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yes! unless you have an algae eater, fish don't like it when you have leftover food, fish foods spoil a lot in water
Excess fish food will sink to the substrate and decay. This decay will create nitrates that is bad for your water quality and your fish. To reduce the amount of food in the substrate feed your fish less food and replace 10% of the water in your aquarium every week. At the same time vacuum your substrate to remove the excess food and fish waste.
To prevent excess food only feed your fish once a day and only enough that they can eat in two minutes. I do this in the morning then give my 15 fish in a 75-gallon aquarium a cube of blood worms at night.
See link below there is a video on how to vacuum your aquarium to remove the fish food.
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Why do water and ornaments turn green in a fish tank?
Because all the food in the fish tank that the fish does not eat will float down until it lands on something such as an ornament, as you said and the fish food rots as it is not eaten just like human food. Hope this helps! -- The green is probably algae, algae grows when they're excess nutrients or light in the tank. Don't over feed so food drops to the substrate and don't have the tank lights on too long, this should cut down on algae growth.
What are the basic things a person should know when getting their first tropical fish tank?
One should know first what kind of tropical fish can be kept together, in what type of fish tank the fish can be kept, what sort of equipment is required for the fish, how much money are needed for best life of fish and for daily food. Additionally one should also consider the space required for the fish tank and time required for the maintenance of fish.
What do you do when a whole can of fish food is dumped in the tank?
Get a container and carefully scrape out the food from the tank.
What do a pet fish need?
They need a tank fish food
Do fish grow faster in a big tank or a small tank?
It doesn't matter what tank they are in, it is the food you feed the fish.
What would happened to the fishes if the water plants were removed from the aquarium?
The fish will eventually die. Bacteria will be produced from the uneaten food. Bacteria/disease will spread in the tank from excess elimination from fish. The bacteria and diseases will happily cling onto fish and kill them. Water changes, a good clean filter and less food will combat this problem.
Will sea urchins eat fish food that you give a fish in a tank?
Yes, urchins are considered "cleaners" and will scavenge the bottom of the tank for food.
My Friends fish tank is green she went on vacation for 1 week and left the fish with food she tried cleaning it out but it would not come off Could this hurt the fish How do you get it off?
Your friends tank is having an algae bloom. This is caused by to many nitrates in the water. Nitrates come from the decay of excess food, plant decay and fish poop. Here is what you need to do:Ensure the tank is not in the sunlight. This will cause rapid algae growth. Move it out of the sunlight and get a light with a timer and only have it on for a maximum of 12 hours.replace 25% of the water every two days till water cleans up orthere is chemicals at the pet store that can remove itput living plants in the tank. Plants will help keep the nitrates downWhen you replace the water vacuum the substrate (bottom of the tank) and remove the waste (excess food and fish poop). Do the whole tank and then do half the tank every week.Ensure you are not feeding the fish to much. Feed only as much as they can eat in two minutes.I have a 75-gallon tank and do the above and have never had algae.
How do you get the key in the fish tank in shrink ray island?
fish food
What if their is a black out and you have a fish tank?
if there is a black out and you do have a fish tank you should be fine an less you have a chinease fish or any fish that is in the red mark for fish
What metric unit should she use to record the mass of the fish tank?
The mass of a fish tank should be measured in kilograms.
How do you feed the smaller fish in your tank if the bigger fish eat all the food you throw first?
You can feed in a few different places and if you put sufficient food in, the smaller ones should get some.
