Does I feed too much?

[eminor]

Hello, i have a tank with 6 corydoras, and 1 small bristlenose pleco (1.5 inches) i give 1 pellet every day of tetra chips, is it too much? thx

 

[Hufsa]

Yes that looks like too much. Usually with some force those big pellets can be broken down into smaller pieces, I would do that. Try 1/4 and see how that goes.
Also, that food is not appropriate for Corydoras, they will need something else with more meat.

 

[MichaelJ]

As @Hufsa points out, the Corys needs protein. I would go with some protein stick such as these.

Cheers,
Michael

 

[PARAGUAY]

Tetra do Wafer Mix, small wafers with protein and Spirulina Algae ,Fluval Bug Bites, for bottom feeders

 

[Conort2]

To be fair these probably still have quite a lot of protein in them, most ‘algae’ wafers contain very little algae. Personally I wouldn’t feed wafers to corydoras, they’re fine for your bristlenose but I’d recommend a very small stick or a small granule, corys seem to prefer these aswell as some frozen or live food a couple of times a week. You should ideally be feeding a variety of foods.

Cheers

 

[LightingBamboozled]

With Bristlenoses it's nice and easy to judge if they're getting enough food, their belly goes concave if they're underfed and they get a little pot belly if they're over fed. When the pleco's on the glass get a look at its belly.

Corydoras should be slightly outwardly curved on the bottom without looking bloated. (without species it's hard to be more specific)

 

[eminor]

Thanks guys

To be fair these probably still have quite a lot of protein in them, most ‘algae’ wafers contain very little algae. Personally I wouldn’t feed wafers to corydoras, they’re fine for your bristlenose but I’d recommend a very small stick or a small granule, corys seem to prefer these aswell as some frozen or live food a couple of times a week. You should ideally be feeding a variety of foods.

Cheers

i have tetra tabimin for cory but i don't know how much to feed, and it pollutes the water a lot compared to wafers

With Bristlenoses it's nice and easy to judge if they're getting enough food, their belly goes concave if they're underfed and they get a little pot belly if they're over fed. When the pleco's on the glass get a look at its belly.

The bristlenose belly is not concave, he eats at least 1/4 of a pellet everyday

Corydoras should be slightly outwardly curved on the bottom without looking bloated. (without species it's hard to be more specific)

I have corydoras pepper, they have nice colors and belly seems bloated a bit

 

[Conort2]

Thanks guys


i have tetra tabimin for cory but i don't know how much to feed, and it pollutes the water a lot compared to wafers

The bristlenose belly is not concave, he eats at least 1/4 of a pellet everyday


I have corydoras pepper, they have nice colors and belly seems bloated a bit

You haven’t got many fish and you also have a substrate which will trap uneaten food and pollute which is abit of an issue. I always go with sand as uneaten food can’t get trapped in this.

Half a tabimin every couple of days would probably be enough.

What size tank is this? And will you be adding anymore fish?

 

[eminor]

You haven’t got many fish and you also have a substrate which will trap uneaten food and pollute which is abit of an issue. I always go with sand as uneaten food can’t get trapped in this.

Yes fish poop goes in the soil with clay, with such big team of cleaner, most food are eaten i think

Half a tabimin every couple of days would probably be enough.

What size tank is this? And will you be adding anymore fish?

30+ gallons, 10 cardinal tetras, 6 cory, 1 bristlenose pleco, shrimps, no other fish will be added