Things Learned During Feeding Time

Bigger algae wafers not broken up seem to give bottom dwellers a chance. My Gouramis are pigs and eat anything. After they've eaten from the surface, they will shoot to the floor and proceed to eat food meant for Otos and Panda Cories. ...

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Is it okay for guppies and other fish to snack on algae wafers?

Is it okay for guppies and other fish to snack on algae wafers? I recently found two of my guppies eating some of an algae wafer I put in my tank for my plecostamus. Is this okay, or will it harm the fish?

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Pleco

Last water change was about 2 weeks ago Pleco I've just bulk bought some Tetra Pleco Algae Wafers.. More than I can realistically use in a sensible amount of time - So to recoup some of the cost I'm selling some of them. ...

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Feeding Frenzy

Here's what typically happens in my tank when I feed algae wafers... What you'd expect to see (Big female pleco, unsexed pleco and peppered cory) Now why can't they all eat algae all the time? (lemon tetras, emperor tetras, ...

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Re: HELP!!

I fed my danio fry crushed hikari betta bio-gold and bits of crushed hikari algae wafers. They like it and are three weeks old now. The bio-gold floats forever and the algae wafer bits float and then eventually sink. ...

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algae wafers

No - not a lot of ambient light - just the street light coming in - that's the only way I know that the others are moving in there... I have tried ading more than one flake but I', concious that there's no need for the other fish to be ...

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Question about Algae wafers

My previous batch of algae wafers came from a bulk bin at Pets West and my fish LOVED them. They gulped them up as fast as they dropped. Then I was told that the Hikari brand was the healthiest brand. So I switched to those. ...

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help me feed my Synodontis petricola

I feed frozen bloodworms, frozen brine shrimp, as well as sinking algae wafers and flake food. Only very rarely do I see an occasional bite at an algae wafer. Any suggestions as to feeding these guys? Thanks in advance. ...

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new addition. ..MTS[great] n an apple snail[disappointing]

Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:30 am Some algae wafers have quite a bit of protein in them and so will appeal to many species that are not solely vegetarians. I know I haven't found a critter yet that won't eat my Hikari algae wafers!

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Spawning the Chinese Algae-Eater

The Chinese algae-eaters had been fed a varied diet which consisted mainly of boiled lettuce and broccoli, Hikari sinking algae wafers, and shrimps. They also ate the leftovers from the food I gave the barbs and loaches, which consisted ...

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small parasites or something

They're really small a very jerky like. The worms just lie on the wood and glass and some even float around. I tried to get out all the algae wafers I could, but they're still there. Any idea on what they are? Thanks.

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how do you feed your corys?

It seems that a cory has to pretty much hover right over a piece of food to eat it, so two fish can't fit to eat from the same wafer at the same time, like my goldfish can their algae wafers. I don't know whether each fish actually gets ...

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KNEE-DEEP IN CATS!

We knew he was eating because the algae wafers we put into the tank always disappeared. Then one day we saw him just sitting there, glaring at us, probably staring with longing at the tank on the other side of the room. ...

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Hints and Tips

Is your algae eater getting enough food?:- So, you bought a big Bristlenose Catfish, so he could remove your persistant brown algae? And then he vacuumed up the stuff in three days? You can supplement his diet, obviously algae wafers ...

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A little of this, a lot of that

Later in the day, we went to the PetsMart store we normally go to, because it’s close, looking for a filter & algae wafers. They had neither. In front of the manager, I called the next closest store, where they had 1 of the filter I ...

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Phew. Once week of O lvls. Hope it can end soon and that I will do ...

Maybe inadequate amount of algae for it to eat. I forgot to throw in algae wafers=X thought the plant was enough to supply algae for it as food. Oh wells, shall get a replacing Oto after O's. Anyway, thats just for decoration putting on ...

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Things Learned During Feeding Time

Whenever I toss in algae wafers for my BN plecs, my 3 angelfish catch and pass the wafer between themselves until it finally reaches the bottom. They try to nibble, but the wafer is too awkward for them to hang onto. ...

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Cherry Shrimp question

I feed them broken algae wafers, and there are a few plants and algae to pick on. It's a 10 gallon tank with no substrate and all water chem is normal. Can I feed them anything to brighten up their color? I was thinking of selling them ...

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How much do I feed?

I have given occasional pleco tablets and algae wafers but these seem to be liked just as much by many other fish just as much as the suckers. I also give cucumber for the flying foxes and birstlenose catfish and where as I have seen ...

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The end of the shrimps

I keep trying to feed them algae wafers but Zimmerman has decided that he deserves them more than the snails. Second, both Bubble and Zimmerman are possibly eating the eggs. I doubt Bubble is since he won't eat anything I feed him other ...

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Re: My rainbow shark...

Actually he's not much help with the algae but he does like algae wafers, its how I bribed him to come out of his small plastic barrels. I want to put my otos in there to take care of the algae but I'm afraid he'll beat them up.

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Clown Pleco

I know they eat driftwood, but Im sure they'd need other food like algae wafers and veggies too right? Thanks!!! Oh, and if I get the tank, all other fish (not many) would be single tailed goldfish, I hope they do ok together, ...

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Invertebrates :: RE: Bamboo Shrimp Houdini

Also, algae wafers for my snails and ghost/cherry shrimp several times a week. Typically, the bamboo shrimp would hang out underneath the HOB filter, so I'd drop sinking pellets in the filter to let particulate make its way to him. ...

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Pictus catfish?

... well but am not sure if it will be able to compete for food. Will the Pictus swim to the surface for frozen food? Will it too eat Cichlid sticks? Will I have to get sinking pellets and algae wafers too? Any info is much appreciated. ...

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It seems that I Have but don't always succeed.

It's a good thing that I bought a wafers, as a new tank will starve the plecos we have. Except that when I wanted to write the first algae wafers, everyone but the eels and the bumblebees eat them. In fact, the plecos hardly ate them ...

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Bristlenose Ancistrus /Ancistrus Temmincki

The Bristlenose are a good algae eater for the aquarium and make a better choice than the common Plecs. These fish will also feed on sinking algae wafers. The male fish develops bristles on the front of their heads giving them their ...

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Skinny Clown Loach?

I have taken to dropping in pellets and algae wafers when the lights are off to help ensure the loaches get a little something extra. I also squirt blood worms / brine shrimp right down on the substrate when I feed those. ...

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Plecostomus

When they’ve cleaned the algae up, feed them zucchini or algae wafers Plecostomus tinas14433@aol.com I have Three Very Large Plecostomus Free to a good home. They must go into a Large Fish tank. One is about 14 inches long, ...

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Nutrient Deficiency in Pond Snails?

They seem to be able to maintain the population just fine on algae, but their shells turned white. I started feeding bits of algae wafers again, and the leading edge of the shells is brown now. (Kinda leaves them with a neat striped ...

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I went to work today…

I bought the last 2 bags of the good algae wafers they had. We get home, Chris is on the phone with Casco. They will handle those idiots now. They have to have the chambers, or they can’t get new check valves. But they don’t understand ...

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hijri time

... mp3 hikari - kingdom orchestra instrumental version hikari - orchestra instrumental version hikari - sanctuary hikari - se7en hikari - utada hikaru hikari - utada mp3 hikari 550w hikari alae wafers hikari algae hikari algae wafers ...

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Cherry's Diet

I've been raising cherry shrimp for a while now and ran out of their usual food.I have Hikari sinking wafers for my cories.Would that be fine?Or would they need something more algae based like actual algae wafers?

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Lights! Water! Algae! And What You Can Do About It

You can slow the growth somewhat by not overfeeding algae wafers and zucchini as I did with my first pleco. One quarter algae wafer every other day helps this. When I feed cut strips of zucchini, I use an aquarium-safe clip with suction ...

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Corys

Author: Skyrmir Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 1:58 pm Algae wafers and shrimp pellets were always a favorite of the ones I had.

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Re: Agression in BN's??

My albino did terribly, and when he wasn't hiding in his cave, he was pretty much afraid of everything-even with algae wafers (though I don't remember if I fed them at night, if they weren't, maybe that's why), he stayed in his cave for ...

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Fish Food Basics

Flake fish food is easy to use. The flakes will float on the surface while the fish eat; for bottom dwelling fish, you'll want offer food that sinks like algae wafers or pellets.

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Feeding and Diet

I use several flake product, dried worms and brime shrimps to give them a bit of variety and extra nurishment. I also include granules for my mid-water fish, and some algae wafers and peices of cucumber for the catfish. ...

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Different Types of Fish Food

... live fish food, and freeze dried fish food. But there are a lot of different types of fish food that fall under those main headings. Algae wafers were developed specifically for bottom feeders like cory cats and silver dollars.

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fish tank with fish

... tropical stress coat and stress zyme, we are also selling the fish with it wich is a pleck, white and red shark, 2 black molly fish and one white,tiger cat fish, we also have some tropical fish pellets and algae wafers,,, ...

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Will this tank work out??

Resolved Question Will this tank work out?? i have 3 neon rainbows schooling just fine(being fed flakes)2 rainbow sharks that gte along(fed algae wafers every 3 days)the.

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My 1st mistake

I feed the pleco algae wafers since there is nothing going on in the tank. It was another boring day here at my house so I was thinking why don't I just get a few cichlids from the assorted cichlid tank at the LFS. they get along in ...

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Catfish :: RE: irradesent shark

I would try some sort of sinking pellets meant for catfish; iridescent sharks are omnivores, so he may go for algae wafers, sinking spirulina pellets, shrimp pellets, and Hikari's sinking carnivore tablets (it's okay to give those to ...

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Downtown Hounds' Pet

I find him fascinating and want to eat one of those algae wafers. Of course I'ma hound so I want to eat everything. Gator hangs on the side of the tank and cleans. Up close he looks like he came out of the amazon but he's my pet and I ...

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Shrimps

... traces so I'm not saying that they are safe, but I've never noticed any problems. My cherries breed so much that my tank is now becoming overpopulated. I feed my shrimp on JBL Novo Prawn, Hikari Crab Cuisine and Hikari algae wafers. ...

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14" Redtail Catfish bottom feeding

My 14", 13 year old Redtail cat eating shrimp pellets and algae wafers. He is the sole inhabitant of a 100 gallon tank with a wet-dry filter. I got him 13 years ago when he was the size of my thumb. Wish I had pictures of him back then. ...

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PRIVATE Sales and Wants :: Tetra Pleco Wafers - 250g bags

I've just bulk bought some Tetra Pleco Algae Wafers.... More than I can realistically use in a sensible amount of time - So to recoup some of the cost I'm selling some of them... Alternatively, keep an eye on the competitions as I've ...

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Setup Tips & Facts About African Cichlids

Flake food is ok as a staple but algae wafers and frozen food (blood worms, brine shrimp or beef heart) should also be offered about once every week. Avoid overfeeding, if their stomachs get swollen: you?ve fed too much! ...

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Different Types of Fish Food

But there are a lot of different types of fish food that fall under those main headings. Algae wafers were developed specifically for bottom feeders like cory cats and silver dollars. Read the rest of this great post here.

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Paralabidochromis sp. "Rock Kribensis"

Anything from various cichlid pellets/flakes, krill, mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, cubed clams and algae wafers. Rock kribs breed very easily. And you will see that once they start, if you have plenty of females, there may be one holding ...

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How often to feed?

My mum's fish get fed twice a day usually, they get Frozen bloodworm or dry food on alternating days in the morning and I pop in a couple of algae wafers in the evening, they always eat everything, and the two Orandas love the algae ...

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