When Should I Feed My New Fish?

[sketchy]

hi all, i have just added 4 new platties to my newly set up comunity tank after the nitrite finally felly to 0 again!

the question is: should i feed them straight away. i have read that you should leave them for about a day before feeding them, but at the moment they seem to be swimming the tank trying to find food, and even trying to eat the bubbles! i just feel mean making the poor buggers go without when they are obviously hungry, but i dont want to feed them if this will cause any harm

cheers
sam

 

[Miss Wiggle]

your not supposed to feed new arrivals for 24hrs as most of the time they won't eat and the uneaten food will then mess up your water quality.

however sometimes fish will want food straight away, if your desperate to feed them then try a tiny little bit, if they take it then you can give a small feed. if they don't take it though scoop it out of the tank or vac it up when it falls.

 

[sketchy]

cheers for the reply. i'll give it a bash and what they dont eat, i'm sure the others will. i was just worried that feeding them after the ride home might upset them or something.

cheers again
sam