Feeding questions...

[Snailguy101]

Well I'm wondering what else I can feed my mollies platies and snails other then flake and algae wafers Like real food explain in good detail how to do this also can the food be canned?

 

[Snailguy101]

bump*

 

[Sky042]

Zucchini or cucumber. Get some boiling water and drop the slice of vegtable in there for maybe 20 seconds then pull it out put a plant weight on it and drop it in the tank.

Also the obvious answers like blood worms and mysis shrimp.

Some fish also love broccoli.

 

[Snailguy101]

plant weight?

 

[tttnjfttt]

How do you feed brocoli (sp)?

 

[Snailguy101]

Whats a plant weight and where do I get one?...And do I really need one or am I fine without one..

 

[Aylana]

I believe a plant weight is the piece of metal you find wrapped around the bottom of bundles of plants when you buy them from a shop.

Also I would stay away from canned food for you fish, it is usually full of preservatives and additives that are not good for fish.

 

[Morrgan]

As a weight you can also put a normal teaspoon through slices of cucumber or zucchini, works just fine.

A person I know feeds her guppies frozen peas (thaws them first, of course).

 

[morgan]

I have Mollies and I feed them flake twice a day and every 2 or 3 days I give them "treat food" such as Brine Shrimps, Bloodworms, Tubiflex Worms and Daphnia. (Not all at once just one treat at a time).I buy the food freeze dried or in little sachets. They don't need refrigeration, I just keep them in the cabinet under the tank. They also eat sinking catfish pellets and algae wafers which I put in for the Pleco because they are greedy little pigs! They also nibble the plants a bit but don't seem to mark them.

 

[tttnjfttt]

I read on the betta board that freez dried foods are really rough on the fish's digestive system. It was compared to feeding the fish cardboard.

 

[abstract]

I read on the betta board that freez dried foods are really rough on the fish's digestive system. It was compared to feeding the fish cardboard.

freeze dried food retains most of the nutritional value....however, all dried foods (flakes, pellets, and freeze dried) should be soaked in water prior to feeding as when it becomes filled with water it expands and could lead to digestive issues

 

[tttnjfttt]

Thanks for the clarification on that. I could never get the info out of anyone.

 

[morgan]

I didn't know that freeze dried food could be a problem. The food in the sachets is in a jelly. I think it's a good way of giving your fish some variety, but if you have a lot of fish or several tanks it could be expensive.

 

[abstract]

I didn't know that freeze dried food could be a problem. The food in the sachets is in a jelly. I think it's a good way of giving your fish some variety, but if you have a lot of fish or several tanks it could be expensive.

i use those gel packs sometimes, too, as a treat...the fish go crazy, but it does dirty the water quite a bit