what kind of food should i feed my powder blue gourami?

Question

it wont eat and i think its because th other fish are too agressive aound food. i have 3 mollies and 1 tiger barb in the tank with it the mollies are about the same size as the gourami (1-2 inches) and the tiger barb is smaller (about 1 inch )and they are all in a 10 gallon tank

it wont eat and i think its because th other fish are too agressive aound food. i have 3 mollies and 1 tiger barb in the tank with it the mollies are about the same size as the gourami (2-3 inches) and the tiger barb is smaller (1 - 2 inches )and they are all in a 10 gallon tank

Answer 1

Floating foods are best for your gourami. Try a good quality flake food as well as various freeze dried foods. You can also feed a sinking food for the other fish to chase while the gourami eats, but be very careful not to over feed the tank!

MM

Answer 2

your tank is too small for those fish i'm afraid, they will all need larger space, and if the tiger barb was in a larger tank it could be in the correct shoal of 6+ which spreads their aggression.

i would get a larger tank for the mollys (which get too large for a 10 gallon) and the barbs (which need to be in a school thats too large for a 10 gallon) the gourami may be ok in the 10 gallon by himself, until he starts to eat anyway.

gouramis will prefer pellets, live/frozen bloodworm, daphnia, brine shrimp.

Answer 3

Try feeding him flakes for tropical fish. Or as magicman said floating food. Try giving him a varied diet of frozen or live foods. But only as a supplement. Not every single day though.

PS your tank is overstocked. Try getting a bigger tank.

Answer 4

a regular tropical mis is best it is made for all tropical tand also to get the most out it

Answer 5

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