Novice aquarists often ask themselves: what to feed their pets? In addition to live food (bloodworms, tubifex, live crustaceans, etc.), it is dry food that is especially popular due to the fact that such food is immediately usable and can be stored according to the expiration dates indicated on the package.
Instructions
Step 1
Keep in mind that dry food for aquarium fish differs for a number of reasons: according to the habitat, according to the fish keeping area (bottom fish living near the surface or in the middle zone), according to the therapeutic effect (common and medicinal), according to the type of fish.
Step 2
For catfish and bottom fish, choose bars or dense food that can sink to the very bottom. Predatory fish, cichlids like to eat food in the form of balls saturated with air, which are located at the surface of the water. Males, guppies, gouramis, ornatus and other fish spend most of their time in the middle of the tank, so choose pellets or flakes for them that will gradually sink to the bottom. Use fry food for young fish.
Step 3
If your tank is home to a variety of fish species, buy a few packets of herbal supplements. You can alternate feeds or mix them and feed the fish with the resulting mass.
Step 4
Also consider the type of fish that lives in your tank. Regular foods are suitable for freshwater fish, while special foods must be purchased for marine fish.
Step 5
If necessary and on the recommendation of specialists, you can use medicated food that contains antibiotics, used if the fish have bacterial diseases. Use medicated feeds with caution in the complex treatment of fish.
Step 6
Purchase dry food only in small portions. In the event that you are the owner of a large aquarium or aqua system, then choose food in large cans. It is better to avoid buying dry fish food by weight, because such feed can be stored with a violation of the expiration date.
Step 7
If you have to leave your pets alone for the weekend, then use the weekend food that you can find in any specialty store. This food is cubes that gradually soak, and the inhabitants of the aquarium can eat it for several days.
