Algae wafers

[noelberg]

Do algae wafers promote algae growth in the tank?
And is it better to use fresh foods like lettuce and zucchini?

...just curious

 

[cutechic]

They may if you feed way too much and then leave them rotting in the tank. . . but other than that, I don't think so.

The algae wafers are for herbivorous fish. It's always nice to feed a bit of lettuce or zucchini as a treat, but I'd feed them as a supplement to algae wafers.

 

[Cheese Specialist]

What fish are they for noelberg? I think it's like cutechic said, they will if they are left to rot in the tank but that is the same with any food. I feed my fish lettuce and cucumber maybe every 7-10 days or so as they really enjoy it and I think it's good that they have got to work a little to get their food. I add it in early evening and leave it overnight to give my nocturnal fish a chance at it.

HTH

 

[noelberg]

Those algae wafers are usually gone within an hour! The swordtails and cories absolutely attack them. So there's no problem with them sitting in the tank.

I get free samples from a lfs when I buy fish, so I put in an algae wafer last week and a carnivore tab this week without thinking if they might affect the tank. Those things are so much more amusing than flake food

 

[Cheese Specialist]

Those algae wafers are usually gone within an hour! The swordtails and cories absolutely attack them. So there's no problem with them sitting in the tank.

I get free samples from a lfs when I buy fish, so I put in an algae wafer last week and a carnivore tab this week without thinking if they might affect the tank. Those things are so much more amusing than flake food

Yeah!!

You should be feeding other stuff that flakes anyway, fishes will be much happier on a varied diet.