For those who keep a shiner tank I have been testing a different fish food that has really reduced my mortality rate. I buy it at Wally World, I use the same brand but the flakes. My shiners die at a higher rate 7-10 every couple of days with the flake food. These Pellets float, are small enough for the shiners and now I'm getting 5-7 dead every 4 days or so. Even the ones I'm taking out, they ride in the bucket most of the day, then I return them to the tank, those are much tougher shiners. Other than the initial water mix of Shad Keeper to the stress level (double Shad Keeper per Gallon of water) I have not added anything to the water in months. A little food goes a long way. Nothing gets sucked into the pump to rot in the Environmental Filter.

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