Fish feeding question ...

[Joe V.]

Got a problem that could just be due to my stupidity ...

Whenever I feed my fish with food that basically floats or stays close to
the top, some of the food eventually gets sucked into my hang-on filter
intake before the fish have a chance to grab it.

I was thinking of putting a net or something around the intake, but then the
food would just get caught on that. Any other clever ideas?

[Mark A. Odell]

"Joe V." > wrote in
:

> Got a problem that could just be due to my stupidity ...
>
> Whenever I feed my fish with food that basically floats or stays close
> to the top, some of the food eventually gets sucked into my hang-on
> filter intake before the fish have a chance to grab it.
>
> I was thinking of putting a net or something around the intake, but then
> the food would just get caught on that. Any other clever ideas?

You should shut off the filter during feeding which should only last about
5 minutes anyway.

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- Mark ->
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[Sam]

My filter has a knob to adjust the flow rate so that food doesn't get sucked
in as much during feeding.

"Mark A. Odell" > wrote in message
. 1.4...
> "Joe V." > wrote in
> :
>
> > Got a problem that could just be due to my stupidity ...
> >
> > Whenever I feed my fish with food that basically floats or stays close
> > to the top, some of the food eventually gets sucked into my hang-on
> > filter intake before the fish have a chance to grab it.
> >
> > I was thinking of putting a net or something around the intake, but then
> > the food would just get caught on that. Any other clever ideas?
>
> You should shut off the filter during feeding which should only last about
> 5 minutes anyway.
>
> --
> - Mark ->
> --

[Joe V.]

Shutting off the filter ... doh!

Thanks!

joe

"Mark A. Odell" > wrote in message
. 1.4...
> "Joe V." > wrote in
> :
>
> > Got a problem that could just be due to my stupidity ...
> >
> > Whenever I feed my fish with food that basically floats or stays close
> > to the top, some of the food eventually gets sucked into my hang-on
> > filter intake before the fish have a chance to grab it.
> >
> > I was thinking of putting a net or something around the intake, but then
> > the food would just get caught on that. Any other clever ideas?
>
> You should shut off the filter during feeding which should only last about
> 5 minutes anyway.
>
> --
> - Mark ->
> --

[The Madd Hatter]

you can get a food ring fromthe LFS.. Basically just a plastic ring wé a
suction cup... stick it so the ring is at the surface and put the food in
it.... also cuts down on waste in the tank...
"Joe V." > wrote in message
...
> Got a problem that could just be due to my stupidity ...
>
> Whenever I feed my fish with food that basically floats or stays close to
> the top, some of the food eventually gets sucked into my hang-on filter
> intake before the fish have a chance to grab it.
>
> I was thinking of putting a net or something around the intake, but then
the
> food would just get caught on that. Any other clever ideas?
>
>
>

[Joe V.]

I think I'll try out the ring ... I have tried turning off the filter during
feeding, but observed a strange thing. The fish don't seem to want to eat
the flakes while the filter is off, but the minute I turn it on they start
eating again. The filter does move the flakes around, so not sure if that's
any reason ...


"The Madd Hatter" > wrote in message
ble.rogers.com...
> you can get a food ring fromthe LFS.. Basically just a plastic ring wé a
> suction cup... stick it so the ring is at the surface and put the food in
> it.... also cuts down on waste in the tank...
> "Joe V." > wrote in message
> ...
> > Got a problem that could just be due to my stupidity ...
> >
> > Whenever I feed my fish with food that basically floats or stays close
to
> > the top, some of the food eventually gets sucked into my hang-on filter
> > intake before the fish have a chance to grab it.
> >
> > I was thinking of putting a net or something around the intake, but then
> the
> > food would just get caught on that. Any other clever ideas?
> >
> >
> >
>
>

[Bob K.]

>I think I'll try out the ring ... I have tried turning off the filter during
>feeding, but observed a strange thing. The fish don't seem to want to eat
>the flakes while the filter is off, but the minute I turn it on they start
>eating again. The filter does move the flakes around, so not sure if that's
>any reason ...

Pavlovian response..

You can untrain them by ignoring their actions.
They'll understand when they get hungry enough
Bob