how much food do i feed?

[apolyom]

how much food should i feed? i put a sprinkle in and they eat it..... but then they swim around looking for more. do i give them more until they stop searching?

 

[1911_guy]

IMO it is better to slightly underfeed than overfeed. I have just started feeding once every few days instead of once a day. The more food you put into your tank the more pollution it will create. I think it's safe to say that you want your fish to eat and still be looking for more. In the wild food is not given to them, so skipping a few days isn't going to kill them. In the long run it might even be better for your fish and your tank as a whole to feed twice a week instead of every day.
Experts, what do you think?

 

[nicetry]

What kind of fish? What are you feeding?
Different fish have different dietary needs including variety, amount, and frequency. IME, overfeeding is a root cause of several tank problems. Once a day for most fish is fine. Less is okay too.

 

[apolyom]

they are humbug damsels.
feeding pellets

 

[xdave]

Feed only what they can completely eat in 3 minutes.

 

[fbm]

I feed a couple times a day, I probably feed too much but I really enjoy watching them eat. But they eat all I feed in less than a minute so I don't know if this is too much or not.