Feeding: Platy vs. Neons

[Zastrus]

Theres an issue going on in my tank. (10g) The platys enjoy hogging all the food I put in there, and the guppy even gets some because he's learned to be fast or be hungry.

But the neons (6) hang out around the bottom of the tank, and barely get anything if i sprinkle the food on the top of the tank.. so instead I break the food into smaller pieces and put it into the filter current, but sometimes they just don't see it or something and it goes straight into the rocks. (They's sort of big pebbles) So the food just goes straight under. I break a little more until I feel they've had enough.. they pretty much fight over it and everyone get's a piece

But I think all the food they miss is leading to 'overfeeding' syndrome, and is starting to raise ammonia.

Have any suggestions on how to feed the nons without the platy's taking it all? And I do mean, all. And I only have 2, imagine that!

 

[bettagurl]

ide put the platys in a net while you feed the neons,that what i had to do.

 

[fballguy]

ide put the platys in a net while you feed the neons,that what i had to do.

I agree, I tried BB gobys with my f8 puffer and the puffer always ate all the food. I didn't like putting him in a net all the time for fear he would get scared and puff so I took back the gobys.

 

[webcricket]

Tetras aren't necessarily surface feeders, though they will figure it out in time. I'd suggest a slow sinking food - I know Tetra makes one and it is little chunks of food (colored the same as the flakes) that sinks slowly to the bottom. You could feed both this and flakes at the same time, and the tetras should get their share.

 

[new2tanks]

I had the same problem. i crumble the food and take a pinch and hold it underwater till it slowly sinks to teh bottom.works everytime.
my neons didn take to the tetra chunks for small fish...