General information
The Grid Feeding Clip is the perfect tool for feeding marine Butterfly fish and other "picky" or delicate feeding marine tropical. In their natural environment, marine Butterfly fish, Angels, Tangs and many others spend the whole day picking food off surfaces such as coral heads and live rocks.
Fish with protruding snouts such as Lo vulpinus and Forcipiger rostris can actually pick pieces of food through the plastic grid openings until the entire portion/feed is devoured. This process prolongs the feeding period and allows the hobbyist to observe ‘natural’ feeding behavior.
- Helps to encourage natural feeding behavior by holding food intact and prolonging the feeding process.
- It allows your fish to feed in a more natural picking manner rather than eating food floating in the water column.
- Duplicates natural feeding behavior for many saltwater and freshwater fish.
- Ideal to insert Frozen Formula Foods cubes and see the fish pick at them.
Packaging details
1025105, Grid Feeding Clip, pack of 1 piece
Did you know?
Using our Grid Feeding Clip will reduce competition at feeding time.
How much food do I need to give my fish?
Once again, fish are opportunistic feeders. However, it isn’t because the fish rise to the surface of the tank each time one walks buy that one needs to feed them. The importance lies in the quality rather than the quantity. Contrary to popular belief, fish don’t need to eat as much as we think and there are several reasons for this. First and foremost fish unlike us don’t need to spend much energy in fighting gravity as they evolve in a three dimensional environment. Second reason is that fish are cold blooded animals and don’t spend any energy unlike us to keep warm. Third reason is that humans spend lots of energy in producing urine fish just produce ammonia. But last and not least, our fish evolve in an artificial environment however large the tank may well be.
Can frozen food go straight in the tank?
Yes it can. Our products are well rinsed prior to be flash-frozen. Once the frozen animal hits the water it will defrost very quickly and will spread evenly in the tank.
Some fish like eating vegetable, is this true?
Correct. Even the more omnivore cichlids will eat some veggies. The key here is to present and prepare the vegetable the right way. Spinach or salad leaves need to be blanched before being placed in your tank. Blanching consist of rinsing under hot water. This process will break the cell walls to allow better digestion. Our Seaweed range offers you versatility and variety all in one. To avoid algae or spinach leaves clogging up filters or overflow pipes we strongly recommend using our seaweed or grid feeding clips. ‘Vegetarian’ fish will graze all day and will feed whenever they want.
Do I need to vary my fish’s diet?
Put it this way… Would you like to eat mash potatoes every day? In principle our flakes and pellets are manufactured to meet all your fish’s dietary requirements. Your fish will live perfectly happy if fed exclusively on our flake range. By combining frozen formulas feeds and the appropriate flakes or pellets, you will bring a little more excitement in your fish’s life. For instance, its well known in the hobby that daphnia (frozen) can trigger breeding responses. Variation in a fish’s diet is not only changing flakes and frozen food but also the way of presenting food. Tools such as our grid feeder for example encourage fish to feed in a ‘natural way’.
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