Hi there,
I have a 29-gal reef setup (softies), live rock, 130watts of lighting bla bla bla, and so on. The only fish in there is a percula, about 1-3/4" long.
My question is how much to feed him. I've tried several types of flakes, pellets, brine shrimp etc. The one he/she seems to favour is Hikari Marine-S pellets. I usually feed it for about 3-4 minutes, one pellet at a time at the water's surface. - very active at feeding time.
My tank now has lots of pods on the rocks and bottom edge of the glass, along the substrate. I've noticed that he'll eat any of them that try to venture too high up the glass. (Fun to watch him hunt too
. Should I be feeding less? I know pods are small, but it never hurts to ask...
As an aside, I've added a small (5" diam. when fully extended) LTA about a week ago. It's in the substrate, near the perc's usual territory. He's curious about it, but doesn't actively swim in/through it. I'm aware it's not his usual host in the wild, but I've seen him a couple of times bringing small chunks (too big for the perc to eat) of raw shrimp to the LTA, when I am feeding my polyps. I assume this would be a good sign that he might take to it?
Thanks for any input,
DoDo
I have a 29-gal reef setup (softies), live rock, 130watts of lighting bla bla bla, and so on. The only fish in there is a percula, about 1-3/4" long.
My question is how much to feed him. I've tried several types of flakes, pellets, brine shrimp etc. The one he/she seems to favour is Hikari Marine-S pellets. I usually feed it for about 3-4 minutes, one pellet at a time at the water's surface. - very active at feeding time.
My tank now has lots of pods on the rocks and bottom edge of the glass, along the substrate. I've noticed that he'll eat any of them that try to venture too high up the glass. (Fun to watch him hunt too
. Should I be feeding less? I know pods are small, but it never hurts to ask...As an aside, I've added a small (5" diam. when fully extended) LTA about a week ago. It's in the substrate, near the perc's usual territory. He's curious about it, but doesn't actively swim in/through it. I'm aware it's not his usual host in the wild, but I've seen him a couple of times bringing small chunks (too big for the perc to eat) of raw shrimp to the LTA, when I am feeding my polyps. I assume this would be a good sign that he might take to it?
Thanks for any input,
DoDo
