feeding issues

I have a 75 gallon tank that is numbered with various types of tropical
fish. I feed my fish once a day. My friend has the same size tank with
pretty much the same kind of fish but he feeds his twice to three times a
day. The only difference between his fish and mine are the lenghts of poop
that dangle from the fish's bodies. I don't think I have ever seen any
danglers from my fish, but his has anywhere from 2 - 6 inches.

Am I not feeding my fish enough? Should my fish have "hangers" like that?
Are my fish constipated? I have asked these questions at the local pet
store, but the girls that were working there didn't give me any straight
answers. They kept giggling, and turning red. My friend says that the
lenghts are normal, but I am not so sure.

Justin

"Justin" wrote in message
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I have a 75 gallon tank that is numbered with various types of tropical
fish. I feed my fish once a day. My friend has the same size tank with
pretty much the same kind of fish but he feeds his twice to three times a
day. The only difference between his fish and mine are the lenghts of poop
that dangle from the fish's bodies. I don't think I have ever seen any
danglers from my fish, but his has anywhere from 2 - 6 inches.

Am I not feeding my fish enough? Should my fish have "hangers" like that?
Are my fish constipated? I have asked these questions at the local pet
store, but the girls that were working there didn't give me any straight
answers. They kept giggling, and turning red. My friend says that the
lenghts are normal, but I am not so sure.

Justin


The "danglers" generally do indicate digestive problems, that can commonly
be alleviated by varying their diet, such as with fresh veggies.

Veggies will help, most likely this is due to over feeding...not necessarily
the wrong food.



"Justin" wrote in message
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I have a 75 gallon tank that is numbered with various types of tropical
fish. I feed my fish once a day. My friend has the same size tank with
pretty much the same kind of fish but he feeds his twice to three times a
day. The only difference between his fish and mine are the lenghts of poop
that dangle from the fish's bodies. I don't think I have ever seen any
danglers from my fish, but his has anywhere from 2 - 6 inches.

Am I not feeding my fish enough? Should my fish have "hangers" like that?
Are my fish constipated? I have asked these questions at the local pet
store, but the girls that were working there didn't give me any straight
answers. They kept giggling, and turning red. My friend says that the
lenghts are normal, but I am not so sure.

Justin

"Justin" wrote in message
...
I have a 75 gallon tank that is numbered with various types of tropical
fish. I feed my fish once a day. My friend has the same size tank with
pretty much the same kind of fish but he feeds his twice to three times a
day. The only difference between his fish and mine are the lenghts of poop
that dangle from the fish's bodies. I don't think I have ever seen any
danglers from my fish, but his has anywhere from 2 - 6 inches.

Am I not feeding my fish enough? Should my fish have "hangers" like that?
Are my fish constipated? I have asked these questions at the local pet
store, but the girls that were working there didn't give me any straight
answers. They kept giggling, and turning red. My friend says that the
lenghts are normal, but I am not so sure.

Justin



Once a day feeding is fine for an adult community tank. More than that and
the fish are bloated, IMO. I've been feeding my community tank once a day
for 3 years. No problems at all. I do feed them a *variety* of flake,
frozen, and live foods for a treat (when available). Now if you have a fry
tank... the rule of thumb for rearing fry in a separate grow-out tank is 2-3
times a day.

HTH,

DJay