How much frozen food?

GrubbyGirl · Post by **GrubbyGirl** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:47 pm

When I feed solid food to my zebs there is always food to be hoovered up in the morning, but when I feed frozen bloodworm or brineshrimp there isn't a single scrap left in the morning. Now I am sure some gets sucked into the filter, though I do switch off for an hour when I feed it. So now I am wordeing if I am feeding enough. How much frozen should I feed 6 adult zebs?

Post by **TwoTankAmin** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 5:13 pm

I think part of the problem is that most frozen foods are actually water which makes it hard to compare amounts. I would suggest you merely cut back some on the "solid" food and increase the amount on the frozens. How much to feed is always a trial and error type thing that involves learning how much of what one's fish will eat.

As a rule I don't turn off filters etc. for feeding. Almost 100% have sponged intakes which enables the fish to get at any food that gets sucked onto the sponge.

GrubbyGirl · Post by **GrubbyGirl** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 7:28 pm

I'm just about to move over to an external filter so that will help. They are funny little beggers, I've tried a whole prawn a few times and they barely touch it!