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lady Fingerling Posts: 22 Kudos: 18 Votes: 0 Registered: 17-Mar-2005	I am feeding my cichlids twice a day small amounts is this too much????
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
jester_fu Big Fish Posts: 395 Kudos: 522 Votes: 12 Registered: 26-Jan-2004	3minutes per feeding, twice per day - make sure you only give the fish what they can eat in 3 minutes and remove any uneaten food... all is good.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	How big and what species are they. Also what do you consider a small amount. I never really like the minute thing, it's too general.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Do you see any un eaten food in your tank?. If yes, then you are overfeeding. If all the food is eaten within minutes, then your Ok. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.deathbydyeing.org/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
lady Fingerling Posts: 22 Kudos: 18 Votes: 0 Registered: 17-Mar-2005	Right now I have three African cichlids, one red tail shark and an algae eater. When I feed them flake and pellets they finish the food in seconds. Someone at the LSF told me to feed once at day but I do not think they are getting enough. Once a week they get veggies and frozen shrimp which they seem to love.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	you can feed 2-3 times per day with no problem. Just be sure you offer less per feeding the more often that you feed them. How quickly do your filter cartridges clog up? If they clog up in less than a week then you're overfeeding. Mine take at least 2-3 weeks to start showing signs of built up gunk. Last edited by jason_r_s at 05-Apr-2005 12:34
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
lady Fingerling Posts: 22 Kudos: 18 Votes: 0 Registered: 17-Mar-2005	Jason what do you mean by clogging up?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
Brybenn Mega Fish Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1173 Votes: 1 Registered: 02-Mar-2003	i think that he means the flow is beginning to become restricted my africans get fed prolly 5-6 times a day because when ever someone that has fed them b4 walks by the tank they go to the top n splash water to b fed but i have over 30 fish in the tank as well n the food disappears very fast so fast that my khulies must swim up to the top to try to get flake becuz none hits the bottom as long as there isnt any food left in the tank n they r eager to get more food then ur ok
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
openwater Fish Addict Posts: 565 Kudos: 551 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jul-2004	One good indication of clogged filter is when you shut it off for like ten seconds and turn it back on and a huge cloud of debris comes out when the water starts to flow again.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
lady Fingerling Posts: 22 Kudos: 18 Votes: 0 Registered: 17-Mar-2005	That has happened to me or if I pull out the filter to change it then when I put the new one in a cloud comes out. What can I do???????
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01
openwater Fish Addict Posts: 565 Kudos: 551 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jul-2004	if I pull out the filter to change it then when I put the new one in a cloud comes out. What can I do??????? I assume it is a hang on the back power filter? Just make sure it is turned off before changing media. Take the whole filter to the sink and dump the water in it down the drain. Maybe a good time to grab a filter brush and give it a scrub and also make sure to clean the impeller and it's housing. Make sure you don't change all the media at once.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:01


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