What food should I feed my community?

Hey all!
My tank is currently cycling, but I'm already thinking about the variety of food I want to give my final stock.

My stocking when complete will probably be:

7x Zebra danios
2/3x honey gouramis
6 x peppered/ Panda/ julI corydoras (Only one of those types)

Currently I'm feeding on fish flakes, but when I'm fully stocked I want to vary my feeding. What other things should I feed? My LFS sells these things in a tube, daphnia(?) would that be a good treat?

And help with this would be a big help

-Sam

 

I used to only feed flake and then started feeding NLS as a staple and using the flake here and there to use it out. I also add shrimp pellets, blood worms on occasion, brine shrimp also on occasion.

I have been swaping over to using the repashy product as a staple food and adding pellets once and a while to the tank. I still use the shrimp pellets and some algae wafers on occasion as well.

 

I use a mix of flake, tiny pellets, and large shrimp pellets as staple (flakes because my black neon tetras won't seem to eat anything else). For snacks I throw in bloodworms and broken up shrimp occasionally. I use algae wafers occasionally for my snails too.

 

Ahh okay So some bloodworms and shrimp pellets every do often would be good?

 

Yes, definitely a variety of food would be better. I think even a variety of food daily is best. With the shrimp pellets, you don't have to do too many. I usually break one or two of them up into 3-6 pieces, as they can take awhile for the corys to consume. That is, if you are using the large shrimp pellets like I use. With smaller ones probably not necessary.

 

does any of you feed raw frozen shrimp, like those from supermarket?

 

Ahh okay, thanks for the help, il mix it up next time I go to the LFS

Does anyone know anything about the daphnia?

 

Good morning,

https://www.fishlore.com/Articles/FishFoodForDummies.htm


(I would suggest NSL Thera A Small Fish from the link above)

See post #14 in the link below:
https://www.fishlore.com/aquariumfishforum/threads/what-food-do-you-use.89333/

Dahphia should be fine for your fish as a treat but not for a daily staple. It is also good if your fish have constipation issues.

Making your own fish food:
https://www.fishlore.com/aquariumfishforum/threads/homemade-fish-food-recipes.47984/

Ken

 

Thanks Ken, il go have a read of those articles

 

You're Welcome

Foods for my fish:
https://www.fishlore.com/aquariumfishforum/threads/new-fish-food.102685/

https://www.fishlore.com/aquariumfishforum/threads/breakfast-treat-day.90859/

Ken