A warning to all, do not overfeed algae wafers !!!
Last night I broke an algae wafer (Hikari brand) into a few pieces and dropped it into my 40b.
It is well stocked, 2 bn plecos, 7 dwarf cories, 2 adult SAE, 10 neons, 10 guppies, 3 adult platys and about 10 small ones. countless snails and shrimp, including 3 jumbo sized amanos.
I usually give them just 1/2 an algae wafer, but due to the the recent increase in small guppies and platies I figured a hole one will be OK.
It was too much.
A feeding frenzy ensued, as usual, the female platies ate a lot (they do that) later that night they all looked fat and happy, right before i went to bed they looked really bloated, i guess the food expanded in their bellies, i was a little worried.
this morning one of the female platies was dead, another one is not feeling well, still very bloated, I hope she makes it.
Last night I broke an algae wafer (Hikari brand) into a few pieces and dropped it into my 40b.
It is well stocked, 2 bn plecos, 7 dwarf cories, 2 adult SAE, 10 neons, 10 guppies, 3 adult platys and about 10 small ones. countless snails and shrimp, including 3 jumbo sized amanos.
I usually give them just 1/2 an algae wafer, but due to the the recent increase in small guppies and platies I figured a hole one will be OK.
It was too much.
A feeding frenzy ensued, as usual, the female platies ate a lot (they do that) later that night they all looked fat and happy, right before i went to bed they looked really bloated, i guess the food expanded in their bellies, i was a little worried.
this morning one of the female platies was dead, another one is not feeling well, still very bloated, I hope she makes it.