How Much Food?

[fshinggrl]

Ok, I know I was overfeeding my loaches but didn't realize it at the time. Now that my stats are getting better... the question that arises is - how much do I feed them?
I have shrimp pellets that are about the size of a pea (ok, little smaller). I have 3 yoyo & 4 zebra loaches. When I drop one pellet down, some eventually find it... but it isn't like they are all there.

Is one pellet a day enough?

 

[jonnyf84]

Ok, I know I was overfeeding my loaches but didn't realize it at the time. Now that my stats are getting better... the question that arises is - how much do I feed them?
I have shrimp pellets that are about the size of a pea (ok, little smaller). I have 3 yoyo & 4 zebra loaches. When I drop one pellet down, some eventually find it... but it isn't like they are all there.

Is one pellet a day enough?

Depends on the size of the loaches but at any size 1 pea sized pellet per day isn't the best way for them to lose weight. Vary your food but to make sure they shed some weight have starve days, depending on the size of your fish you might have 1-3 food-less days a week. Don't fret about under feeding, they can comfortably live off there reserves for weeks if necessary.