coffeebean

I am new to having such a large tank, its been going for a month. im having a hard time knowing if i am feeding enough for the amount of fish that are in there.
fish:
2 3" angelfish
4 orange von rio tetras
3 diamondhead tetras
8 neon tetras
3 black neon tetras
4 yoyo loaches, largest is 2.5" right now
2 plecos, 3" right now

they are always hungry, what fish isnt? and will always eat. there is never food left on the bottom, the yoyo's, plecos and snails make sure of that.
i feed two different varieties of sinking tablets and the yoyo's go nuts on them. the tetras hang around cleaning up the small bits that float off while they are eating.
i think im concerned that the plecos arent getting enough.

foods i am feeding:
Omega One veggie rounds
Nutrafin Max sinking complete food tablets
New Life Spectrum community fish formula - slow sinking pellets
hikari micro pellets
freeze dried bloodworms for treats

i usually put it 2 sinking tablets and large pinches of the two pellets.

how do i know everyone is getting enough? or not getting too much? one of my angelfish is a total pig and if given the chance, will eat until his stomach is totally huge

coffeebean

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coffeebean

anyone?

Shawnie

I would feed the plecs at night when you shut off the lights...about 20 mins or so after....the rest, I would feed the amount they can eat in 2-3 mins ...some frozen bloodworms and frozen brine shrimp could be added and they love the fact that they can chase them (they think they are live foods) and once a week, weigh down a piece of veggie for the plecs and others...zucchini, cucumber, kale ....something of that sort..but take it out the next day (24 hours) if not eaten.. dont feed leafy stuff as you get too much waste floating around ..use more solid pieces

platy ben

I feed my Otos and corys half an algae wafer once every other day, i put it in while the lights on so they know where it is, then put the lights out and leave them to it

coffeebean

thank you. i was hoping someone would reply! how much shoudl i feed the plecos at night? one tablet each?

what can i weigh food down with? ive tried to find these veggie clips ive heard of and no fish/pet stores around here have them. i have some metal plant anchors, will that do? also, should i blanch the food first?

the 2-3 minute idea worries me with the angelfish. one of them is such a pig, really s/he will eat and eat and eat and eat until the stomach is HUGE. im worried about long term health and try not to let her/him do that. (on a different note, i shoudl try to figure out the sexes of them)

platy ben

Well if your plecos have got algae in there tank i would only feed half a wafer every other day, that should be enough for them

Shawnie

you can stick it on any type of decoration or anything in the bottom of the tank..do not blanch it..wash it well, and cut a slice off, then stick it to something...or even the plant anchor will work...you dont want leafy stuff (although they like it, it makes a mess) ...feed each side of the tank....feed the piggie angel first and then go to the other side for the others...after a week or two of consistent feeding areas, they do get use to it...one of my silver dollars is a huge piggie so I just put the net in the water at feeding time to keep him on one side...now hes use to it and seems to stay to his side (for fear of netting him im sure)LOL

coffeebean

awesome. thanks for the tips.
i dont know if they are getting enough with algae. the tank is pretty much spotless...either im lucky and have the balance right and the plants are overruling the algae or the plecos are eating well.

Shawnie

most of us get plecs just because(me included).....but remember if there is no algae, and you never saw any algae, theres nothing for them to eat so we have to make sure we feed them....goodluck !