Food: how much is too much?

[zippy]

I keep reading a lot of posts by people who feed their tanks 1 or 2 times a week, some 3 or 4 times per week, and some each day and then some. My question is this: how much is too much?
Do tangs need to have nori strips to much each day or just every couple of days? Do clownfish need to eat each day? I am probably overfeeding, but I don't want to starve my fish. I feed each day and have algae strips for the tang.
I would love to know your feeding schedules.

 

[worldchanger]

Carpet Anemone - 2 times a week
Clowns - Every other day and when I feed anemone.

 

[wablondie98664]

as long as your fish are eating all the food you put in and your levels are staying within normal range then your not feeding too much. HTH

 

[fishman830]

i feed once per day,usually at the same, i need flakes, little pellets whcih they lvoe, misis shrimp, blood worms an d sea weed sheets(which i have to gridn up or else no one eats it

 

[slofish]

i feed 2 times per day. I only feed as much as they can eat in one (1) minute.

 

[zippy]

So lighter seems to be better in most cases? I don't want to overfeed anymore, but I worry about not enough nourishment. I mean, I'm a big guy and love to eat. I know what I would feel like not eating for 2-3 days. I just can't convince myself to feed them less.

 

[ags]

I have two damsels, a percula clown, strawberry baslett and a coral beauty. I feed them frozen food 3 times a week and supplement the off days (another 2-3 times) with a dose of live brine shrimp. The I use a little more frozen food so that my clean up crew (2 cleaner shrimp, 3 emeralds, 1 blood shrimp, assorted hermit crabs) gets a little of the good stuff.

 

[zippy]

Thanks, folks. I guess I need to cut back on my flake for the damsels and clowns and keep up the nori for the tang. I like the 1 minute rule as long as they can get enough food to last in 1 minute.