feeding bottom dwellers frozen foods...... how?

grannylvsfish

grannylvsfish

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Dec 6, 2006
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I really want to feed my corys, and pleco's ( and the loach I want so badly ) frozen foods and such, but my tank has good movement and the foods go all over. is there a way to keep them down on the bottom with out them going all over the place? Should I shut the pumps down for 10 minutes? do you use something to put the food in to keep it in place? help me figure this out please. I want to feed my bottom dwellers better foods then sinking pellets and disks.
 
I feed frozen bloodworms every once in a while, and just defrost (in a dish with tank water) and squirt in the tank with a turkey baster. I kind of aim the baster into the corner next to the big crypt, so they sink faster. Some float around and the tetras get them, but plenty make it to the bottom for the cories.
 
Thaw the frozen foods first before feeding. I use a fishnet and run the frozen foods under tap water. Turn off filters when feeding so they won't be swept around the tank thus making it impossible for the fish to reach others that might trap themselves around corners. Be sure to remember switching the filters on. That's the danger of switching off equipments.
 
turn off the pumps. my loaches and all other fish recognise me and swim to the surface when i feed them. so no problems there.
 
The other thing you can do is get a length of 1" PVC pipe thats about 3" taller than your tank. Stick it in the tank and pour the stuff in the pipe and let it sink down. I had to feed my catfish like this for a while because if I didn't, the cichlids would eat the pellets before they reached the bottom for the cats.
 
oo I dunno about the sig sploke, some fish are ok in WELL kept smaller quarters

But I thaw and my frozens sink pretty fast.
 
I get one of those brine shimp nets and put the blood worms in it and place it in the aquarium. The corys happily swim into the net and eat, and after a few minutes i take the net out and voila! happy corys. Although lately, my mollies are catching on and swim into the net before its even at the bottom to get their snack on!
 
I just turn the filter off for 10 minutes if it's powerful enough to suck up the bloodworm/Daphnia etc. I've also used sploke's idea of letting it go down a pipe, but iot sends my other fish crazy!
 
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