what is a healthy feeding pattern for catfish?

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tyndall72

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I have one Lima sn and one marble achara. the achara is around 12'' and the lsn is about 7''. What would be a healthy feeding pattern for these two fish.
 
With most of my cats, I don't stick to a strict feeding routine. Instead, I feed them until they start to go a little 'plump'. I wait until their stomach is back to normal size, and then give them one or two days to 'fast' before feeding them again.
 
My cats get feed about every three days. If they are plump, I do not feed them. If they meet me at the top of the tank when I come in, they are hungry.
 
mixed diet of whatever you can get them to eat shrimp, prawn, smelt, pellets, beef heart, chicken liver, worms, whatver you can get them to eat. as most people say feed them every 3 or so days. either feed everything on that day or make 1 day one thing and then the next feeding day something else, this will ensure that they have a diverse diet and get all the nutrients and vitamins they need. Your cats are still a little on the smaller size for their species so you could even go as far as to feed them every day. however that will cost you more and dirty your tank faster so its whatever you want to do. I have a 4in rtc which i feed blood worms, omnivore pellets, and smelt twice daily. hes growing fast
 
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