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1journeyman
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Nice pic...
aufishman
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Originally Posted by milomlo
Dang, I guess I am feeding to much. I thought they were hungry. Maybe I should switch to once a day.
Most fish will eat as often as you feed them, but they don't need to. Feed them a high quality commercially prepared food (I'm pretty pleased with new life spectrum ). Don’t get all worked up about trying to imitate the fish’s natural food. It’s one of the biggest b.s. myths in fish keeping. I generally feed my fish twice a day, but sometimes once a day. In an aquarium setting, most people's goal is maintenance, not exponential growth. One of the positive characteristics of being a poikilothermic animal is that fish don’t need to consume nearly as much food as a warm-blooded organism. Fish convert their food much more efficiently than warm blooded mammals. Your fish will be fine if you skip a day or two, regardless of how pitiful and starved they look at you when you pass by the tank. :happyfish Don’t fall for their act!
Dang, I guess I am feeding to much. I thought they were hungry. Maybe I should switch to once a day.
Most fish will eat as often as you feed them, but they don't need to. Feed them a high quality commercially prepared food (I'm pretty pleased with new life spectrum ). Don’t get all worked up about trying to imitate the fish’s natural food. It’s one of the biggest b.s. myths in fish keeping. I generally feed my fish twice a day, but sometimes once a day. In an aquarium setting, most people's goal is maintenance, not exponential growth. One of the positive characteristics of being a poikilothermic animal is that fish don’t need to consume nearly as much food as a warm-blooded organism. Fish convert their food much more efficiently than warm blooded mammals. Your fish will be fine if you skip a day or two, regardless of how pitiful and starved they look at you when you pass by the tank. :happyfish Don’t fall for their act!
littlebuck
Active Member
i feed mine a homemade mixture ever other day.
milomlo
Active Member
Originally Posted by AUFishman
Your fish will be fine if you skip a day or two, regardless of how pitiful and starved they look at you when you pass by the tank. :happyfish Don’t fall for their act!
I guess that right there is the key. I fall for it everytime.
:hilarious
Now my sand is looking like crap. I will try not to feed them this evening. Should I just cold turkey knock them to only every other day or work up to it?
Your fish will be fine if you skip a day or two, regardless of how pitiful and starved they look at you when you pass by the tank. :happyfish Don’t fall for their act!
I guess that right there is the key. I fall for it everytime.
Now my sand is looking like crap. I will try not to feed them this evening. Should I just cold turkey knock them to only every other day or work up to it?