can i feed my SFE everyday?

[ckehl]

just wondering.. thought it might help deter him from my shrimp

 

[fedukeford]

mabey you could, just dont feed a lot

 

[boalgf]

It probably won't eat everyday, unless you feed it small amounts daily. Even if you do, after a month or so he will potentially just stop eating until he really gets hungry again. You have to be careful feeding it everyday though, It makes waste high. 2 to 3 times a week is a better method.

 

[unleashed]

if hes willing to eat daily then yes just small amounts do not gorge him .also give him a large variety of foods such as silverslides krill scallops shrimp,squid.. ect.giving a choice variety of foods will ensure proper nutritional needs are met

 

[hapshot]

I would go 2 to 3 times a week.

 

[unleashed]

eels go through growth spirts just like any other animal .my jeweled eats daily once he smells food in the tank he comes out with a frenzy to feed.I also have a black moray of some sort very simular in apearance to a sfe that goes through daily feedings then to a couple times a week to even once a week feedings it varies highly on his hunger.if you notice hes more active wanting food then feed him .this also stops predetorial hunting bahavior on sleeping fish(eels are nocturnal hunters

 

[wanabebell]

I feed my snowflake every four days
i wouldnt feed every day and dont know why youd want to
Im sure if you fed your snowflake daily you wouldnt see him much

 

[hapshot]

My SFE comes out when he is hungry. Thats when I know when to feed him. Its usually every 3-4 days.

 

[reeftank27]

i used to feed my snowflake everyday. and all my other eels for that matter

 

[hapshot]

Lots of waste.

 

[smallfry]

I am like Hapshot my SFE is always looking out from the rocks but every 2 -3 days at 5:00 p.m.he comes fully out and thats when I feed him. He shares a tank with a panther grouper who eats every day but the SFE just watches.

 

[marine fanatic]

Usually mine is every 2-3 days. If he is out and wandering around, I feed him right away knowing that he is probably hunting and I don't want to deplete my inverts. Some SFE's might eat every day and others might eat every few days depending on how old/big it is. If it is a relatively young SFE, as mentioned above, they go through growing spurts and will chow down more than usual. My eel is a messy eater and others may be as well so if you do feed frequently, watch for excess waste that will effect your water quality.