Biiiig Ole Maroon Eats?

[poorfishies]

The maroon we got is about 2 1/2" long...and I may be underestimating. She's a big girl. We've been feeding her in the morning and in the evening, little bits for about 3-4 minutes at a time, perhaps a 1/3 to 1/2 cube of defrosted frozen food (Ocean Nutrion Formula One). She eats it all... ALL. I'm wondering, is this too much? too little?

ETA: She's actually almost as long as out tank thermometer. more than original estimate.

Her she is next to our Lawnmower Blenny:

[betamed]

My fish would be jelous. Your feeding more than enough thats for sure but unless you are having water quality issues its not a bad thing. These clowns can get a bit bigger than yours so she should continue to grow.

[poorfishies]

cool! thank you for the response. Water quality has been great, but we're fussing over this tank like mother hens. If it's too much, of course, we'll cut back... just trying to get a good idea.

[Geoff]

i would cut back if you can unless you are running a bare bottom tank. in that case feed all you want, as long as you do not see any detritus on the tank bottom you are good.

G~

[Geoff]

Originally Posted by Geoff

i would cut back if you can unless you are running a bare bottom tank. in that case feed all you want, as long as you do not see any detritus on the tank bottom you are good.

if you have a sand bed then keep a very keen eye out for detritus piles in the corners and under the LR. these can lead to algae problems pretty quickly.

G~

[Loverotties]

Mines a pig too!