What should i feed my Wagtail Platies?

Diet

Wagtail platies are omnivores and will eat a variety of foods, including:

- Brine shrimp

- Daphnia

- Bloodworms

- Mosquito larvae

- Tubifex worms

- Pellets

- Flakes

- Freeze-dried foods

Wagtail platies should be fed a diet that is high in protein and low in fat. They should be fed several small meals per day.

Tips

- Feed only 1-2 minutes at a time, then wait a minute or so before checking to see if there is any food left. If so, siphon it out and try feeding a little less next time.

- It’s very important to avoid overfeeding as platys are quite susceptible to bloat, a frequently fatal internal bacterial disease.

- When feeding fry and young platys, the best strategy is to feed a couple of times per day as much as they’ll finish with in a few minutes. They benefit from small feeding many times a day.