hssea

HI. My pictus looks sooo fat. I'm come to think I feed him to many pellets. How many pellets a week should I feed him. He is about 5 inches and very heavy looking.

Shawnie

what do you mean pellets? a fishies belly is as big as one of their eyes...so remember that when feeding

hssea

I use two types TetraMin tropical tablets and Hikari sinking wafers (thinner green wafers)

Shawnie

oh ok!! lol wasnt sure what pellet sank ...they can have 3 wafers a week...followed with a cucumber or zucchini weighed down on the bottom a couple times a week ...although two of mine come to the top also for flake food on my lazy day feedings...

hssea

oh my. I give Elvia one TetraMin a day or two algae wafers a day. I do fast my fish once a week, but definitely overfeed him. I feed my fish slowly so I always think he wont get enough of the regular fish food. He never comes to the top, actually I don't think he can he's so fat.

hssea

oops his name should read Elvis