Aurantimaculata tank v2.0. Don’t die on me again !

[TomatoandEgg]

 

[NikosKoul]

Why you don't change food? Instead of super worms some prawns krikets etc. After my feeding frenzy i m cleaning all the mess almost instantly

 

[NikosKoul]

Like i said , it's a beautiful tank setup with beautiful fish inside! I m jealous hahaha, my striata is an ugly apex predator

 

[TomatoandEgg]

check this out, look at the mess. will it be different with prawns? More importantly are prawns a complete food for these guys?

 

[Gaz_ham]

They sure are messy! I usually chop the food in to smaller bits that can be swallowed without being torn apart. Prawn or mussels can be messy too if they don't swallow it whole.
I don't think any one food is a completely balanced, alternating between a few different things wouldn't hurt. We prefer variety and I'm sure fish do too.

 

[NikosKoul]

I agree with Gaz , since they cant swallow it all you ll have the same problem. The key is the balanced diet. Prawns they are good but for 2 days a week. You can use prawns your worms 3 days and the other 2 days you can have some krikets for them. It good if you want one day to dont feed them at all. It helps the bioload and like this your fish will remain healthy

 

[TomatoandEgg]

was thinking of feeding every other day

https://www.practicalfishkeeping.co...icles/Your tanks: Paul Jones, 'snake' charmer

going by this guys advice

 

[NikosKoul]

It looks great. Just have in mind if you going to keep feed super wroms , like Gaz said chop them in smaller pieces

 

[TomatoandEgg]

I’ll try that tomorrow on the next feed!

 

[Gaz_ham]

I agree with feeding every 2 or 3 days in warmer water and once or twice a week in cooler conditions with adult snakeheads. Young growing fish need more to keep up a good growth rate. I wouldn't leave it any longer than 2 days. A good feed every day works for me.
My brother also keeps snakeheads, he feeds them a smaller amount twice a day.
It's up to you at the end if the day, I'm sure we all do things slightly different