Feeding Cleaners

[OCCFan023]

Well I lost alot of my cleaners recently from what I am guessing was lack of food.


I want to get some more hermits and maybe add to my 4 astrea snails, and was just wondering if Marine Food pellets would be an adequite food supply to keep them alive until I add fish (which will be after I setup my QT tank). Ive been feeding my cleaner shrmp one large pellet a day, but would the small pellets and the green algea keep my cleaners alive?

 

[1979camaro]

cleaners dont really eat algae...i would think shrimp would do better with flake or frozen because they are soft, but i could be wrong about that...it just seems like the cleaners would have a tough time getting a pellet in their mouths

 

[OCCFan023]

http://www.petco.com/familylisting....at=82&cm_pla=fm4679816155&cm_ite=fm4679816155
That is the flake food I have from my freshwater tanks.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002ARSCQ/002-7602103-2144055?v=glance
I also have these from my freshwater tank aswell.

http://www.petco.com/assets/product_images/9/9873109222B.jpg
And these are those small marine pellets I had for my clowns.


I have frozen mysis shrimp, but dont use it on the tank, and dont plan on until I get my fish.



Ott of these options would the TetraMin flakes be the best bet and just have them decinigrate into the tank for the cleaners?

 

[1979camaro]

the cleaners will grab a whole one and kind of fold it up into their mouths...i dont know if they will go for the FW flake or not but i suppose its worth a shot...i don't know what the nutritional differences are either though

 

[OCCFan023]

I can pick up some marine flake when I get them so I dont neccassarily have to go with the FW flake. I just dont want to relapse and loose my entire crew again