|
Posted by BoyPete on January 19, 2007, 2:49 pm
Please log in for more thread options
Paul wrote:
> Two weeks ago I bought a lovely red Siamese fighter. At the shop he
> was housed in a small jar/tank. He has now settled down in his new 55
> gallon tank with 2 angels 5 cardinals, 5 pentazonal barbs, 4 zebra's
> and 2 clown fish.
>
> My worry is that he is spending his time apparently hunting along the
> bottom of the tank and shows no interest in the flake food which all
> the others eat. I can't see that there is much nutritional stuff on
> the bottom, as the food seldom gets down to the bottom.
>
> Does the fighter have any special nutritional needs, and if so what. I
> dislike putting live food in to the tank as I feel that this is a big
> risk in introducing unwanted things I.E disease into the tank.
>
> Paul
You could try some sinking food?
Doesn't answer your question, but you might find this article
interesting.....
http://www.fishkeeping.co.uk/modules/zmagazine/article.php?articleid=46
--
ßôyþëtë
| 
Yahoo! 
Google 
Windows Live 
del.icio.us 
digg 
Netscape 
XML Sitemap
> was housed in a small jar/tank. He has now settled down in his new 55
> gallon tank with 2 angels 5 cardinals, 5 pentazonal barbs, 4 zebra's
> and 2 clown fish.
>
> My worry is that he is spending his time apparently hunting along the
> bottom of the tank and shows no interest in the flake food which all
> the others eat. I can't see that there is much nutritional stuff on
> the bottom, as the food seldom gets down to the bottom.
>
> Does the fighter have any special nutritional needs, and if so what. I
> dislike putting live food in to the tank as I feel that this is a big
> risk in introducing unwanted things I.E disease into the tank.
>
> Paul