Noob advice needed.

My cardinal tetras aren't eating the micro flakes i bought for them..

1) they do not eat the flakes floating on the water.
2) food that sinks down, they take a mouthful then spits it out.. seems that they prefer the algae growing on the tank.

Should i get new food or are they just too shy to eat from d surface?

thanks ciohbu, just stocked them 2 days ago.. guess they've not settled in yet. Feeding them some brand that was recommended by the LFS..

but the otto i put in at the same time has already shed its old shell

This post has been edited by komputer: Aug 22 2011, 02:52 PM

its a yamato.. Lol!

My amano shrimp died on me. Not enough food perhaps? Too much chlorine? My 2 cardinal tetras are doing just fine.

Genie, I diy-ed my own co2. Very easy only
Ask your hubby to do for you lor xD

How do your tetras eat? Mine are too shy to go up to the surface.. they just wait for the food particles to drop down.. and quite alot just float down to the gravel

Sigh.

If it's a new filter, i think you need at least 2 weeks for the bacteria to grow in the filter media..