Supplemental invertebrate food
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seasalt101
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why do you think they are not getting enough food, how big is your tank, what fish do you have, and how often do you feed?
smith6ar
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I have a 48 gallon tank with one clown and one damsel (which I'm desperately trying to catch so I can remove it and get some less aggressive, but cooler looking fish)
I had a single hermit die on me (admittedly after two weeks with a broken light, which also made all my algae look really wierd) and I'm planning on getting an invert package soon, and I don't want them to die. I have modest algae coverage (not all LR, only 3 pieces, about 10 lbs of LR and the rest dead with algae starting to grow like crazy)
My cleaner shrimp also went crazy grabbing a couple pieces of food that fell close to it, and I've never seen him eat flake before (or eat anything, really)
I feed 3 times daily, and try not to overfeed.
would hermit crabs/cleaner shrimp/brittle stars eat sinking pellets?
I had a single hermit die on me (admittedly after two weeks with a broken light, which also made all my algae look really wierd) and I'm planning on getting an invert package soon, and I don't want them to die. I have modest algae coverage (not all LR, only 3 pieces, about 10 lbs of LR and the rest dead with algae starting to grow like crazy)
My cleaner shrimp also went crazy grabbing a couple pieces of food that fell close to it, and I've never seen him eat flake before (or eat anything, really)
I feed 3 times daily, and try not to overfeed.
would hermit crabs/cleaner shrimp/brittle stars eat sinking pellets?
hatessushi
Active Member
They will eat any leftover food they can find. Feeding 3 times a day is a lot unlerss you feed very small amounts. Fish don't need to eat as often as people. They go for day without eating. Once a day or once every 2 days is fine.
