Feeding GSP

[dtech]

Hi all I am new to here and I'm still getting used to searching for stuff, I have found a ton of info already. I have a question on feeding my GSP. Currently he gets a variety of frozen brine, frozen blood worms, frozen krill, live black worms, and once a month 4-5 live ghost shrimp. I feed him every other day now he is about 2.5". I would like to mix in maybe clam or mussel and possibly prawn from the store. How do I feed the clams? and how much(volume) of food should he get? As of now each feeding is about the volume of half a frozen brine cube, except when i do the ghost shrimp. Is this enough? Oh my tank is 30gal, sg1.016, 0 ammonia, ph 8.0, it is setup with an artificial mangrove root, rock cave lots of plants, and crushed coral aragonite substrate.

[Nick]

Just feed until his belly is slightly rounded, and always keep light on the brine and krill relative to the other foods you mentioned, and he'll be fine.

[dtech]

I was startin to think that way from what i've been gatherin here.

[Boxermom]

Also, all live foods should be quarantined for 2-4 weeks before use as food.

[dtech]

Yea I've een doin the quarentine on live for awhile I learned the hard way a few years ago with an Oscar. He was 4 years old and I lost him do to not doing it. Thanks, what about feeding clams at the size my GSP is. I'm not sure if I need to crack it open first or what?

[Nick]

Smash them with a hammer, don't cut them open clean... the more shell he has the chew at to get to the meat, the more wear his teeth get.

[dtech]

ok Im goin to get some at the store today and i'll give it a try this week, thanks.