Feeding

[kiwis]

With my 120L system containing 3 small fish (2-3cm in length).

How often should I be feeding them?

I've read a lot of different articles on this, They come to the front every day and dart across the surface at the front.

When I feed them nothing makes it to the bottom but they are ALWAYS hungry lol

 

[James M]

Feed what they can eat in 15 mins

 

[kiwis]

Feed what they can eat in 15 mins

And how many times a day, week?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Ignore hungry. It is easier to add food than remove it. My feeding recommendation is 2-3X per day and what they can consume in 3-5 minutes. Anything above that, you'll have water quality issues and a lot of waste plus diatoms. Invest in a clean up crew (crabs, small hermits) to assist with tank conditions

 

[James M]

Ignore hungry. It is easier to add food than remove it. My feeding recommendation is 2-3X per day and what they can consume in 3-5 minutes. Anything above that, you'll have water quality issues and a lot of waste plus diatoms. Invest in a clean up crew (crabs, small hermits) to assist with tank conditions

There only one suggestion above and everyone has different opinions in this hobby. I don’t have water issues btw and no diatoms.

 

[Geebs19]

You may get a lot of different answers. Some do once a day, twice, three times and more. It’s all up to how much time you have and making sure the fish are getting enough. I feed pe mysis shrimp once a day every night when I get home from work. Sometimes feed pellets in the morning just to keep them interested in pellets.

 

[vetteguy53081]

There only one suggestion above and everyone has different opinions in this hobby. I don’t have water issues btw and no diatoms.

There is only THREE S M A L L fish and youre suggesting what they can eat in 15 minutes? How much food do you think those little intestines hold??

 

[Orm Embar]

I've read as much as fish can eat in 30 seconds to 3 minutes, 1-3x daily depending on the fish type. This is not authoritative whatsoever, but the "what they can eat in several minutes without wasting" makes intuitive sense to me.

 

[lejeune981]

I feed my herbavores a big ball of algae in the morning from the fuge.. then I feed frozen at night... 2 cubes and whatever pellets that miss my corals and anemones (I feed corals and nems fish pellets..they seem to love it)

5 inch rabbit fish
4 .5 inch purple tang
3 inch scopas tang
Pair of Oc. Clowns
Pair of bangaii cardinals
Female scooter blenny
Female watchman goby & pistol shrimp
Pair of mandarin gobys
Long nose hawkfish
File fish
Lawnmower blenny
Hand sized decorator crab
2 Sally lightfoots
Dozen or so (I think) emerald crabs

All fish are fat and happy