musicman4567

What is the best way to feed your Oto's algae wafers? I have a fairly low algae tank right now, so I'm suplementing thier diet with some sinking wafers that they don't seem to be fond of at the moment. Do I break them into small pieces? Do I drop them in whole? is there a good placement in the tank for them? Thanks!

COBettaCouple

what fish are in the tank with them? i would break the wafer in half and drop one in at feeding time in the AM & PM, removing the old piece when adding a new one.

musicman4567

The otos are in my danio tank. the danios have pecked at the wafer a bit, but the otos pretty much ignore it. maybe it's a sign that they are getting enough food from the environment?

COBettaCouple

ours would seem to ignore them a lot of the time, but we'd find them sometimes lying on the wafer nibbling.. they nibble on it more at night i think.. but yes, that's usually a sign there is enough algae in the tank for them. They'll usually have slightly rounded bellies when they're fed and i think they will stop eating when full. if they seem to be getting enough to eat, i don't think it would hurt to not put wafer pieces in at times.. maybe just drop a half in in the PM for night nibbling unless they seem to need more.

pappyy3

Hi

My OTOs did the same thing as well. How long have you been feeding them Algae wafers? I found mine took a little while to get used to them. After feeding for about a week, they took to them like bees to honey!

I generally feed mine 1 wafer per day. You'll find that they will eat most of it at night - while your lights are off.

Keep persisting and good luck!

capekate

I used Hakari sinking wafers and my bumblebee cat had no interest in them. I can tell as they sit and expand on the bottom of the tank and dont get eaten. i went and bought some top fin bottom feeder shrimp pellets yesterday. And Im hoping the lil guy will go for those. Ive had him for over a week now and I just dont see him eating, I sure hope he is finding something to eat before he decides to try one of the fish! yikes!!

COBettaCouple

watch out for those pellets, they have to be the messiest food i've ever dropped in a tank. if it's not something they'd eat right away, i wouldn't use them. they didn't work out for us.. oh well.

capekate

Well your right about that, after trying them last nite, I see they are still swelling on the bottom. What am I going to feed to this guy?? Hes not eating and ive had him for over a week now?!!!

COBettaCouple

have you tried veggies on him? peas, beans, cucumber slices? thawed frozen beef heart may work for the carnivore in him... :/

capekate

havent tried any of those. hmmm frozen beef heart? Is that something I can find at the LFS?

COBettaCouple

we can find it at our pathetic Deathco, so i think it should be readily available.

Bonochick

I bought algae wafers for my pleco, but no matter what method I try of getting them to him, they get intercepted by my rosy barbs. :

COBettaCouple

even if you drop them after it's been dark a bit?

badger

I drop in an Algae wafer about every other night before I go to bed. Ive never actually seen anyone eating them but they are always gone by the next morning. I assume my Corys are the culprit but it could be the AFD to I guess.

I have a really low algae tank (the tank is never in sunlight), so I started to drop those in for my Corys and its worked really well.