or twice a week, I buy one, cut it up & stick it in the freezer, take a slice or two out when I need it, one cucumber isn't very expensive & with freezing it, one will last a long time. I don't think you have to worry too much about them getting food, they seem to scavenge pretty well.

 

[bloodlucky]

Thanks these all helped a lot

 

[vanimal]

Cucumber is usually more common than Zuchinni and works just as well in my experience.