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Andys temperate tank wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 11:32 am @PaulVerrall I've been using one of these for the last week.

https://horizonaquatics.co.uk/item/gamma-feeding-bottle

Like Martin suggested I put one or 2 squirts in, let them eat that and repeat until I'm happy they've had enough. Heres a link to a horizons YouTube video about it. You see him feeding fish at the end.

https://youtu.be/9yddSdQ3XN4
How's it going? How you finding it? I guess it's a way of feeding same amount. I'm too soft and always give a little extra!
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Its spot on @PaulVerrall . I'll be using it for the foreseeable.

I'm feeding a variety of frozen, tetra prima granules, bug bites and crushed prima and bug bites out of it. I think one would help with your problem.
64l kitchen tank: 16 golden tetra.
5ft 425L: 3 blue angel fish, 30 rummie nose tetra, 20 black neon tetra, 1 longfin bristlenose plec, 2 corydoras sterbai, 24 corydoras duplicareas,2 SAE.
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PaulVerrall wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 12:56 pm
Martinspuddle wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 11:04 am On the other view, I would suggest trying to feed the same amount of food but in smaller portions and let them clear up each smaller amount before adding more .... Failing that, try teaching your fish some table manners and get them to wash their fins before eating! :grin:
The trouble is, I usually dump it all in together as the juveniles are like lightening and the big old boys are a bit slow so putting it all in means they all get some, small amounts would get hoovered up and not everyone would eat I don't think.

Lol they definitely need table manners!!!
In that case, you need @Ruth with her rolling pin at feeding time. :]
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