How many times a day do you feed your anthias?

[AydenLincoln]

I’m loving my two new squareback anthias and I’m wondering for those of you who have anthias…how many times a day do you feed them and what do you feed them? Do you have an automatic feeder? Do any of you just feed once a day? I plan to feed them twice manually and need to set up the feeder but so far there’s been no interest in the pellets so I may just end up feeding twice to three times a day frozen.

 

[jp_75]

2 times frozen
4pm and than 8pm
I have had them for year or maybe little longer. The smaller the anthias the more feedings they will need.

 

[argiBK]

I have 3 Lyretails.

I feed 2-3x a day for me. 9am, 2pm, 8pm. 1-2x TDO and 1x LRS (with Selcon + Vitachem).

They’re all fat and have incredible coloration.

 

[mfinn]

3 lyretails.
Once per day

 

[Troylee]

Couple lyretails and Bartlett’s 3x a day.

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

2 bimac s and a blotchy. Multiple timers throughout the day. Nyos goji nyos algae tdo cb pellets. Hikari mysis pe mysis. Not all same
Time but some variety.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

2x of dry food, 1x of cube minimum. 4x of dry when I'm traveling. One tank of 4x lyretail and one tank of 2x purple queen.

 

[CasperOe]

Autofeeder three times pr. day (9 am, 1 pm, 7 pm) as well as 2 x frozen.

Fairly heavy stocked tank, so it's not just for them.

 

[ReefGeezer]

1X per day, twice on Saturday and Sunday... Mysis and Gut Loaded Brine Shrimp... 3X Adult Lyretails. The tank is mature though. There are plenty of pods & stuff for them to snack on.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

3 times a day, twice frozen and once pellets/flakes to make sure they get their vitamins. 2 Lyretails and 1 Dispar

 

[exnisstech]

I used to feed my disbars 4-5 times a day untill they all disappeared. Out of 7 within a couple months of moving them to the DT I had zero. At least when I did groups of 7 chromis I ended up with one

 

[DangerDave]

I don't currently have any in my reef, but I'm still feeding the rest of the fish in the tank in the same manner that was set up for the anthias when I had them. Small amounts of freeze dried mixture every thirty minutes throughout the day.

 

[Jasonak]

Feed my tank once a day.
2 Dispar

 

[Cthulukelele]

I feed my 2x lyretails 2 times a day once frozen once dry. Had them around a year.

 

[areefer01]

4 x Biota Pink Square Anthias. I feed a mix of pellet hourly between 0830 and 1830. Small portions, single drum rotation, but hourly. Dry is a blend of TDO x-small, small, medium, PE mysis, and a couple different Hikari.

I feed a mix of frozen twice a day. I rotate between LRS Reef, LRS Nano, LRS Fish, PE Mysis, PE Calanus, Brine, Oyster Eggs, Prime Reef, and an angel blend.

Most of my fish are captive bred/raised so I feed often as they grow. Feeding smaller portions throughout the day means everyone will pretty much get something to eat. Flow changes, fish have different speeds at which they swim, and will be in different places even though they get the pattern down. This way I know they are getting something. Frozen I will watch a bit more and observe who eats what so I get to know their favorite.

The main take away for me is that I want everyone to eat. If they are small and growing then I treat them like a baby and feed more frequently. Eating fish, healthy fish, pooping fish, corals get fed among other things. Works for me.

 

[nuxx]

Fed mine 2x a day with the rest of the tank.

Never had an issue.

 

[WallyTime7]

I have 3 Lyretails. My male is 6" and two female maybe 3".
Feed Fish/Reef Frenzy twice a day. Had them for over a year.

 

[MBruun]

These are super for anthias , and all other as well

Reefsicle Packs

Standard and Pro Packs

smarterreefs.com

 

[mdanchqst]

I have 4 bimac anthias and I feed them every 90 minutes. starting at 9am and ending at 7pm. I have plank autofeeders, which are expensive but amazing and super accurate with feeding quantities. I'm also dosing liquid fridge food 3x per day with a neptune dos. Anthias in the wild eat all day long. If you are only feeding once a day, you really need an established pod population.

 

[1112-425XL]

Male Lyretail. Dry A.M. Frozen P.M.
He's definitely one of my favorites!