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	How do I avoid overfeeding?
RockmaninovRachs Hobbyist Posts: 57 Kudos: 39 Votes: 39 Registered: 05-Mar-2006	This always seems to be the downfall of me - I want to feed them as much as they want. Now that I've decided to be somewhat devoted to fishkeeping I decided to get a Jack Dempsey who'll be my friend for years. He's actually about three inches long. I have Hikari Cichlid staple mini pellets. About how many pellets should I feed him per day?
Posted 13-May-2006 00:07
Fish Guy Mega Fish Posts: 1091 Kudos: 1254 Votes: 2 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	Edited by Fish Guy Feed him whatever he can eat in 2 minutes or so, twice a day. Dont forget water changes though. Also what size do you have him in?
Posted 13-May-2006 04:21
RockmaninovRachs Hobbyist Posts: 57 Kudos: 39 Votes: 39 Registered: 05-Mar-2006	He doesn't eat any amount in two minutes. I put about two or three pellets in there and he eats them maybe within ten minutes. If I only gave him what he ate in two minutes, he'd always go without any food. It's like he's waiting for something good and then gives up when he realizes that's all he's getting...
Posted 13-May-2006 14:48
Fish Guy Mega Fish Posts: 1091 Kudos: 1254 Votes: 2 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	Try some flakes, and put them in the filter stream thats how i feed my cichlids. Cichlids aren't big fans of coming to the surface for food. Also feed him some fozen foods.
Posted 13-May-2006 17:06
LOACHESRCOOL Enthusiast Posts: 206 Kudos: 215 Votes: 0 Registered: 27-Apr-2005	Just dont drop as much in usually works
Posted 15-May-2006 00:07


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