HOW OFTEN DO YOU FEED YOUR FISH?

[mike werner]

I WOULD LIKE TO START A POLE ON THIS SUBJECT BUT I DON'T THINK I HAVE THE ATHORITY. i'm glad I don't cause i'd probably abuse the privilege


once a day
2 times a day
3 times a day or more (me)
once a week
never
I have no fish


I hear so many different opinions on this but I would love to see some member stats.

 

[Tommy's Reef]

Ever other day

 

[lagatbezan]

2x a day.

 

[Sushitheshiba]

I think it depends on what kind of fishes you have (hyper vs lazy). I personally feed twice a day.

 

[iemsparticus]

I feed mine once a day. It certainly depends on what fish you have. :)

 

[ZaneTer]

Minimum of 4 times per day plus whatever else I decide to throw in the tank.

 

[tdileo]

Usually twice a day of flake, pellet, or frozen and in addition a clip of nori.

 

[mckinney0171]

Three times autofeeder and then frozen in the evening.

 

[JDowns]

Three times a day frozen for the fish and once a day Reef Roids / Oyster Feast for the corals. Once a week at lights out I feed meaty foods to the larger corals.

10 Anthias
1 Blenny
2 Gobies
2 Clowns
2 Cardinals
2 Chromis

 

[64Ivy]

2-3x a day.

 

[Syed123]

2 times a day minimum. 3 times maximum. I really need to feed as my fish love to eat (typically will be at the cusp of exploding from overeating) plus it keeps aggression down between them.

 

[Kmsutows]

This was a poll fairly recently. I feed at least 4-5 times a day

 

[Js.Aqua.Project]

6 times/day
Morning: ROE
Day: AFS 3xs (TDO pellets)
Evening 1 (usually 6-7ish): Frozen Mysis
Evening 2 (usually 9-10ish): Oyster Feast, Phyto-Feast, and Reef Energy A&B

 

[ca1ore]

4-5 x per day

 

[Halal Hotdog]

Type of fish is a very significant variable.

I feed 2x/day

155 gallon tank
Clown trigger
Purple tang
2x ocellaris clownfish
Molly

 

[WVNed]

2 times a day. Domino damsels, indigo dottyback, bicolor blenny, pink spotted goby,

 

[madweazl]

I see a few mentions of "it depends on the fish" but I wonder, does it really? If the fish could eat more often, wouldnt they? Grazers and predators certainly have different habits but they also have significantly different sized meals as well.

My schedule
10-11am (lights on) - LRS Reef and Herbivore Frenzy
4pm - SeaVeggies on a clip
8-9pm - LRS Reef and Herbivore Frenzy

Found some Reef Roids at the bottom of a shipping box while we were packing for the move a few weeks ago so I've added 1-3tsp once a week, the past three weeks.

 

[HB AL]

Once a day, 8 cubes of a mixture of Hikari frozen foods, I have 15 mouths to feed and it seems to keep them healthy and chunky.

 

[declanisadog]

pellet 2X daily, Frozen once (LRS or PE mysis), nori when i feel like it.

 

[dwolson]

Once per day. I'm very particular to make sure I put just enough for them to eat and no waste.