is my feeding enough?

**loogvar** · 3rd Apr 2009, 20:37

hi guys i have been feeding my apistogramma comm tank 2 cubes of hikari red worms n 1 cube of hikari brine shrimp twice a day.

is it enough?

currently in my tank there are

1 pair of aga red adult
10 apisto bit careiro sub adult
1 pair of algodon 2 adult
1 pair of vejieta adult
3 apisto tri juveniles
a few algodon 2 fries n aga red fries.

3 congo tetras (pls note i will feed a few floating pellets before i feed the frozen food just for the congo tetras first as the rest of the fishes dont take e floating pellets)
abt 5-6 badis badis
2 albino corydoras
2 ottos
1 whip tail pleco

**mictok** · 3rd Apr 2009, 23:25

That is a long list,how big is your tank?Com to much apsito may turn out to have world war 3 if tank not big enough and hidding place not enough.
Food quantity need to be monitor as the aggressive ones may eat more,dont expect apisto to share among themselves like other type of fishes.

**genes** · 4th Apr 2009, 12:54

your apistos all looked fat and healthy. So your feeding regime should be alright.

**loogvar** · 4th Apr 2009, 13:26

Originally Posted by mictok

That is a long list,how big is your tank?Com to much apsito may turn out to have world war 3 if tank not big enough and hidding place not enough.
Food quantity need to be monitor as the aggressive ones may eat more,dont expect apisto to share among themselves like other type of fishes.

hi my tank is 3 ft, so far the tank is still quite peaceful. actually for my tank, the most aggressive doesnt really eat as much compare to a few other apisto which are alway hiding. during feeding time almost all of them will come out n eat without chasing ard except the fries which i seldom see coming out.

they dont really fight for food unlike my other 3 congo tetras.

**loogvar** · 4th Apr 2009, 13:27

Originally Posted by genes

your apistos all looked fat and healthy. So your feeding regime should be alright.

thanks....

**tonicwater** · 4th Apr 2009, 15:43

I have a tank with about 30 fishes. Feed then with asbout 2 full tablespoons of tetrabit every morning and evening. All very healthy and active. Think it will be better to under feed than over feed.