29 Gallon Tank Is farlowella cat eating enough?

Skrabbitskrabbit

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I added a juvenile farlowella catfish to my aquarium in September. I had wanted one for a while and have had the tank cycled and planted for over a year now. He seems to be doing okay. More active than I expected and while he started off ignoring food that I offered, now he is definitely making up for lost time. I haven’t gotten him to eat algae wafers but if I add veggies, he will keep eating until the piece is essentially gone. Sometimes for the whole day and night (24 hours)! He likes everything I have tried so far... green beans, cucumbers, asparagus and mustard greens. I am happy he is eating but worried he is so hungry by the time the veggies drop
I guess my question is... is this normal? Should I be feeding veggies more often? (Every 5 days, give or take). When not eating veggies, he’s all over the glass, the plants, the driftwood, and occasionally the substrate.
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A quick google search tells me you aren't feeding this fish often enough. Personally I would give it something daily unless you have a lot of algae in this tank. If so every other day may be enough. If it isn't eating algae wafers you may want to stuff one in a piece of fresh veggie.
 
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