Feeding fish (how often )

[theKoolAidMan]

Generally twice to three times a day depending on my schedule. Used to be once but I got a Bartlett's Anthias so I've upped it to 2-3 times. Usually some Hikari Seaweed Extreme pellets in the morning and if I work from home, in the afternoon. If I go into the office then I skip the afternoon. In the evening they usually get a cube of frozen Hikari Mysis or Spirulina and Brine. Every other day I drop in a small rock with nori rubberbanded to it for the Blenny, Tang, and Angel. The wrasses have a go as well.

I my Reefer 450 (93G) have:
2x Percula Clownfish
1x Naoko Wrasse
1x Red Head Solon Wrasse
1x Bartlett's Anthias
1x Coral Beauty Angel
1x Tomini Tang
1x Starry Blenny

One cube seems to be the perfect amount. As I am running out of frozen from that single cube, they're slowing down eating what I put in.

 

[rkpetersen]

I mix up food twice a day, in tank water. Variable combo of different frozen fish foods and coral foods, plus some pellets and small pieces of nori, some refrigerated fish eggs and oyster eggs, and freeze-dried zooplankton. Then I feed some of that mix now and then when I walk by the tank, maybe 6 small feedings each day. This is about the closest I can get to real-world food availability on the reef.

 

[playapixie]

Hey guys how often do you feed your fish? Everyday with frozen food or Every other day with frozen and a mixture of pebbles in between days? Let me know.

I feed fish 3-4 times/day (because I have planctonic eaters,) frozen for one of them and flake or mini pellets for the others. I always feed enough for even the shy fish to have a chance to get out and eat. I spot feed LPS corals 1-2 times/weeks (pellets or frozen), and dose Red Sea coral 2-part 2-3 times a week. All that to say, I feed heavily. It’s only 34 gallons. No, I don’t have a nitrate problem. Yes, I have a solid maintenance routine including skimmer, and filter floss rinsed every 1-2 days.

 

[BigJohnny]

I hope no one feeds their fish pebbles lol ; ) I know you meant pellets though.

I feed my fish 4x a day because they need it for optimal health. Lrs fish frenzy, hikari spirulina brine, live blackworms, hikari spirulina brine.

How and what you feed should be determined by the fish you keep, and you should only keep fish you can feed properly. What fish do you have?

 

[Labridaedicted]

I hope no one feeds their fish pebbles lol ; ) I know you meant pellets though.

I feed my fish 4x a day because they need it for optimal health. Lrs fish frenzy, hikari spirulina brine, live blackworms, hikari spirulina brine.

How and what you feed should be determined by the fish you keep, and you should only keep fish you can feed properly. What fish do you have?

Fruity pebbles perhaps?

 

[Fishnut]

I feed most of my tanks 3X a day. I have a grow out tank with small angels ( regal, blue lines, emperor) that gets fed about 8X. The nitrates on that tank is up around 50. No surprise

 

[tablesalt]

Small amount of pellet from an autofeeder every morning... one of the "Smaller" cubes of frozen every evening. I have 5 small fish in a 50 gallon and everyone is happy.

 

[Dragon52]

I feed mine 1-2 times per day pellets or LRS, Frozen Brine/Midas shrimp & Nori 2-3 times per wk also. Pellet fed by Auto feeder.

 

[Emerson]

90 gal mixed, seven fish (two percula clowns, sailfin blenny, yellow coris wrasse, mccosker's wrasse, wheeler's shrimp goby, mandarin), a cleaner shrimp, a couple emerald crabs and a small serpent star, plus small CUC.
Looking at other posts, I'm feeling a little stingy, but I feed once or twice a day. I travel quite a bit. When I'm out of town I feed Hikari Marine S pellets on a Neptune autofeeder (5 rotations on the minimum setting). When I'm home I feed Reef Chili in the morning, and a half cube of mysis or brine shrimp with Selcon, or an equivalent amount of LRS Reef Frenzy. I also try to keep my pod population up for the mandarin and wrasses.​

 

[ca1ore]

Overstating the obvious perhaps, but observing your fish for a heathy body weight seems like a good indication of adequate feeding. If you have tangs, and you can see ribs or the spine, they are underfed. If you see any pinching behind the head then they are starving (and probably a gonner).

 

[RtomKinMad]

My tank consumes a huge amount of food. 12-15 cube equivalents per day, spread over 3-4 feedings. Nori, pellets and varied frozen. Over 100 fish in a 450. You just have to have sufficient nutrient export mechanisms. Ammonia is not the problem.

Can you post a picture of tank? Please sounds lovely!

 

[ca1ore]

Go to the monster tank forum; my build thread is Simon's 450 - lots of pictures and videos.

 

[Aquavaj]

For the people who feed every other day or every 2 or 3 days do you feed multiple times that day or just once? If the latter don't you think you're starving the fish a bit?

I feed 2x a day everyday with dry in early afternoon and frozen/dry at night.

 

[ReefTeacher]

I feed 3-4X a day. At lunch time they get a sprinkling of pellets. midafternoon I thaw out about 4 cubes worth of what I have: mysis, spirulina brine, blood worms, fish eggs, and always a chunk of LRS. I feed this thawed mix for 3 feedings or so spaced a couple hours apart.

 

[DSC reef]

Multiple times a day for us. Reef nutrition refrigerated foods morning, afternoon and night. TDO chroma boost pellets daily and LRS reef frenzy at night. Seaweed clip offered daily.

 

[don_chuwish]

I'm amazed by how many times per day some of you feed! I'm typically feeding once per day - something different every day. If I put in Nori for the Hippo and Rabbit and then other food later in the day they really don't get excited about the 2nd feeding. I feel like if I fed a 3rd time it would just blow around until the return pump came back on and dumped it all in the filter socks.

 

[ReefTeacher]

I only thaw out food once, but feed it over a series of hours.

Really, If I fed only one time a day, it would be way too much food in the water at one time. I have some piggy tilefish who can even push the wrasses around at dinner time.

 

[HB AL]

I feed once a day in the evening 8 cubes of assorted frozen Hikari. Occasionally once a week or so i will give them Hikari marine a and seaweed extreme pellets. My fish are all healthy and chunky.