How Much Should I Be Feeding My Tank?

I have a 30 gallon tank with 8 Rummynose Tetras, 1 Pearl Gourami, 3 Glass Catfish, and 6 Albino Cories, two of which are pretty big. I have frozen bloodworms, freeze dried blood worms, sinking shrimp pellets (which, ironically, don't sink unless they're crushed), tropical flake food, and sinking algae wafers. I usually feed them every 2 days or so. Any suggestions on how much/how often I should be feeding?

Here's a semi-related picture of my tank because I'm proud of it:

 

I feed my fish two times a day and for each I feed how much they finish in 2 minutes. I have heard that people do a fasting day though

 

I feed my fish two times a day and for each I feed how much they finish in 2 minutes. I have heard that people do a fasting day though

Part of my problem is that the glass cats, tetras and gourami catch nearly every morsel before it can get to the bottom of the tank for my cories to eat, and even then the tetras and glass cats will eat some off the bottom! On many occasions I've seen a glass cat fit an entire sinking pellet in its mouth. Kind of humorous, kind of an annoyance.

 

I would feed cories when lights are out and when the other fish are resting. The cories should be around the sand looking for food when the lights are out.

 

I would feed cories when lights are out and when the other fish are resting. The cories should be around the sand looking for food when the lights are out.

Good call, I've surprisingly never thought about that but it makes perfect sense!

 

Thanks to el337, he was the one who taught me this when I had a problem feeding cories

 

You should be feeding everyday, and they should be eating everything in 2 minutes otherwise you know you're overfeeding. Can you tell me how you find glass catfish I'm thinking of getting some

 

My corys love shrimp pellets. And kelp wafers too. Those sink and can't be eaten in one gulp, although my tetras try. You should also fast your fish one day per week. It helps with constipation and allows the week's leftovers to be eaten.

 

You should be feeding everyday, and they should be eating everything in 2 minutes otherwise you know you're overfeeding. Can you tell me how you find glass catfish I'm thinking of getting some

To be honest with you, I didn't like them too much. They should be kept in larger groups than the 3 I have, I'd say 6 at the minimum. For the first few months I had them I hardly ever saw them, they hid all the time. I started with 4 and one ended up passing while I was out of town. I rearranged my tank while I was doing some cleaning and ever since then they've been just as active and outgoing as the tetras.. go figure.

 

My corys love shrimp pellets. And kelp wafers too. Those sink and can't be eaten in one gulp, although my tetras try. You should also fast your fish one day per week. It helps with constipation and allows the week's leftovers to be eaten.

My cories go absolutely bonkers over the shrimp pellets.

 

I have the same question, they eat like crazy everything is gone in seconds, I don't want to over feed some fish don't even notice the food and its all gone flakes and shrimp pellets. I have:5 Black Mollys, 1 Creamsicle Molly, 4 Clown Loaches, 2 Tetras, 2 Cory Cats, 4 Dwarf Gouramis, 2 Swordtails, 2 Plattys, 10 Harlequin Rasboras, 1 Frog, 10 Ghost Shrimp

 

My cories go absolutely bonkers over the shrimp pellets.

Funny thing is the leave the ghost shrimp alone. If they only knew. Lol

 

I have the same question, they eat like crazy everything is gone in seconds, I don't want to over feed some fish don't even notice the food and its all gone flakes and shrimp pellets. I have:5 Black Mollys, 1 Creamsicle Molly, 4 Clown Loaches, 2 Tetras, 2 Cory Cats, 4 Dwarf Gouramis, 2 Swordtails, 2 Plattys, 10 Harlequin Rasboras, 1 Frog, 10 Ghost Shrimp

If the tetras and corys were in a proper school they let each other know when dinner is there