Which Species work with autofeeder

Gretchacha · May 26, 2023

I have a 30G reef tank with medium flow. The coral are growing in, and I am planning what fish to add. I want a low stock, low maintenance tank, and the ability to use an eheim auto feeder for travel. What would be good fish for this scenario other than a clownfish?

CasperOe · May 27, 2023

Most fish- depending on what you put in your auto feeder

Do some research on what fish you want, and sort out how to feed them after that..

Note: I struggled a lot getting my anthias' to eat anything i could dispense using an auto feeder, so now i am dosing liquid food on a dosing pump. A sort of auto feeder i suppsoe...

penguinexdeus · May 27, 2023

Gretchacha said:
I have a 30G reef tank with medium flow. The coral are growing in, and I am planning what fish to add. I want a low stock, low maintenance tank, and the ability to use an eheim auto feeder for travel. What would be good fish for this scenario other than a clownfish?

Almost any fish will do ok with auto feeder. Royal Gramma or a smaller fairy/ flasher wrasse would do well I think. Firefish also.

Lbrdsoxfan · May 27, 2023

CasperOe said:
Most fish- depending on what you put in your auto feeder Do some research on what fish you want, and sort out how to feed them after that..

Note: I struggled a lot getting my anthias' to eat anything i could dispense using an auto feeder, so now i am dosing liquid food on a dosing pump. A sort of auto feeder i suppsoe...

This. Just about everyone can be trained to eat off of a auto feeder. I luckily get my small harem of anthias to eat flake & pellets with no issues.

CasperOe · May 27, 2023

Lbrdsoxfan said:
This. Just about everyone can be trained to eat off of a auto feeder. I luckily get my small harem of anthias to eat flake & pellets with no issues.

I want your anthias' in stead of mine

I mean, my lyretails are pretty- but to set up that liquid feeder just for them?

At least it satisfied the gear junkie in me..

Lbrdsoxfan · May 27, 2023

CasperOe said:
I want your anthias' in stead of mine I mean, my lyretails are pretty- but to set up that liquid feeder just for them? At least it satisfied the gear junkie in me..

The heck with that, lol. They eat like everyone else or starve!

Gretchacha · May 27, 2023

Hm, it seemed like a number of fish I was interested in would need target feeding. Opinions on pistol shrimp goby pair? Longnose hawkfish? Toby puffer?