Feeding: once a day now
Some of the fishes have been noticed with bulging tummies almost all the time these days; i suspect they're overfed. Thus i have reduced feeding to once a day (5pm only) from 16 Nov 04 for two weeks, then i will reassess the feeding situation.
Why not reduce the amount of food while feeding twice a day?
If i reduce the amount of food, the faster and top-feeding fish will get to the food first and finish up the limited amount of food before the food bits can reach the bottom-feeding fishes (like the corydoras and shrimps). This way the top-feeders will get fatter while the bottom-feeders will starve.
Why feed the same amount of food once a day?
If i keep the amount of food the same while feeding once a day i am assured that all the fish will get to eat because the top-feeders will eat their fill and ignore the rest of the food bits as they fall to the bottom. This will ensure everyone gets to eat at each feeding.
Are they pregnant, or fat?
Some have wondered if the female Cherry Barbs are pregnant instead of fat, but i cannot confirm either until i reduce feeding for two weeks. After two weeks if the female Cherry Barbs still have their tummies then we can probably assume they're pregnant... By their behavior alone i can't tell if a fish has a tummy because it's pregnant or because it's fat.
Why not reduce the amount of food while feeding twice a day?
If i reduce the amount of food, the faster and top-feeding fish will get to the food first and finish up the limited amount of food before the food bits can reach the bottom-feeding fishes (like the corydoras and shrimps). This way the top-feeders will get fatter while the bottom-feeders will starve.
Why feed the same amount of food once a day?
If i keep the amount of food the same while feeding once a day i am assured that all the fish will get to eat because the top-feeders will eat their fill and ignore the rest of the food bits as they fall to the bottom. This will ensure everyone gets to eat at each feeding.
Are they pregnant, or fat?
Some have wondered if the female Cherry Barbs are pregnant instead of fat, but i cannot confirm either until i reduce feeding for two weeks. After two weeks if the female Cherry Barbs still have their tummies then we can probably assume they're pregnant... By their behavior alone i can't tell if a fish has a tummy because it's pregnant or because it's fat.
SwimSwimSwim @ 8:43 PM
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Are they fat of pregnant
Assuming they slim down again in 2 weeks... we might not be able to ascertain if they were merely fat or pregnant cos even if pregnant, would haf delivered
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