How Do I Know if I'm Feeding My Fish Enough?

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@GirlTalksFish 4 года назад

*Not sure how much to feed your betta fish? Watch the end section in this tutorial: **ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-r_QbnHir5Dk.html*

@GirlTalksFish 4 года назад

@Riley Bachelor I made an account, so I'll try to get in the chat room when I can!

@unusualaquariumecosystems5805 4 года назад

Nice tutorial, though I have found with Ramshorn snails they eat up any left over food. I have a few time lapse videos of them.

@CommanderWiggins 4 года назад

My mother: "Why don't you give your poor fish some more food, they act like they're starving!" Me: "Mom, they always act like they're starving."

@GirlTalksFish 4 года назад

Haha, right? It's scary how much my mollies can pack in!

@dmmac5660 4 года назад

I starved my first ever betta fish

@dmmac5660 4 года назад

and my second betta fish, I OVER fed :(

@mrsmith1200 4 года назад

@@dmmac5660 that means your 3rd betta fish won't die😜😜

@giantasiansticker8068 2 года назад

@@dmmac5660 I underfed my 1st over fed 2nd then took care of 3rdp

@VyvienneEaux 3 года назад

Just the sound of your voice makes me feel like everything's going to be okay

@klazikg9846 3 года назад

I feel the same

@131pinkbird 2 года назад

I know right?!? She is the best, with the best heart ❤️

@jessw4195 Год назад

I love her vids

@MT88_YouTube 4 года назад

Great video that deals with underfeeding. As a beginner, I was also underfeeding after watching too many videos on overfeeding.

@scootskie 4 года назад

From a leopard gecko owner of 3: Super worms can cause impaction easily and should be used as a treat in my experience. They are very fattening. I suggest a diet that varies between crickets and mealworms (crickets one meal dusted in calcium if your leo needs supplemented and mealworms the next). A good rule of thumb is not to feed any worms/crickets that are wider than the space between their eyes and not to feed a total amount of the insect that exceeds the full length of your leo. Your leo is at the age where you may need to reduce your feedings to every other day if you haven’t already. Hornworms are a good every now and then treat! Have you got a thermostat for your heat mat?

@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8 4 года назад

just a question, how about the "grubs" or more worm like insects such as butterworms or the occasional roach?

@christinecho779 3 года назад

This is extremely smart. I’ve also been feeding shrimp food in the corner my community tank while spreading some tropical flakes for my rasbora hets and neon tetras. One of the tetras grabbed a sinking pellet he couldn’t even swallow and waved it around for a bit, it eventually dropped. 😂 I’ve also been looking at my CPDs bellies to gauge if they are full! they are so tiny I need to squint. They love their baby brine shrimp mixed with crushed flakes.. come swimming up to the front of the take every time they see me.

@nikolaj1316 4 года назад

Oh my god Dax is absolutely adorable! I hope you make lots of videos about her!

@GirlTalksFish 4 года назад

Thank you so much! I'll definitely make a "first impressions" video about leopard geckos soon. :)

@nikolaj1316 4 года назад

Girl Talks Fish Great to hear! I can’t wait!

@Peterrdee 2 года назад

I’ve seen so many more people posting about their animals these days it’s so good

@peachimonn 4 года назад

Thank you! I’m so excited to get my betta fish and place him into his planted tank soon!

@GirlTalksFish 4 года назад

That's awesome! Good luck with your new betta. 😊

@pcdude2394 4 года назад

Sound wave. Somebody in the family grew up a transformer fan. I have a 65 with 10 panda Cory, 20 cardinal tetraS and 10 ember tetras. Once I put the food in there, I don’t take it out after 5 minutes. I leave it there for my Cory catfish to eat too. My tank is heavily planted so I am not worried about ammonia build up. I do 30% water change every Saturday.

@GirlTalksFish 4 года назад

Lol, yes. My husband Mr. Gamer is a big fan.

@jablastoff5237 4 года назад

@@GirlTalksFish I figured this must be a TF reference. He's got a great blue color, too! I've got some corys named after Transformers too, lol.

@gailcousins3693 4 года назад

Hello! This was very informative and great video in feeding my bettas and Otocinclus catfish! Thank you for sharing this!

@AVspectre 4 года назад

Great video. We have a community reef tank and I’m always vacillating between “I’m feeding too much” and “I’m feeding too little”. We have a very bossy tang who assumes all the food is for her as well as a number of slow/timid feeders. It’s always a bit of a dance... I love that you included your pupper and Dax for context. I think that observation is indeed important in evaluating our feeding routines, and you explained it well. :)

@GirlTalksFish 4 года назад

Oh good, I'm glad the analogy helped! I was afraid people would immediately drop off the video since I didn't show my fish first. :) Yes, I have several bossy fish and it's definitely a delicate dance. I've just accepted the fact that my betta's going to be a little chubbier while living in the community tank vs. when I could control his diet better when he was alone in his own bachelor pad. 😅

@anthonyragan2696 4 года назад

Good video, but I was most impressed with using a tote for a quarantine tank, as in "Why didn't I think of that?" Do you keep an extra seeded sponge filter in your other tanks to have one ready for a quarantine situation?

@Chikaveh 4 года назад

That's what I do! Or I have a dual-sponge filter in my main tank and then exchange the seeded sponge for a new one in my quarantine tank

@BarrySuridge 4 года назад

I have 3x Betta falx. Luckily, they're not all that picky about what they eat. A favourite food, however, seems to be live shrimp.

@s.d.k874 4 года назад

That was helpful! I love your dog❤ You've got tonnes of new fish..excited for an ultimate update, stay safe!🌟

@GirlTalksFish 4 года назад

Thank you! You too!

@Coach_Jen_Rothstein 4 года назад

This was a really helpful video. I just discovered your channel and I’m thrilled to find another fish channel by a woman, besides Rachel O’ Leary who is of course, fabulous. 😁❤️

@hazel4457 4 года назад

is Dax named after Dax from star trek? either way, cute name!

@GirlTalksFish 4 года назад

Yes, she is! We're a geek family for sure. Props to you for guessing correctly!

@glennencarnacion3360 3 года назад

Dax, perfect name Trill skin pattern, love it!

@kanumputra2488 4 года назад

It looks like it's a high protein pellet. So good for betta fish. They like it very much. btw Your tank setting is very good and clean, the water is very clear. Thank you for sharing...

@GirlTalksFish 4 года назад

Thank you so much! I'm working hard to keep this tank looking as nice as possible. :)

@bluefirekin-aria 4 года назад

Of all the fish in my community tank, my balloon mollies by far eat the most. The balloon mollies are food obsessed! My betta fish looks at them like he's puzzled by their constant foraging for food. Love your videos by the way!

@GirlTalksFish 4 года назад

Thank you so much! Yes, I agree - those balloon mollies are amazing gluttons. 🐷

@levib8314 4 года назад

You have some very nice animals good job 👍

@GirlTalksFish 4 года назад

Thank you so much! I try my best. :)

@JeanDubuc 4 года назад

Please make a video about setting up and maintaining a quarentin tank for sick or new fish

@elmo_0686 4 года назад

I haven’t slept at all and I found out you just uploaded lol

@louiegroenewald Год назад

I agree, Some fish will eat the whole time, so how will you know when to stop adding food. Some fish eat and grabs too much when feeding while others can't get any or not enough. I have different tanks with different types of fish. I add food all over the front of tank as well as adding food in the water to float down for other fish. Is the above ok. At the moment it seems I'm adding too much food as water looks cloudy after feeding.

@chanirusemika 2 года назад

aunty the dwarf loachers in youre quarntine tub are in small lakes in sri lanka..there are tons and tons of them...i am a sri lankan..we can catch them what amount we want

@philchng 3 года назад

Hi. Just subscribed. Question about feeding fish while on vacation. Will my tetras (neons, cardinals, rummynoses,...) be fine without feeding for a week? Thanks and keep up the great work!

@catfishm.1361 4 года назад

Gecko Dax, looks like Dax, from Deep Space 9! 👍🏻🙏🏻❤️

@GirlTalksFish 4 года назад

Hehe, that's exactly where I got the name from!

@pleaseleavesarayualone 4 года назад

Can u please give me tips on how to grow out molly fish fry. The fry keep dying every day and some just go missing. I thought the other fish fry ate them.They live in a 10 gallon aquarium with sponge filter. I would really appreciate it if u could answer my comment. PS love u Irene

@GirlTalksFish 4 года назад

Oh no, I'm sorry to hear that! I found that I had to increase the mineral content in my very soft water to help the mollies survive. You can use Wonder Shell, Seachem Equilibrium, or some marine salt. Not sure if that's the issue for you though.

@pleaseleavesarayualone 4 года назад

Thank you so much Irene. If my fish do survive it's all because of you. I will try increasing the mineral content and l will let you know. I love how you always help beginners like me . I hope all your pets and your family are doing good .❤❤😗

@thefristr 4 года назад

What gravel vacuum do you recommend for a 10 gallon take with guppy’s,white skirt tetra, serpae tetra and some rcs

@sekharly 4 года назад

Do you keep all the fish food refrigerated? I only keep frozen in fridge

@randomguyontheinternet5134 2 года назад

Thank youuuuuuuu

@niobedragones6457 3 года назад

I feed my betta pellets and dryd blood worms is that good?

@mikesanchez1000 4 года назад

If your fish and aquarium look like crap, you are doing it wrong. If your fish and aquarium look amazing, you are doing it right. So simple, yet so complicated at the same time.

@mlrausch7708 4 года назад

Great video and advice! Any suggestions for some good sinking wafers for corys? Thanks!

@GirlTalksFish 4 года назад

Thanks! My current favorite is Hikari sinking wafers, but there are many other great brands out there too. :)

@bluefirekin-aria 4 года назад

@@GirlTalksFish My corys LOVE the Hikari wafers too.

@mikesmith-wk7vy 2 года назад

thats what i do but it quit working , i spread my flakes then put sinking food but the issues is my silver dollars will push the Cory cats away to steal the sinking food , so i just have to use more sinking foods now so they make it to the bottom

@KingsAquariumsAndAntWorld 4 года назад

Great video, thanks for sharing

@susanstaples6171 4 года назад

Great advice!

@x_moosh_x2969 3 года назад

I have balloon mollies so it's really hard for me to tell if I'm feeding them enough. I was so scared of overfeeding that I think I'm underfeeding them! I've heard that white poop can mean that it's a poop "without food", so I fed them and then their poop turned the colour of the food. I'm still so unsure on how much to feed them as I know they are gluttons!

@deadfred821 4 года назад

Soundwave grazes through the gravel too? Whew... I though maybe my betta was art goldfish or part cichlid or something...

@GirlTalksFish 4 года назад

Lol, yes he totally does! This morning I fed some catfish sinking wafers, and he totally claimed an entire wafer as his own by lying on top of it. 😂

@Venslor 4 года назад

Bettas will do literally anything they can for food and they will eat all of it, regardless of the kind. Mine ate the shrimp pearls. It was insane. Fortunately, I trained him to swim into the cup I bought him in for feeding and that gave my corys and shrimp a chance to eat in peace at their own pace. Bettas are insanely trainable, again, because they're so food motivated. They'll do anything to eat more. haha

@psicadet 4 года назад

I have 4 mollies, 4 cories, 1 candy stripe pleco and i've noticed the mollies are the greediest fish I've watched. The pepper corys don't seem to love algae wafers so should I get some sinking pellets? Their colours are bright, compared to the albino corys they aren't growing at the same rate. I'm a new fishkeeper so I'll try not to overfeed them. I tend to worry if they don't have enough, if you think it's a good idea I'll get pellets when I'm paid next.

@VyvienneEaux 4 года назад

There's a fish vet on RU-vid that recommended 1% of their body weight. I can't speak for all fish, but I've noticed when trying to feed carrots to my snails that some fish will eat so much food that it comes right out the other end undigested, but it doesn't seem to harm them. A bit of research on this topic has yeilded a likelihood that a fish eating itself to death is unlikely. I think the main issue is excess nitrogen waste in the water column, which can be taken care of in a number of ways. Not feeding enough can reduce the amount of energy that goes towards the fish's immunity and reproductive system. Unlike us mammals, energy partitioning in fish doesn't make excess energy easily towards any on-board reserves. If the fish looks like it's getting fat, it probably has edema or an internal parasite. As a result, so long as nitrogen waste is dealt with, underfeeding is far worse for fish than overfeeding.

@beatap6250 4 года назад

Nice video 😄😁🙋

@georgepigboyadventures7605 4 года назад

Love your leopard gecko

@3KYouTuberKaran 4 года назад

Beautiful community tank.

@GirlTalksFish 4 года назад

Thank you so much! :)

@aidzz2085 3 года назад

hey i have a question, one of my platies is really shy and wont come out of his hiding spot and when i feed my fish, he wont come out and eat, what do i do?

@Nebuladust1018 4 года назад

You have awesome pets 😍

@ravichandrusah 4 года назад

Your videos are so infomative😁😁😁😁

@GirlTalksFish 4 года назад

Thank you so much! :)

@MidnightGeekSS 4 года назад

I just got guppies and I fed coop fry food once a day. They were so hungry that they are hunting down my ADULT cherry shrimp, I saw them team and eat a couple this way. (Even though they are bigger than their mouths) I am never sure if I am starving them. They always seem hungry. I started feeding them twice a day but I am never sure how much they should be getting. Guppies are piggies and always act hungry. I just need them to stop going after my shrimp lol. Thanks for the tips!

@GirlTalksFish 4 года назад

Oh man, that's crazy! Okay good to know not to mix them together in the future.

@ornamentalfish1 4 года назад

Good luck 👏

@brittx537 4 года назад

@girltalksfish Please Help!! I've been in the process of trying to get my betta's fins unclamped. I've done the lifeguard tablets 5 days as instructed w/o the carbon filter & I just did the bettafix 7 day treatment with water changes for both of those. I do use the dechlorinated bottled betta water bc I've tried treating my tap but it just eats away at his fins so I stick with the bottles. Anywaaaay, I haven't seen any changes for him. I want his fins to be beautiful😭! I'm not sure what else to do...

@rg-ed5fr 4 года назад

“appropriate amount of thiccness”

@Aquafinity 4 года назад

What plant do you have in your quarintine tank?

@jakel.1724 4 года назад

Yay I like the new name

@GirlTalksFish 4 года назад

Thank you so much! Me too. 😁

@michaelmachos8969 4 года назад

Irene!

@sharkloving_aquarist Год назад

My fish seem very healthy, but my ammonia levels are still prevalent. What's your suggestion?

@katiemusnicki9592 4 года назад

How many times per day do you feed your fish?

@GirlTalksFish 4 года назад

Great question! I feed my fish babies anywhere from 3-5 times a day (very small amounts). I feed the adult fish about 1-2 times a day, depending on what the food is. (For example, Repashy gel food seems to last a longer time without breaking down, so I can feed a larger amount in the morning and let the slower grazers feed on it all day.)