snail feed

ive just bought two snails for the fish tank and ive noticed that after feeding them ther algae flakes the water is going a green colour, it says on the pack that it wont discolour the water, but it clearly has!

i have to put quite a few flakes in though,as the fish will eat them alongside their own food!!!!.... so im putting in 4 or 5 twice a day, as well as fish food twice a day, i know this is way to much.

how much should i be feeding?

just a little once a day hun :love:

thats what i thought, but how much is a little lol, and what if the bloomin fish eat it all and the snails are getting nothing

just a little between your fingertips

snail food comes in solid form hun, like little round green thick flakes.... its the best way i can describe it lol

algae food

if it is tabletts..just put one in the tank

and what if the fish eat it all an the snails get nothing, this is what im worrying about! dont want them to die

it will spread in the water hun...so it will be food fo your snails too :love:
Give the tablett and the other fishfood at the same time..then te fishes will eat the fishfood first

I was told that they will just eat my algae and the peppered catfish food as well????? He showed me the same looking food as your using in that picture but I already had it for them, it doesn't make my water green though hun

hmmm its gotta be that ive put too much in then lol... i will stick to one at a time

I use half, just letting it drop to the bottom (as I always have for my peppered bottom feeders) that half is put in every other day, they eat it and so do the other fish

try that hun :love:

no need to feed this if you want rid of algae in tank.
These pellet foods are for catfish and loaches to ensure enough food gets to the bottom of tank.
Feed fish only once daily (normal flake) if any gets to bottom no need for tablets.
or feed a tablet after lights out as only catfish and snails will be active..
CUCUMBER OR LETTECE is ideal for algae eaters.
Cut one or two slices of cucumber and weighdown( i used to use the metal you get around plants)Blanched lettece leaf is best and again weighdown.
THE GREEN WATER IS CAUSED BY FLOURISH IN BACTERIA DUE TO OVERFEEDING do partial water change and cut down on food

Once again thank you

cheers kenny ... i will do that water change tomorrow

you can borrow Maria Shelley..she will fix your tank :2431: