Subj : Re: Fish Feeding
To   : Nick Andre
From : Mickey
Date : Thu Jan 12 2023 10:34 am


> What kind of fish are they? With 8 large fish you definately should have a
> bigger tank than 20 gallon. The Pleckie will also grow healther.

> Depending how big they are you typically feed fish once or twice a day for a
> minute or so, small finger-pinch amounts of food until they lose interest in
> eating. Don't just dump food in the tank and take off. Hand feed them and
> spend time with them. Inspect health. If colors are off, inspect heating and
> lighting. Check condition of the glass - scrape off algae immediately.

> Fish need a variety of diet. Don't just feed fish the same thing every time.
> Feed them imported brine shrimp, bloodworms, insect eggs, the Pleckie should
> be fed an algae wafer when the other fish are distracted.


Thanks for this Nick. With the exception of one Angel about 2 inches wide, the
others are very small. I do need to spend more time interacting with them. The
Angel is always watching me like a small dog. Maybe the bottom has been too
clean.
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Mick Manning
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