Will my bigger fish eat my smaller fish?
Will my bigger fish eat my smaller fish?
Big fish tend to eat smallerfish because it allows them to get more energy from 1 item of food rather than eating a lot of smaller food items.
Do bigger fish need more food?
Larger, more sedentary fish can go longer between meals than smaller, more active fish. Herbivores forage throughout the day, so they should be fed more frequently, however, only small quantities at a time.
Do little fish eat each other?
Cannibalism among aquarium fish (i.e., fish-eating each other) is common, but sometimes these do end up gobbling there cohorts. There is no definite answer to why this happens. Sometimes it’s natural, while sometimes it’s due to fish being opportunistic.
How do fish eat other fish whole?
Most predacious fishes swallow their prey whole, and the teeth are used for grasping and holding prey, for orienting prey to be swallowed (head first) and for working the prey toward the esophagus. Some fishes, such as sharks and piranhas, have cutting teeth for biting chunks out of their victims.
How do I know if my fish are hungry?
How To Tell If Your Fish Is Hungry
- Your fish is digging around the substrate (searching for food).
- Waiting and the top of the aquarium (for feeding time).
- Behavior changes (aggression).
- Noticeable weight/size changes.
- Slow or sluggish behavior.
How do I know if I’m overfeeding my fish?
Whenever you see flake food resting on the bottom of the aquarium and no fish are eating it, you know you’ve feed too much. If flakes are not consumed within a minute or two, chances are they will just soften and decay on the bottom of the tank. Over time the flakes will form a rotting sludge layer in the gravel.
How can you tell if a fish is hungry?
Can you put small goldfish with big ones?
If the small goldfish can fit in the big one’s mouth, it will probably eat them. If they are too big to fit in its mouth, the big one is unlikely to eat them (unless it finds one already dead).
Why is my fish eating the other fish?
Other fish in the tank will quickly take advantage of the situation when a fish dies. Even a fish that is still alive but is very weak or sick will be picked on by his tank mates. Fish are opportunistic, just like other living creatures. If food presents itself in any form, they will eat it.
