How Much Should I Feed My Fish? It’s always best to underfeed, especially in new aquariums, as uneaten food can cloud your water and cause dangerous rises in ammonia and nitrite levels. A general rule of thumb is to feed only what your fish can consume in 2 to 3 minutes. When in doubt, start with a tiny quantity and observe how fast your fish consume it. If it is completely consumed in less than 2 minutes, give them a little more. It won’t take long to figure out how much food to give them at each feeding. Remove any food that remains after five minutes with a siphon hose or net. What part of the water column your fish feed in. Fish can be: Surface feeders Mid-water feeders Bottom feeders Most fish will learn to take food wherever it’s available, but some specie of fish like shy fish may wait until food drifts into their “safe zone”. These fish may need to be target fed, meaning directing food right to them. Flakes and some pellet foods typically linger at the surface for a mi...
10 Steps you can take in starting your own business today : It amazed me how much we talk about starting our own business and never really do anything about it. Talk to any entrepreneur or small business owner and you'll quickly learn that starting a business requires a lot of work. An idea doesn't become a business without effort. You have to start something No matter how small or big you want to start. If you're thinking about starting a business, you likely already have an idea of what you want to sell, or at least the market you want to enter. You still need more information about that idea. Do a quick search for existing companies in your chosen industry. Learn what current brand leaders are doing and figure out how you can do it better. Chances are that your ideas are not new after-all, but you can do something that can improved your product or service and make it much more better than your competitors. If you think your business can deliver something other companies ...