Feeding every other day

[David Nguyen]

I have 2 clowns, goby and 2 cardinals. My tank is about 2 months old. Can I feed them every other day? I've been feeding them once a day.

 

[EriksOasis]

I enjoy feeding my fish I tend to feed up to three times daily. Sometimes only once a day depending on my work schedule and schedule with the kids.

 

[Antics]

You can feed every other day but I'd consider increasing the amount with a small breather in between feedings. Keep an eye on aggression to see if the food restriction causes issues.

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

Why do you want to feed so sparingly?

Reef fish naturally eat constantly throughout the day - feeding every other day is not good husbandry.

 

[David Nguyen]

Why do you want to feed so sparingly?

Reef fish naturally eat constantly throughout the day - feeding every other day is not good husbandry.

Just to keep down the waste / bio load.

 

[EriksOasis]

Like I said I feed three times a day sometimes more like I eat myself and have to waste issues. Good filtration and flow will keep your tank clean.

 

[spiraling]

Just to keep down the waste / bio load.

can you step up your nutrient export?
sometimes i go a day or two without feeding because I'm not home. They are fine, but I have hardy fish that don't REQUIRE multiple feedings like some fish.

 

[eatbreakfast]

As said above, reef fishes are designed to eat multiple small meals a day, rather than just one meal a day or every other day.

Can you perhaps cut down on how much you give them per feeding?

 

[EriksOasis]

Yeah I do multiple smaller feedings three times a day and what ever the tank inhabitants can consume in about ten minutes.

 

[Yuki Rihwa]

I have 2 clowns, goby and 2 cardinals. My tank is about 2 months old. Can I feed them every other day? I've been feeding them once a day.

Your current fish species required feeding more than 1 time a day, there are not predator species that can each a large meal then can go for days/weeks without a meal.
Feeding them every other day will be fine for short term but in long run will lead to problems and issues.

 

[Susan Bates]

I feed once a day, I would feel guilty if i missed a day, and they let me know when it is feed time

 

[EriksOasis]

Yeah feeding three times a day doesn’t seem enough every time I go to the tank they act like they are starving lol 2 clownfish 2 lyretail anthias and multi color wrasse

 

[HB AL]

I would feed them daily, I sure wouldn't want to eat every other day.

 

[TvanB1]

I feed my fish (mostly wrasses) up to five times a day. The autofeeder dispenses small amounts of pellet and freeze dried food throughout the day. I also feed them LRS, Nutramar ova, masstick, fresh clam, and pe mysis twice a day.
I use the autofeeder mostly as a small supplement and have seen an improvement in my fishes health since ive started using it.

 

[Rakie]

You shouldn't have a nutrient problem feeding even 4-5x a day unless you have no skimming and zero biofilter built up in your tank.

 

[roberthu526]

People who feed every other day or couple times a week must not keep wrasses or anthias. I can't imagine those fish survive long term with that little feeding.

 

[happyhourhero]

I feed 2 times a day. Sometimes more. Fat and vibrant fish make watching the paint dry much more bearable.

 

[BlueMoods]

I feed three times per day, four times twice a week when I offer live or frozen supplements. Fat fish and fat corals are good. Just don't over feed. If it's gone in 3 minutes or less, you're good.

 

[Biophage]

I would definitely feed at least twice a day. 3 smaller meals a day is best imo. I also feed my sis 3 times a week and rods original twice a week. Other than that I uses formula 1 and 2 by ocean nutrition.