Thanks for the tips (I already have your website in my favorites!). I
know having some flora in the tank is good (I leave the algae in the
corners and on the filter intakes, etc), but I hadn't heard about
leaving it on the walls of the tank. I have ammonia well under
control, but I'll leave more algae anyway, he does like to suck at the
softer algae on the intakes.

When you say "raw" shrimp, I presume that the frozen brine shrimp I
get at the pet store is good?

On May 16, 8:14 am, wrote:
I think you are on the right track.
no food for a week minimum
a single salt dip will cause purging, then a bit of salt 1Teas per 5 gallons
clean, clean, clean water. tub to tub if necessary to get the fish into clean water
keep the water temp steady, 75-78 is perfect for GF.
when you do start feeding, give ONLY wet seafood, chopped RAW shrimp, fish,
whatever... no grains. and feed in TINY amounts as GF are "grazers" that eat a
little bit at a time, but graze all day. DONT CLEAN THE ALGAE off all the walls of
the tank, only the front. algae gives the fish some soft stuff to eat. it also is
the equivalent of a "veggie filter" to the extent that is slurps up ammonia and gets
rid of nitrates. makes a healthier tank.
my dogs eat raw meaty bone diet. they make tiny poopies. I think if GF get natural
diet of small raw wet tiny things their digestion will work so much better and they
wont have big poops either. below is from my website.