Feeding RBTA

[shnabbles]

How often should i feed my RBTA?? iv been feeding him a chunk of silver side every couple days. (is it ok to feed them the head or tail? normally i cut the center chunk out and dispose of the head and tail)....
Should i be feeding it every day? He will eat 2 or more chunks in a row i think.. It is a beast over 6 inches across.

 

[nanoreef]

i'd say 1-2 a week
krill
silver side

 

[speg]

Feed it often but do not overfeed it. Like two or three times a week is perfect for these guys.
Also please do feed it all parts of the fish. You are robbing it of important things inside certain parts of the fish if you're only feeding it the certain parts. Finely chop the head/tail/body and feed the whole fish chopped up to the bubble tip.

 

[shnabbles]

so your saying cut it head/body/tail.. and feed it one peice at a time over a week?
or feed it one whole cut up fish 3 times a week?

 

[speg]

Well of course depending on how big it is you'd feed it different amounts. Mine is about 8 inches acrossed and I feed it ONE full fish chopped up finely 3 times a week.
If yours is too small for a whole fish then what you suggested of the tail/head/body fed at different times throughout the week would work fine.

 

[druluv]

I stop feeding mines because they started to split.

 

[dogstar]

Depends on how much light you have too. If they get good light then one full SS or couple of krill a week is fine or if you want it to grow then feed it more. It will spit out what it does not want. You cant over feed them. Mine are huge and I feed mine ever 2 weeks.