Hello all,
So I just can't seem to get a good feeding regime down..
I have a busy community tank, and feed all kinds of stuff. if I put flakes in, the tetra, danios and platys ravage that stuff up in seconds! and my botia loaches, corys and bolivian ram don't get any.
I feed frozen daphnia, which at least most of them get some, some does settle on the substrate but not much, so not sure the corys get any, and only a little for the loaches as they are more active.
I have sinking pellets, If I put them in for the corys and botia the tetra, danios and platys just go nuts and eat them all up too, even if they have had flakes or daphnia. sometimes they look like their stomachs could literally burst!
I feed frozen bloodworm, which they love but that doesn't last long, and am positive the corys aren't quick enough.
I have some tabamin tablets, which are popular so I sometimes split one tablet into two and put in separate parts of the tank which the botia go nuts for, and the ram likes them too but its just a massive free for all, with the platys and danios feeding off them too.
In desperation I got some algae wafers, hoping the corys would go for them..... nope, ALL of the other fish just eat them too, like everything else.
URGGHHHH, everyone must be getting food, as they are all still alive but who knows what the corys eat??
some times I'll drop the daphnia in, and then after I'll put one tabamin tablet in, or i'll give them flakes and some sinking pellets. try and mix it up.
My problem is, all the fish eat everything and they are ALL ravenous beasts.
What do I do???
Any suggestions please?? (I have heard members talk of dropping pellets in after lights out, but I fear the greedy fish would just sniff them out in their sleep)
here is a little pic of part of the feeding frenzy, and no sign of the corys....
Thanks.
Simon
P.S I don't feed all that stuff at once BTW... only one or the other, or sometimes a mixture of two things. I am always worried about over feeding.
So I just can't seem to get a good feeding regime down..
I have a busy community tank, and feed all kinds of stuff. if I put flakes in, the tetra, danios and platys ravage that stuff up in seconds! and my botia loaches, corys and bolivian ram don't get any.
I feed frozen daphnia, which at least most of them get some, some does settle on the substrate but not much, so not sure the corys get any, and only a little for the loaches as they are more active.
I have sinking pellets, If I put them in for the corys and botia the tetra, danios and platys just go nuts and eat them all up too, even if they have had flakes or daphnia. sometimes they look like their stomachs could literally burst!
I feed frozen bloodworm, which they love but that doesn't last long, and am positive the corys aren't quick enough.
I have some tabamin tablets, which are popular so I sometimes split one tablet into two and put in separate parts of the tank which the botia go nuts for, and the ram likes them too but its just a massive free for all, with the platys and danios feeding off them too.
In desperation I got some algae wafers, hoping the corys would go for them..... nope, ALL of the other fish just eat them too, like everything else.
URGGHHHH, everyone must be getting food, as they are all still alive but who knows what the corys eat??
some times I'll drop the daphnia in, and then after I'll put one tabamin tablet in, or i'll give them flakes and some sinking pellets. try and mix it up.
My problem is, all the fish eat everything and they are ALL ravenous beasts.
What do I do???
Any suggestions please?? (I have heard members talk of dropping pellets in after lights out, but I fear the greedy fish would just sniff them out in their sleep)
here is a little pic of part of the feeding frenzy, and no sign of the corys....
Thanks.
Simon
P.S I don't feed all that stuff at once BTW... only one or the other, or sometimes a mixture of two things. I am always worried about over feeding.