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Tropical Fish Keeping Help and Advice => Fish Food and Feeding => Topic started by: Snoopy27 on April 23, 2016, 10:28:32 AM
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Hi all,
My Rummy Nose Tetras don't seem to be getting much food as the others wolf it up before they get the chance! Any ideas or suggestions would be gratefully received. Thanks
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Welcome, Snoopy :wave:
What other fish do you have in the tank? What food are you feeding currently? This might help us provide some suggestions.
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Thanks for your reply. 😀 I have 4 five banded barbs and 4 neon tetras. I use flake food and sinking pellets. The barbs are very quick at eating everything!!
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Hi Snoopy! :wave:
I have a shoal of Tiger Barbs which are voracious eaters and so it sometimes might seem the other fish aren't getting enough to eat.
I use various techniques to ensure everyone is well fed.
Sometimes I add sinking pellets, a few at a time and the Tiger Barbs become infatuated with them, then I add flake to the surface for the other fish to concentrate on.
I use JBL Novo Tabs which stick on the glass, I put two in, one at either end of the tank, and whilst the Tigers are nibbling them small pieces drift into the water column and the other fish eat this.
I add live food once a week, a couple of bags of Daphnia puts enough food in that even the Tiger Barbs can't eat it all before the others get a look-in.
I hope that gives you some ideas to try.
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Great suggestions from ExtremeOne/Simon. The only other suggestion I can add to that would be that putting some food in the outflow from the filter should cause it to disperse and hopefully give everyone a chance to get something.
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Hi Snoopy and welcome to the forum. :wave:
I have to admit that my tiger barbs can eat for Britain. Luckily they are the only thing in the tanks at the moment.
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Our golden barbs are voracious feeders, I put food in at both ends of the tank to make sure the puffers and the bumble get some.
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Thank you all so much for your help and advice ( and for welcoming me to the forum)! I will try these and see how the Rummies get on. Thanks again guys! : :fishy1:
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Let us know how it pans out Snoopy.