How much food and clown question

[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!