Clownfish Pellet Feeding | Eat 50% / Fall to bottom 50%

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I agree that if 50% are falling to the bottom, feed 50% less!

I have been using New Life Spectrum pellets (a mix of .5 and 1mm) for over 25 years. Everything in my tank gobbles them up. As for frozen, I will occasionally use spirolina enriched brine shrimp, and about once a week I'll thaw out a bit of Rod's Original for my rock flower anemone.

IME, one of the biggest mistakes people make - especially when new to the hobby - is overfeeding. It's kinda like kids and cereal - great when you first pour the milk on, not so great once it's gotten soggy. Feed your fish the same way. If they'll eat it in the first couple minutes, great. Anything after that will likely go to waste.

As for fish to help clean up the leftovers - blennies and gobies are great for that. I cannot imagine having a tank without a Yellow Watchman Goby and a blennie of some sort.

Although a clean up crew will help as well, remember that they, too, poop. It all has to end up somewhere. Your job on water change day is to remove the remainders.....
Thanks for the insight! Given the sand sifting ability of the goby, do you still sift your sand on water change days? Or just focus on removal and replenishing the water. I sift a bit right now cause I don’t have any of those in my tank and I want to be patient. My sand bed is about 1.5-2” deep.
 

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I use a Python Siphon on every water change to clean my sand. I try not to do more that 1/3 or so of the sandbed on any given change. You will be amazed at just how much gunk you pull out when you do.
 

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I use a Python Siphon on every water change to clean my sand. I try not to do more that 1/3 or so of the sandbed on any given change. You will be amazed at just how much gunk you pull out when you do.

Have you noticed some days the sand gives no detritus off and other times little puffs of detritus blows up out of the sand! Even when cleaning as often.
 

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