How Much To Feed Them

[lukestanislaus]

I have:
2 angels ~5cm long each
1 blue gourami ~8cm long
4 yoyo loaches ~5cm long each
2 golden barbs ~4cm each
5 rosy barbs all under 2cm

I have pellet food, so far I've been giving them 1 decent pinch of food twice a day

that ok? i know they are going to grow so any advice on feeding later and if I add/change fish

 

[Joviella]

I think the rule is to feed them no more than they can consume within 3 mins. I only feed my fish every other day,but that suits me and my fish. Have you looked into feeding more of a variety of foods..e.g bloodworm,cucumber etc?

 

[lukestanislaus]

i put some cucmber in but they didnt touch it, perhaps i didnt prepare it properly

i just got it out of the fridge, cut off a chunk and dropped it in, what should i be doing there?

any other common foods they can eat?

 

[Joviella]

We weight our cucumber down so it sinks to the bottom.....most loaches like them. If you have prawns in your freezer,your fish will like those(defrosted),peas,lettuce,courgette to name a few. HTH.

 

[Betta91]

I think you can also buy clips that fit on to the side panels of your tank.

 

[gpgscott]

I feed mine 3 or 4 times daily and use a combination of flakes, pellets, raw peas, and frozen brine shrimp. I put the food in tiny bits at a time never so much that it sinks to the bottom before being snatched. I feed until they start to loose interest. I also drop in a few small sinking brine shrimp pellets after turning off the light for the albino cories. Scott

 

[lukestanislaus]

they never lose interest lol

the angels are especially rabid