How much to feed?

[KRL]

I'm new to this whole business and was just wondering how to know how much to feed my fish. I have a pile of shrimp (40ish by my rough count), 3 Pygmy cories and 5 kuhli loaches. Whenever I put food in the shrimp dive on it and devour everything, with the cories sometimes joining in. The loaches are new and still nervous so I barely see them.

How do I know how much to feed them? I'm worried the rest of the fish aren't getting enough because the shrimp are so quick

Thanks!

 

[hobby5]

What kind of shrimp are you talking about? Happy fish should always be faster than your shrimp and should also be capable of outcompeting them. Normally you should not feed more than what is gone within a few minutes (about 3). You should also be able to observe if your fish eat or not? They should have a somehwat rounded belly after feeding. Can you tell us more about your tank?

 

[StandbySetting]

Khuli loaches are typically shy and are more likely to feed during lights out/darkness. Try feeding before you got to bed.

 

[KRL]

Okay thanks!