Feeding

[peediedj67]

a bit worried about feeding time for my fish, i have 7 tetras 3 black widow and 4 flame, every time i put food in 2 bw seem to swim up and eat it all, and the others seem to get notihng, iam scared they,ll starve,also put bloodworm in but havent seen any of the fish touch it yet,how do i get them to eat it?

 

[peediedj67]

anyone helps only black widows 2 of them eating by looks of things

 

[Keeper Of Cichlids]

Put a little bit on one side of tank, and a little bit on the other.
Also you could try live food such as live shrimp if they refuse to eat dry, and then ween them off it.

 

[peediedj67]

Put a little bit on one side of tank, and a little bit on the other.

tried that they tear about tank and eat everything

 

[Keeper Of Cichlids]

What exactly are you feeding them?

 

[peediedj67]

What exactly are you feeding them?

flaked fish food

 

[Keeper Of Cichlids]

Have you tried soaking some of it first so it sinks down to the bottom straight away when you put it in, gives the other fish more of a chance?

 

[peediedj67]

Have you tried soaking some of it first so it sinks down to the bottom straight away when you put it in, gives the other fish more of a chance?

good idea will try that tomorrow

 

[Keeper Of Cichlids]

Good luck .

 

[Autonerd]

My LFS uses a turkey baster to deliver food to the bottom of the tank. That might help.

What about feeding different types of food, some floating and some sinking, at the same time?

 

[peediedj67]

My LFS uses a turkey baster to deliver food to the bottom of the tank. That might help.

What about feeding different types of food, some floating and some sinking, at the same time?

tried blood worm and flakes both float

 

[Akasha72]

I have sinking pellets for my cories but my platies and guppies eat them too - once they've scoffed all the flake. You could try that or you could try the tubiflex blocks that stick on the glass. They desolve so slowly that everyone gets a chance