Feeding babies, how much?

[birddancer]

In my tank I have;

2 x Clown Loaches (only young - 5cm)
2 x Angels (same)
2 x Plecos

I was just wondering if I am feeding enough;

I drop 4 - 5 algae wafers in twice a week that they all nibble on and a "square" (its packaged like chocolate ) of frozen brine shrimp or bloodworms every second day, the square would be maybe 1/2 teaspoon big.

I was giving them 2 squares (1 of Brine shrimp, 1 of Bloodworms) every second day but one of the loaches started getting quite round.

The pleco's also have their wood so they're pretty happy.

[Diana]

Very young fish are better fed more often rather than larger amounts at more widely spaced timing.

Clowns or Angelfish @ 5cm are young enough to be fed 2-3 times per day.

Plecos... depends on species. There are some that are full grown at that size.

What size is your tank? The Clown Loaches would be better in a larger group.

[birddancer]

Hi Diana,
Thanks for the reply,

The Plecos are bristlenoses and are about 3cm long, just babies

Our tank is only 40 gal, we recently bought a 6ft-er so once that is set up they will be going in there with some more loaches.