feeding

For those that like details... One way to view nutrients is "flow" (like a river) instead of "level". By keeping a very high "flow" of nutrients, by providing both a heavy input of nutrition and a heavy export of nutrients, it's like a fast flowing but shallow river. This type of flow is how...

If you want to get into how natural bodies operate on a biological level, these college biology videos will show you. The videos from this biology professor are from 2008 when videos were limited to less than 10 minutes each, and have been slightly re-ordered here to make more sense if you have...

I'm one year in with my first tank and still unsure what's "best" (if there is a "best" approach). I read the advice here, I try different things... I know there are many other details (self prep, mixing additives, combine/alternate with pellets, etc.) but I want to get to the core question of...

Evaluating how well a fish feeds is a vital aspect of understanding the overall health and well-being of that fish. Experienced aquarists, familiar with the species being fed, will have an innate understanding as to whether the fish is feeding well or not. With new species, or for less...

hi I purchased one yellow butterfly fish in local shop two weeks ago & it's active still now but its not taken any pellets its pipping the rock only please suggest food to feed

Hi all, I am heading on vacation for a few days and have someone staying at the house and tending to the tank. They are taking care of dry/frozen foods but I don’t want to burden them with dealing with the nori magnet as they aren’t really a get your hands wet from the tank person. Wondering...

Originally I only fed my fish once every two days, for a while my nitrate is stable at 5 ppm but my phosphate struggles to stay stable going from .25 down to zero. I have been dosing bright well's Neo nitro and Neo phos at 5 ml daily because I want the nitrate to go to 10 ppm and for phos to...

Hey guys, I have a newly established saltwater tank and everything is going great so far. I've got 4 fish, a few corals, and a robust CUC in my 45 gallon display tank. I have nori on hand and am considering getting algae wafers as well. Tank has been up for about 2 months so far. I just...

The ATO in my nano overflowed the tank, and this is why: Can I feed this stuff to my watanabe angel in my 90g by including it in the frozen fish food mix i make with a food processor? If so, do I need to rinse it or clean it somehow before adding it?

Hello everyone, We have a dog face puffer in our warehouse who is partially blind he has trouble eating and only eats if you sit there and basically put it in his mouth and even then he has trouble. Does anyone have any ideas on feeding him? He also won’t eat his clams and his teeth are getting...

I have purchased some of the frozen food packaging. Am I able to thaw it in some tank water and split it for a morning and night feed ? I currently have 5 fish in one tank and 4 + shrimp in the other both have snails. As well. What foods do you like for your tanks ?

Hello reefers, I got two designer clownfish on Saturday. They wont eat yet and ive tried Vitalis pellets and frozen mysis shrimp. Last night when I was watching them after lights went off, I saw a red patch looking thing near the tail end of its body? Should I be worried or is it just a normal...

Hey everyone, I was wondering if it’s safe to feed my inverts (Cleaner Shrimp, Halloween Hermit, Scarlet Hermit Crab, and Electric Blue Hermit) small pieces of frozen or thawed uncooked restaurant-grade Black Tiger Shrimp. I want to make sure this would be a suitable and nutritious food source...

hi there Got back from work when i noticed a piece of food sitting on one of my favia frag (raw strawberry). When i blowed it away i noticed a chunk of flesh was missing… i immediately started a dip in a 1% solution of Aquaforest dip (thinking of bristle worm) what is strange is this frag was...

So I have a 38 peninsula aio with 2 clowns 1 watchman 1 pistol shrimp 2 hermits 4 snails tons of bristle worms and critters do you think 1 pinch of pellets at 9am and some frozen brine at 230pm is enough current nitrate is below 4ppm and phosphate is minimal as well. I will also say the pellets...

Hello all! I'm posting here because I am sort of at a loss. I have spent a good chunk of time over the past week that I have been acclimating my copperband butterfly combing over posts related to how finicky they are of eaters. I have gone down every rabbit hole I can find- from stray voltage to...

I wanted to direct feed my coral using Red Sea AB+. Can I baste it onto the coral straight out of the fridge (cold) or should I let it thaw out to room temperature? I feel the cold would shock the coral, but I see tons of feeding videos and I imagine not everyone is doing that. What are your...

PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REPLICATE THIS IN AT HOME... Im opening this thread as I’d like share some development that may become useful in future in the research to keep this organism alive and healthy in home aquaria. So we’re to start really. Probably the most common question is feeding, is...

Hey All, I had this guy for about 2 months now. He was shipped direct and arrived healthy and fat. It took about 10 days, but he finally began eating starting with clams on half shell. Then he eat everything in sight from mysis to bloodworms to even nori. I feed 3-4 times a day. Lately, he no...

Hi everyone I just got 2 Flurry Clownfish and have been Feeding them mysis shrimp. Not sure how much I am supposed to feed them. Looking for some recommendations.

Hello guys, I bought this porcupine pufferfish 3 days ago. He was at my LFS for around 2 months and was on a dry krill (Tetra brand) diet. The water is medicated thus there was no need for me to QT him. At first, he was very energetic swimming across the tank, coming up to me when I approached...

I have a black tang in QT (alone) that refuses to eat if I am anywhere in the room even if I sit quietly far from the tank. Luckily I have a camera set up, when I leave the room the tang will within minutes eat the pellets, frozen etc off the bottom and absolutely inhale the nori I leave. Has...

So I feed my 2 clownfish about a half a cube of mysis or brine shrimp a day, they love both. Recently while I was inspecting my tank I noticed that one of my clownfish looked a little bit weird after his ribs which made me nervous. I’ll attach pictures below. Once per day seems pretty standard...

Hi all. I've got a 2.5 gallon aquarium that seems to be doing fairly well, but I'm a bit unsure of how much I should be feeding my livestock. Currently, I've been feeding every other day = 3-4 times per week. I see many people posting that they feed their aquariums 3-4 times per day! How do I...

Recently made a post worried about my new addition, but he’s doing very well now. He found his underground cave and the feeding training at work has definitely paid off. While I love all of my fish, he has me literally talking to him like he’s a dog, because he acts like one! He pouts by sitting...