Food Suggestions for Angels

[FroFro]

So I've been feeding my angelfish a mixed diet of flake food and they've taken to eating the brine shrimp pellets I feed my cories. A few weeks ago I decided to mix it up after my Uncle suggested I feed them a few blood worms once a week as a treat/to add a little more variety to their diet. I've recently been using the freeze dried worms and allowing them to soak in tank water for several minutes before I feed the worms to them. My angelfish absolutely love the worms, too much. They now refuse flake food and only either eat the pellets or the bloodworms. They go CRAZY for the bloodworms to the point I actually see them chasing each other off any that float on the surface of the water. I know feeding them exclusively blood worms is not beneficial, so it might be time to look for some other food alternative than flakes to keep some variety for them. Any of you have any food suggestions? I know live daphnia is popular but none of the pet stores in my area carry it.

 

[Byron]

You are right to keep bloodworms to once a week. Frozen shrimp and daphnia would be good alternatives, but it would be better to wean the angels back to prepared foods which frankly are more nutritious as well as being easier to feed long-term.

It is not unusual for many upper level fish to take a liking to the shrimp pellets. You may have to feed a few more of them to ensure sufficient are available for the cories, or you can add some at night when the tank is in total darkness. Cories are nocturnal, most upper fish are not. By darkness I mean an hour after the tank and room are in total darkness. After the tank light goes off, if the room is still in some light, however minimal, the fish will still be alert enough to eat. An hour or more after the room is in complete darkness should work. I have some nocturnal fish in one tank that I have to feed like this.

Don't worry if the angelfish do not seem to eat, even for several days. Fish can go a couple of weeks without food, and once they are hungry they will be more likely to eat what is offered.

Byron.