How many wafers?

[mona]

How many wafers? How often? I put 10 otocinculus in this 10 gallon planted ( now dying and dead plants). Since day 2 I have never seen more than 3 at a time. So how many and often do I feed these wafers? ( they share tank with 1 betta)

[Colu]

I would put one wafer for each Otto daily as there small wafers if theirs not a lot of algae or biofilm for them to graze on you could also feed them repashy super green or soilent green cucumber or green beans every now and then to supplement there diet

Edited May 14, 2022 by Colu

[Brian]

Way to many unknowns.  tanks age, tank mates, other foods? 

a small tank that isn’t seasoned can go bad rather fast.  Maybe one or two near front so you can watch.  Make sure they are eating.   Maybe add some cucumber.  Wafers can and will dissolve over time.  Cucumber- squash- zucchini you will be able to tell if the fish are eating.   
Good Luck

[lefty o]

id probably drop in 2, and see how long it takes for them to eat them. if they seem like they eat them reasonably quickly, up it to 3, etc, etc. it is easier to add more, than to remove too much.

[Ken Burke]

I think I would go with @lefty o  on this, but order some Repashy soilent green.  First 6 ingredients on the hakari label are fish meal and non-aquatic grains.  It might be a great food but it is a little light on algae or seaweed.  

[AndreaW]

Like others have said, try a smaller amount and see if they will eat it. Many ottos will not eat commercial food starting out and you preferably have an established tank with algae and biofilm for them. 

[mona]

Thanks everyone. I do have established tank. I got the ottos when I had a severe alge outbreak. So they may be working on the last remenents. I'll feed small to start.