Hi all,
I've read quite a bit about how much food is the right amount and how much is too much but there's a lot of conflicting info. Quite often it is said no more than what the fish can eat in two minutes. I never fed that much but even so find my plants (real) are not as green as I would like because of brown diatoms (I think that's what it is) and some hair like algae that was growing on the lower parts of plants.
My local fish store suggested I cut back on the feeding (previously twice a day however all eaten) to even as little as every other day. About a week ago I cut back to one per day and am seeing some improvements. I also put in six Amano shrimp, a small algae eater and a couple Julii Cory's.
The tank is 29 gallons, cycled, nitrate at approx. 20+, ph 7.4 and water temp at 27-28 degrees C. CO2 (2+ BPM) and two 55w fluorescents are on a timer for 6 hours per day (6 pm to midnight). I am mostly feeding Tetrabits and frozen bloodworms every few days. I'm doing a 20% PWC twice weekly.
Another question is how do I make sure the less aggressive fish (especially the low swimmers) get there share of food?
I have 4 Boeseman Rainbows, 2 Dwarf Rainbows, 7 Pristella Tetras, 6 Glowlight Danios, 6 Cardinal Tetras, 2 Julii Cory's, 1 small algae eater (not sure what type) and 6 Amano shimp. The Boeseman's are voracious eaters and hog the food as I sprinkle it in, not much gets to the Cardinals (usually near bottom), the Dwarf Rainbows tend to miss out because they sit back and watch until it's too late.
Comments please.
Peter
I've read quite a bit about how much food is the right amount and how much is too much but there's a lot of conflicting info. Quite often it is said no more than what the fish can eat in two minutes. I never fed that much but even so find my plants (real) are not as green as I would like because of brown diatoms (I think that's what it is) and some hair like algae that was growing on the lower parts of plants.
My local fish store suggested I cut back on the feeding (previously twice a day however all eaten) to even as little as every other day. About a week ago I cut back to one per day and am seeing some improvements. I also put in six Amano shrimp, a small algae eater and a couple Julii Cory's.
The tank is 29 gallons, cycled, nitrate at approx. 20+, ph 7.4 and water temp at 27-28 degrees C. CO2 (2+ BPM) and two 55w fluorescents are on a timer for 6 hours per day (6 pm to midnight). I am mostly feeding Tetrabits and frozen bloodworms every few days. I'm doing a 20% PWC twice weekly.
Another question is how do I make sure the less aggressive fish (especially the low swimmers) get there share of food?
I have 4 Boeseman Rainbows, 2 Dwarf Rainbows, 7 Pristella Tetras, 6 Glowlight Danios, 6 Cardinal Tetras, 2 Julii Cory's, 1 small algae eater (not sure what type) and 6 Amano shimp. The Boeseman's are voracious eaters and hog the food as I sprinkle it in, not much gets to the Cardinals (usually near bottom), the Dwarf Rainbows tend to miss out because they sit back and watch until it's too late.
Comments please.
Peter