What do they like to eat and what can I feed him? I really need to know, I never had an algae eater before.
2007-07-21 13:36:48 · 9 answers · asked by Kagomey 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
There sinking algae tablets you can get at the pet store. They also eat shrimp pellets, because they do eat more than just algae in their natural diet - they eat shrimp and other crustaceans as well. Some also like a piece of driftwood in the tank to nibble at.
The will also eat slices of zucchini, cucumber, green or lima beans, peas, and shredded carrots. It helps if you eith cook or freeze the veggies a bit first to soften them, and the lima beans and peas can have the outer skins removed.
2007-07-21 13:52:21 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You should be able to find algae wafers at the pet store. You can buy many sizes, depending on the size of your algae-eater. Also keep in mind that they eat the algae off the tank glass (thus the name, lol) But I feed my algae eater the wafers. Catfish like them, too.
2007-07-21 23:03:07 · answer #2 · answered by eeclarry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Algae eaters, obviously, eat algae, but will also eat fish flakes that fall to the bottom, if they like them.
If there is no algae on the sides of your tank, you can go to the pet store, and they should have algae tabs (or whatever they are, they look like little green circles) that you can drop into the tank for them.
2007-07-21 20:44:27 · answer #3 · answered by rustyredstar 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
algae?
Generally, if you have a well established tank, you dont need to feed it. It will clean the tank and be fine. If you are worried about it though, you can buy Algae flakes or wafers. Be careful not to give to many though because the fish eat them too. I usually just put 2 or 3 little wafers in my tank twice a week. They are scavengers and will eat pretty much anything that is on the bottom of the tank.
2007-07-21 20:41:52 · answer #4 · answered by Annie 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Algae pellets, bottomdweller tablets, flakes and whatever food the rest of the fish eat(eg flakes, pellets) Some algae eaters eat vegetables like cucumber.
2007-07-21 22:43:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Algae
2007-07-21 20:39:49 · answer #6 · answered by suzycrmchz 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
If there algae in the tank then they will eat that,, (ALGAE eater) and if there is no algae then you can buy algae disks/wafers
2007-07-21 20:42:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
They will eat cucumbers as well as algae, just put a small lead weight that you can get a pet stores to keep it from floating.
2007-07-21 20:42:40 · answer #8 · answered by Sarah O. 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
you can drop pellents in
2007-07-21 20:41:34 · answer #9 · answered by Alyssa C 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋