Hdoubleu Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 I am on fish duty this weekend as Bev is away. How much are you meant to feed fish? We have 7 Gourami, 6 Rasbora, 5 Rummy nose tetra, 6 Glass cats and 2 BN. They seem so hungry but how would I know if they are tricking me and they are not hungry? Also - I stuck some algee wafers in for the BN and someone else ate them. Who out of that lot would be keen on them as well. I know it wasn't the BN bros as they were not interested whe I put them in. Not even ten minutes later they were gone. Tonight I fed them a cube of Brine shrimp and a pinch of flakes... is this enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 I think the rule of thumb is enough for them to eat in 5mins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hdoubleu Posted June 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 So the fact it was gone is 2 minutes means... they are still hungry or I did good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 2 minutes will be fine. They'll be back to normal feeding routines on her return and they won't starve or be accidentally over fed (which is worse) once your duty is over edit: You did good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REEVESTA Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 I think you will find most of the fish in your tank will nibble on the algae wafers , even the tetras. That amount of food should be ok, if you do happen to over feed/ see leftover food sitting on the bottom of the tank 10 minz after feeding just syphon it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 You did well. The fish could live for a week without food anyway and its way better to feed less than overfeed. If you overfeed and there is food leftover on the bottom it will cause issues. My pet hate - going away and leaving my family to feed fish then coming home to find cotton woolly like food in the tank rotting away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hdoubleu Posted June 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 There is no left over food on the bottom of the tank. I am used to fedding my fish at school - one Siamese a platy and a BN. I know 1 algee wafter, and 1/3 of a brine shrimp block seem to be the right amount for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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