My tank is stocked

[Anne L.]

Well, I finally finished stocking my 10 gallon tank this weekend. I added 3 peppered corys to the tank to play with the 4 harlequin rasboras and 3 glowlight tetras.

They all seem to be doing fine and are getting along.

The corys are very curious little guys and not at all timid.

I also added a few more plants for cover and it seems to have helped the rasboras and tetras so that they're not hiding in the corners all the time.

I don't have a digital camera or scanner to take a picture, but it's a pretty decent looking tank for a starter. I'd really like to get a digital camera one of these days if I have some spare cash.

Is it o.k. to feed them only once a day or should we be feeding them morning and night (not home during the day)? I got some shrimp pellets for the corys and I've been giving them 1-2 a day.

[OrionGirl]

I feed my tanks every other day. Since your fish are likely still juveniles, I would try to provide 2 VERY small feedings for the first month or so, then gradually cut back to daily feedings. The fish will be fine--we warm bloods tend to think fish need to eat way more food than they actually require.

[tomm10]

After struggling over what is the right amount to feed for months I think I finally have it figured out.

Cories, I usually feed one shrimp pellet every day for all of them. I could throw in more less often but then it just site there too long.

The others I feed either flake or frozen foods by hand. Rather than dumping in a set amount I drop in a VERY small amount, watch them eat it and then add a little bit more. Like little kids it becomes apparent when they've had enough as their attention to the food wanes. I feed daily and end up with nearly no waste. I find it takes less than a minute to feed my four danios this way.

[TKOS]

I feed daily. My three cories were getting 1 large or 2 small shrimp pellets per day plus any flakes that fell down past the minnows. Now I had to add a flying fox to my tank as well so he wouldn't get killed by our other flying fox and gourami. So now it is always 2 shrimp pellets per day.

I bought one of those little platic feeding rings and it works great at keeping the food in one section of the tank. Makes it much easier to clean things up with the gravel vacuum at the end of each week.

[Anne L.]

My fish are juveniles, I think, because they are pretty small yet.

I've been doing one feed per day, but was thinking of doing 2 small feeds. I think I'll start that tomorrow. I do have a feeding ring, but the fish didn't seem to like it as they swim all over for the food and zoom to the top of the tank to pick it off the surface.

So I took the ring out and just sprinkle the food along the front of the tank. I also have been putting in 2 shrimp pellets, not sure what size they are - brand is Wardley.

The cories seem to like to get into all the little crevices and go under the bubble wall and around. Will they get themselves stuck in there; I'm not sure if I should move the bubble bar up the wall a little as it's right down at the bottom.