Squishie89
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Let's say you have 15 clown fish and they all look exactly a like, how do you know once feeding time is over, that all 15 were fed? I worry about my future community tank and making sure everyone gets fed.
How do you know all your fish are being fed?
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CALI DIPPIN
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Well if you have a bunch of clownifish then after feeding time their stomachs should all look packed they should have a gut thats how i tell if my fish have eaten
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Squishie89
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I thought using an analogy might backfire.
What I mean to say is, if you have a lot of fish and all of them come out for feeding time, how do you know everyone who needs food is getting food?
What I mean to say is, if you have a lot of fish and all of them come out for feeding time, how do you know everyone who needs food is getting food?
ShannPeach
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You really just have to keep track of your fish and sort of check them over every couple days. If you have a blenny or something that maybe isn't as aggressive of a feeder as some of your other fish and you don't see him come out to feed, and after a bit you can tell he is getting thin...then you probably need to start trying to target feed it where it hangs out the most.
A perk of quarantining (aside from preventing disease from entering your main tank) is you separate out new fish and get them used to being fed by you. I feel like it helps create a more aggressive feeding response and gives them more of a fighting chance in the main tank once there is competition.
You should also make sure you are feeding foods appropriate for the type of fish you are keeping, i.e. algal based foods often for tangs, smaller food chunks for small gobies and blennies, etc.
The main thing is, you really just need to keep a mental checklist of your fish and do spot checks on them. (I have 30 adult fish I have to keep track of--spread throughout many tanks; and 15 juvenile clowns). It can be tiring, but if you get in the habit of doing it, you are also better prepared to spot any changes in behavior that could mean sickness or disease.
A perk of quarantining (aside from preventing disease from entering your main tank) is you separate out new fish and get them used to being fed by you. I feel like it helps create a more aggressive feeding response and gives them more of a fighting chance in the main tank once there is competition.
You should also make sure you are feeding foods appropriate for the type of fish you are keeping, i.e. algal based foods often for tangs, smaller food chunks for small gobies and blennies, etc.
The main thing is, you really just need to keep a mental checklist of your fish and do spot checks on them. (I have 30 adult fish I have to keep track of--spread throughout many tanks; and 15 juvenile clowns). It can be tiring, but if you get in the habit of doing it, you are also better prepared to spot any changes in behavior that could mean sickness or disease.
great advice. I have a "few" clowns but they don't all look the same so I know they are all getting food as after feeding time, their stomach are bulging. LoL. the other fishes look the same.. you can just tell when a fish a full.
