Fish food is tooooo small its getting sucked up any ideas for a better fish food?

aquapod · 07/09/2006, 11:33 AM

I was reccomended some Spectrum Thera A for small fish by New life by the fish store. It is supposed to be sinking but its not it just floats around and immediately gets sucked up by the skimmer. Any thoughts on whats a good food for my two yellow tail damsels? I want something they can eat that will not get sucked up right away. I dont want to start getting tons of uneaten food in the back of my tank.

Ereefic · 07/09/2006, 12:20 PM

Soak the food in a cup of water a little while until it sinks, then put it in the tank.

gfk · 07/09/2006, 12:43 PM

i turn off my powerheads and skimmer when feeding so my fish can get the food

Sk8r · 07/09/2006, 01:33 PM

Frozen cyclopeeze is excellent for small fish---again, you have to turn off the pump, but most things in the tank appreciate this food.

dark8nge1 · 07/10/2006, 01:27 PM

Yeah i just shut off my pumps before feeding. I find that this alerts my fish that its feeding time as well.

LargeAngels · 07/10/2006, 02:24 PM

You can also put a tube partially into the water. You can then put flake or pellets in there on top of the water surface. The fish either eat it from the surface or wait until it comes down into the water column. This way it won't get sucked up by any surface skimming device. Spectrum pellet food seems to be liked by most fish.

07/09/2006, 11:33 AM	#1
aquapod Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 111	Fish food is tooooo small its getting sucked up any ideas for a better fish food? I was reccomended some Spectrum Thera A for small fish by New life by the fish store. It is supposed to be sinking but its not it just floats around and immediately gets sucked up by the skimmer. Any thoughts on whats a good food for my two yellow tail damsels? I want something they can eat that will not get sucked up right away. I dont want to start getting tons of uneaten food in the back of my tank.

07/09/2006, 01:33 PM	#4
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Frozen cyclopeeze is excellent for small fish---again, you have to turn off the pump, but most things in the tank appreciate this food. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

07/09/2006, 12:20 PM	#2
Ereefic Moved On Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 5,821	Soak the food in a cup of water a little while until it sinks, then put it in the tank.

07/09/2006, 12:43 PM	#3
gfk Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Benicia, CA Posts: 1,601	i turn off my powerheads and skimmer when feeding so my fish can get the food

07/10/2006, 01:27 PM	#5
dark8nge1 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: (wishes he was in) Austin, Tx Posts: 185	Yeah i just shut off my pumps before feeding. I find that this alerts my fish that its feeding time as well.

07/10/2006, 02:24 PM	#6
LargeAngels Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,651	You can also put a tube partially into the water. You can then put flake or pellets in there on top of the water surface. The fish either eat it from the surface or wait until it comes down into the water column. This way it won't get sucked up by any surface skimming device. Spectrum pellet food seems to be liked by most fish.