how due you no how much to feed your fish? if they dont eat immeditley?????????

Question

how due you no how much to feed your fish?? i have fish flakes and i dont want to over feed them so i dont get any mold forming on them ???


and i have a 40gallon freshwater fishtank how due you clean it ???? without emptying eyerything out ?? and starting over??

Answer 1

A rule of thumb is to feed your fish (depending on the fish) what it takes them to eat in about two minutes.

Now, cleaning your tank. If there's algae on the glass wipe it off with a clean paper towel. Clean out the filter. Take the actual filter part and clean it out with a pressurized hose. After all that, remove about 25-35% of the water in the tank and refill it back up. remember to de-chloronize the water after you put it back in the tank and you're all set.

About once a year you're gonna want to (depending on how dirty everything is) take everything out and start over but its not a requirement. You SHOULD though once a year clean the gravel.

Answer 2

It's simple: feed the fish slowly, that way they can grab the food while it is floating before it can land on the bottom. Figure on feeding them like this for about three minutes per day total, divided typically into one or two meals, but this is a generalization that could change depending on the size of the fish - use common sense.

If you have bottom feeders you need to let some food get to the bottom - in this case your tank should have finer gravel so that the food doesn't sink into the gravel, where even bottom feeders won't be able to get it.

To keep from completely cleaning a tank out you just need a good maintenance routine. This mainly consists of regular water changes (about 20% of the water every two weeks is typical, but it depends how many fish you have) and regular syphoning of waste from the gravel so that it doesn't build up and get out of hand. Do this without neglect and you should never need to completely tear down the tank, or at least very rarely. Algae can simply be scraped off the walls and decorations.

And, of course, avoid over-stocking the tank, as this will only increase the amount of maintenance you need to provide and decrease the amount of time it takes for the tank to get dirty.

Answer 3

1. The general rule is to feed enough for your fish to consume in 2-3 minutes. If you're adding a sinking pellet, remove anything uneaten after a couple of hours. If your fish aren't eating right away, they're either not hungry, sick or scared, which means either you're already overfeeding, you should check your water parametres and also perhaps make a more comfortable environment.

2. My best friend when it comes to aquarium maintenance is a phython gravel vacuum. You hook the hose up to a faucet and can drain as well as fill it. I clean and replace 50% of the water in a 75 gallon aquarium in less than 10 minutes.

If you don't want to spend the money on a python, get a cheap gravel vacuum/siphon. You have to vacuum the gravel at least every two weeks in order to suck out the poop and rotting food. Also every week or two replace about 25-50% of the water and clean the glass with an algae scraper. If you keep up this maintenance, you'll never have to empty and start over!!

Hope this helped.

Answer 4

Well, here is the usual rule, if its not gone in 30 seconds youve over fed. If your sure you didnt over feed, then you can feed once in the morning and once at night, but just dont give too much.
As far as cleaning, you can buy a gravel siphon, (right at walmart) start a siphon, (directions are on the cleaners, you dont have to suck on the hose..) Get a siphon going, then you push the cone into the gravel, it will grab all the guck under and in the gravel, ie rotting fish food, feces, rotting algae etc. It wont disturb your tank so it will stay fairly clear. You should do a 25% water change once every two weeks and change your filter cartridge once per month. Happy fishing.

Answer 5

You should feed your fish as much as they will eat completely in 10-15 seconds. In a sparsely stocked tank with good filtration this can be done twice a day. In a heavily stocked tank you should feed once per day.

As for cleaning you simply use a gravel vaccuum and do your weekly water changes with the vaccuum.

I like to use it to stir up the gravel and get all the gunk into the water, and then siphon it out of the tank. Typicaly you will want to do 10% water changes weekly on your tank.

Answer 6

you can clean it with a gravel vaccuum -- empty and replace about 20% of the water every week (with goldfish go for 1/3). when you do this wipe down the sides of the tank too -- i take out decorations and rinse them off if they feel slimy. its 30 mins to keep your tank good for the week. i don't use flakes because its hard to measure how much a "flake" is. i use pellets and you can count them. they even make pellets for fry now. i don't know what kind of fish you have so i don't know how many pellets. bettas get about 6 a day of mini sized pellets. my goldfish get 3 small ones a day. just feed what they eat in about a minute and you should be fine. you can also ask at a fish store. not petsmart or petco -- one that has middle aged guys working at it -- they know everything.

Answer 7

If your fish do not feed straight away, then they are probably not hungry. A hungry fish will always make a beeline for the food. Feed as much as they can clear up in 4 minutes.
To keep your tank clean, use a good power filter. An external one would be best for a tank of your size. It is also a good idea to use a "Vacuum cleaner" to remove any detritis from the substrate. You will find a big selection of gravel cleaners on the market. Now, you don't ever need to strip down your tank!

Answer 8

Err on the side of too little rather than too much. Crush your flakes into powder and give them only enough that they can consume in three minutes. Skim the rest off the surface. Then you'll know for next time. Approx. the size of a dime for 5 fish in a 30 gallon tank. Don't ever totally replace the water, instead, siphon out about 1/3 of the water from the tank, being sure to stir up the gravel and suck out the crap that comes out from under it. Replace with treated, clean water. Only about every 2 weeks change about 1/4 to 1/3 of the water. And of course, keep on top of changing your filter.

Answer 9

With the flakes you only feed them what they will eat in 10-15 seconds.

Answer 10

ok you just feed them each as amount they can eat in 15 mins, always follow the feeding directions.

when you clean your fish tank always take 1/3 to 1/4 of water out and replace it with new water ( i suggest you dont use tap water for the fishes)

you should change the filters once a month. you need to check the temperature to make sure it fit your fishes' needs

freshwater fishes are MUCH easier to take of than the salt water.