on this note, how can i make sure that my clown loach is eating enough? I bought him some sinking wafers, and some sinking shrimp pellets for a treat, and everytime i drop them in there, the mollies get to them before he does. They do leave some smaller pieces behind that Clyde (the loach) will come behind them and clean up, but what can I do to make sure that he gets to the food first? (i throw the sinking tablets in first, then the flake food for everyone else. the mollies eat the flake food first, then find the pellets, but by the time they are done eating the flakes, clyde still has not gotten to his wafers.)
Clown Loach Diet
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I have heard they suppose to like bananas, although I have tried a few times and havent actually seem them eat bananas. I feed em whatever frozen food was on sale at lfs (rotates monthly) blood worms, brine shrimp,etc. They also love the shrimp pellets I put in there (although they seem to like one brand alot more than another... I cant remember right now what brand I currently have but its the larger sized sticks).
hsherman1986 said:
When my loaches come out of their driftwood to feed, the other fish are lucky they get anything. It's a huge frenzy. My loaches chase whatever is red (rainbow sharks tail). Every fish swims to get away and stays behind the loaches to pick up whatever they have missed or left behind.
maybe they just haven't established their pecking order yet? The loach has only been in there for 2 weeks, and right now, is the same size as my two inch mollies.
My clowns eat blood worms, brine shrimp, algea waffers, shrimp pellets, zuchini and any flakes that make it down to the gravel level. They eat it all!!
And I agree that the other fish are lucky to get any brine shrimp or blood worms, they basically get what's left over in the loaches wake.
And I agree that the other fish are lucky to get any brine shrimp or blood worms, they basically get what's left over in the loaches wake.
that would be great if i had the room in my tank. I do not have enough room to add another loach. Once i get my other 55 gallon (planned in the very near future) and get it cycled, i plan on getting four more for a group of 5 loaches total.
My clowns will eat essentially anything I put in the tank food wise. They are especially fond of bloodworms, mysis shrimp, and krill. They also click over par-boiled zuccini and spinach.
hsherman1986 said:
You can do a couple of things to spot feed your bottom feeders. If the food is small enough, you can use a turkey baster to gently squirt the food where you want it, or a long clear plastic tube that you put the bottom down by a place your fish will feed, like outside his cave...and drop the food down it. It will keep the top and mid-level eaters from snagging it.
WHat I usually do...I break up the algae wafers into small pieces and scatter over the tank. I put the flake in first so the top feeders are busy, and then drop in the algae wafer pieces.
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