How much food and clown question

[cvrle1]

They are both juvies, and one of them was definetly more aggressive at the beginning (for few days) but nothing too serious. The "shy" one was twitching as well like you mentioned, so that could be it, or at least I am hoping. Both were swimming around since day one with occasional "attack" from the bigger one (which is still swimming around the whole tank)

It is just strange that the smaller one started hiding in the back of the tank last night when it was all over the place previously. I haven't seen any aggression for at lest a week so I can't see that being a problem.

Either way, thanks for your help and hopefully they are just getting their roles straight and it's nothing to worry about.

[ed99]

Hopefully they will settle things out. I've had these things go both ways- sometimes they peacefully co-exist, and sometimes they don't.

As for your water quality- it's always worth checking periodically but if it were the cause I would expect both fish to be acting strangely.

Finally, on your food question- the rule of thumb I heard was enough for the fish to consume in 5 minutes each day. That always seemed a lot to me, and it easier to overfeed than underfeed. As a minimum I would try feed them every day. In the wild I think most finish eat small amounts constantly so it is better if we can duplicate that. There's lots of opinions on what to feed out there, but if your nitrites and nitrates are low than you are probably not overfeeding.

[ron101]

Originally Posted by ed99

Finally, on your food question- the rule of thumb I heard was enough for the fish to consume in 5 minutes each day. That always seemed a lot to me, and it easier to overfeed than underfeed. As a minimum I would try feed them every day. In the wild I think most finish eat small amounts constantly so it is better if we can duplicate that. There's lots of opinions on what to feed out there, but if your nitrites and nitrates are low than you are probably not overfeeding.

Agreed. IMO DO feed your fish a least once per day. I feed three small servings per day. Brine shrimp is mostly fibre, there is no much energy there. Feeding them brine every other day is hardly anything. Dont starve your fish...

[Cameron]

I have 2 small percs in a 10g.

I feed usually 1/3 a small cube of brine twice a day, nitrates are incheck.

Should I add some differnt food to their diet?

What to feed my torch coral?

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Brine shrimp is not very nutritious. You should try to get them switched over to small mysis shrimp or pellets or high quality flakes.

Anthony

[ed99]

Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

Brine shrimp is not very nutritious. You should try to get them switched over to small mysis shrimp or pellets or high quality flakes.

Anthony

This is what I feed my fish. There are lots of other options out there too. People have compared brine to potato chips for fish- delicious, but not so nutritious!