how often do i feed my fish?

[philgmiami]

few times a day? once a day? every other day?,.. i dont want to over feed and knock my water out of wack :notsure:

 

[trainfever]

Every other day would be OK. It depends a lot on what kind of fish you have though. Some people feed their clown fish every day.

 

[blemmy_guy]

I feed mine flake in the morning and meaty in the afternoon. occasionally i skip the afternoon feeding But it seems to work well for my fish.
todd

 

[xjayx]

I do twice a day too and mix up flake and frozen brine and what not...
My problem is knowing what's to much and when is it not enough?
Is there a ratio or some thing?
So much per each fish?

 

[blemmy_guy]

Only feed what they can eat in 3 minutes, if theres a lot left floating around after that its too much food.
todd

 

[who dey]

less food the better off you are if your a reefer. feed every other day and watch the weight of your fish, if they appear to thin out increase feeding to every day.

 

[blemmy_guy]

Yea that will work but if you have any aggresive fish they tend to get a little more aggresive when there hungry, just watch for that. I know that i wouldnt like eating everyother day though. todd

 

[speg]

I feed mine 2 - 3 times per day

 

[exile415]

every other day works for me. flakes,frozen and sometimes as snacks i feed them live brine shrimp.

 

[dmitry]

I got 2 small Clowns and have so far tried feeding them Cyclopeze (sp?) and they love it! The guy at LFS said to feed them once a day. Some days a week I'm literally not home from 7am to well past midnight. I got an automatic feeder and put in a bit of dried frozen brine shrimp - I have no idea if they eat it. But would it be ok to skip feeding the fish some days??

 

[fishmamma]

Hi- Just wanted to add in something I had read..... as a guideline feed each fish a quantity of food close in size to their eye. My clowns eat twice a day and everytime I walk by the tank they are begging for more. Clowns must be like Labradors, they just like to eat, eat, eat!

 

[snipe]

I feed mine flake one day then a treat like blood worms or baby brine shrimp the next.

 

[pohtr]

What about the crabs? Don't they need to be fed if there's not much for them to clean up? They come crawling when I feed but don't finish up in 3 min. They get a pinch of bottom feeder pellets and a veggie round usually once a day.

 

[lion_crazz]

Dmitry, I would just stop feeding altogether on those days that you are not home. Fish definitely can go a day without eating. You have to remember, fish are not like humans. They do not need to eat as often, and if they do, you will run into water quality issues.

 

[snipe]

Crabs only need to be fed if there is a lack of things to graze on. And if you only feed your fish once every other day then they will also graze.

 

[ophiura]

You will find LOADS of opinions on this, and there are many, many, variables that are factors.
Amount of LR
Maturity of the tank (EG if there are lots of pods, eatable algae, etc)
Type of fish
Water quality
Quality and type of food
Filtration
Circulation
Clean up crew
....To start!
Predators are commonly fed only a few times a week at most.
Reef fish in tanks with a lot of LR can do what they normally do - graze on rock - and can be fed supplementally once a day, or perhaps only several times a week.
Certain herbivores like tangs may need more frequent "feedings" but this is more along the lines of an algae sheet or similar.
Seahorses and certain other fish (mandarins, some anthias, etc) need frequent feedings - 3 times a day or so, IMO.
Fish Only tanks - depends on the type of fish, but often once a day is sufficient.
A critical issue is to not let the fish "fool" you into believing they are starving. They will continue to eat food far longer then they actually "need" to eat.