Feeding question please

[trotsky123]

Hello, first of all thank you to all who helped me navigate through my set up several months ago.
My 35 gal hex is doing great (just one casualty). I do have a major concern on what to feed my fish.
So far I have (all juvies - 1.5-2in)
- tomato clown
- dragon wrasse
- hippo tang
- royal gramma (replaced my dead koran angel)
I am very well aware of the real size of all the fish and will give away one by one once they reach a certain size.
There are few things that I was told to buy for food by my LFS.
I have flakes, mysis shrimp and some Formula One mix (frozen seafood). They all love mysis shrimp. All but wrasse eat flakes.
However, when I throw them seafood mix it just drops to the bottom like poop and they don't seem to go after it.
I was told to throw 1/2 cube at night.
I am affraid that my koran angel died from starvation cause the water seems perfect for months.
What else, how often and how much should I feed my animals?
Thank you

 

[1guydude]

No flakes....they actually DO pollute ur water. This i did not know either....flakes dissolve or are so small we cant see them....usually unwanted algae will get nutrients from this! Have u tried rinsing ur food? Put the frozen food in a small cup marked fish only and let it break up and de-thaw....than filter it in a net. You can either dump it in the tank from here but i usually put it back in the cup w/ distilled or r/o water and turkey baster feed my tanks....
1 time a day! every 2-3 days they might get a lil treat... there is a thread i saw not to long ago about....wat do u feed??? or something

 

[trotsky123]

Should I just try different seafood mix? After all, they do love the shrimp......
I honestly won't have all the time to do all that on the daily basis
And of the cube - HOW MUCH do I feed them - is 1/2 cube enough?

 

[1guydude]

just alternate between ur fozens. We rinse to get the phosphates and unwanted stuff off the food...yes 1/2 cube should be good

 

[1guydude]

u might wanna de-frost the mix so it wont drop to the bottom...u dont have enough time to put it in a lil water and dump it in? Wats ur flow like? u have any powerheads>?

 

[meowzer]

don't have time???? Just take out a frozen cube...stick it in a small container of water......go brush your teeth.,.....come back...rinse it in a small fish net, and dump it in the tank

 

[1guydude]

lol ya just make sure u dont have any toothpaste near ur tank....floride from the toothpaste is a no no in the tank!

 

[trotsky123]

ok, i am sorry - please let me first assert you that i am not a complete idiot and would not throw a frozen cube into a tank
let me re-phrase - the seafood mix is like a thick paste after 5 minutes of unfreezing, after 10, after 1 hour!
it's thick paste that goes to the bottom
that's why i was asking

 

[1guydude]

ya idk than cuz ive never delt with a "paste" food...sry i couldnt help man!

 

[meowzer]

Exactly what kind of food is it? there is only 1 food that I have that is gel-like.....BUT after defrosting and MUSHING it up (with fork) it is no longer thick.....you may need to add a little water to it

 

[trotsky123]

I am goign to take a picture of it

 

[trotsky123]

 

[meowzer]

OK...I have that in formula 2...it has a gel binder
all you do is take a fork and MUSH it up.....I mix it with other foods