How much to feed 2 clowns

Sjhoppes · Nov 12, 2018

Hi there,

I have 2 clowns that I just put in my tank. Other than that it’s just introverts. I have 2 types of frozen cubes food to feed them. Was planning on giving them a quarter cube of each every other day? Does this seem reasonable? Thanks!

mta_morrow · Nov 12, 2018

Put a cube in a small container and add salt water to thaw it out.

Feed them what they will eat every day, not every other day.

If your bioload can handle it, feed them twice a day.

Sjhoppes · Nov 12, 2018

mta_morrow said:
Put a cube in a small container and add salt water to thaw it out.

Feed them what they will eat every day, not every other day.

If your bioload can handle it, feed them twice a day.

I read quite a bit about over feeding being a problem so I wanted to be sure I didn’t overfeed. I don’t have spare saltwater sitting around. Any other productive way to thaw? Also, I am assuming I just pitch the rest after they’re done eating?

mta_morrow · Nov 12, 2018

Sjhoppes said:
I read quite a bit about over feeding being a problem so I wanted to be sure I didn’t overfeed. I don’t have spare saltwater sitting around. Any other productive way to thaw? Also, I am assuming I just pitch the rest after they’re done eating?

Put the unused portion in the fridge. I thaw enough to feed for 4-5 days at a time. Won’t go bad in a couple days.

Once a day is ok if you have to.

Sjhoppes · Nov 12, 2018

mta_morrow said:
Put the unused portion in the fridge. I thaw enough to feed for 4-5 days at a time. Won’t go bad in a couple days.

Once a day is ok if you have to.

Great, I’ll try that tonight when I feed them and see how much they’ll eat.

Dragon52 · Nov 12, 2018

Sjhoppes said:
I read quite a bit about over feeding being a problem so I wanted to be sure I didn’t overfeed. I don’t have spare saltwater sitting around. Any other productive way to thaw? Also, I am assuming I just pitch the rest after they’re done eating?

Put the food in a small cup & add a little water from the tank to thaw out what you plan on feeding them for that day.

IslandLifeReef · Nov 12, 2018

Sjhoppes said:
Hi there,

I have 2 clowns that I just put in my tank. Other than that it’s just introverts.

I imagine it's hard to compete with clowns if you are an introvert.

mta_morrow · Nov 12, 2018

Sjhoppes said:
Great, I’ll try that tonight when I feed them and see how much they’ll eat.

Great! A little bit at a time till they don’t eat any more. You CUC will get the leftovers!

Sjhoppes · Nov 12, 2018

mta_morrow said:
Great! A little bit at a time till they don’t eat any more. You CUC will get the leftovers!

I way over fed on Saturday for sure. Live and learn.

mta_morrow · Nov 12, 2018

Sjhoppes said:
I way over fed on Saturday for sure. Live and learn.

That’s the adventure we are on!

Learning every day!

Sjhoppes · Nov 12, 2018

mta_morrow said:
That’s the adventure we are on!

Learning every day!

Fed them 1/8 of a cube. Seemed to be about right, maybe even a bit too much.

mta_morrow · Nov 12, 2018

Sjhoppes said:
Fed them 1/8 of a cube. Seemed to be about right, maybe even a bit too much.

Cool. So if you thaw out one cube and keep it in the fridge, it will last about a week.

Please note the mysis has little nutritional value. I add a couple drops of selcon once it’s thawed and swish it around.

Absolutely the best vitamins for your fish. You will be amazed at how much they will color up and be healthier

Sjhoppes · Nov 12, 2018

mta_morrow said:
Cool. So if you thaw out one cube and keep it in the fridge, it will last about a week.

Please note the mysis has little nutritional value. I add a couple drops of selcon once it’s thawed and swish it around.

Absolutely the best vitamins for your fish. You will be amazed at how much they will color up and be healthier

Here’s what I am feeding.

mta_morrow · Nov 12, 2018

Sjhoppes said:
Here’s what I am feeding.

That’s good quality food. Just saying selcon makes food better. You don’t have to have it, but it’s good stuff and a bottle will last a year.

Sjhoppes · Nov 12, 2018

mta_morrow said:
That’s good quality food. Just saying selcon makes food better. You don’t have to have it, but it’s good stuff and a bottle will last a year.

I’m glad it is, that’s what they recommended. When I go get some snails this week I’ll grab a bottle. Algae is getting a little crazy. Joys of a new tank from what I read.

mta_morrow · Nov 12, 2018

Sjhoppes said:
I’m glad it is, that’s what they recommended. When I go get some snails this week I’ll grab a bottle. Algae is getting a little crazy. Joys of a new tank from what I read.

Please start a thread about your algae issue in the nuisance algae forum and tag me. We can help with that too.

Sjhoppes · Nov 12, 2018

mta_morrow said:
Please start a thread about your algae issue in the nuisance algae forum and tag me. We can help with that too.

Should see it now

roberthu526 · Nov 19, 2018

Sjhoppes said:
I’m glad it is, that’s what they recommended. When I go get some snails this week I’ll grab a bottle. Algae is getting a little crazy. Joys of a new tank from what I read.

It doesn’t have to be that way. Keep up with the water change since your tank is small and use fluconazle to kill off the algae then heavily stop up the tank with corals, especially softies and LPS. They will soak up the nutrient and keep algae at bay. It’s a matter of who gets a head start.

frank the tank · Nov 22, 2018

I have about the same situation as you do with two clowns, I set up an auto feeder with some TDO Chroma Boost pellets to feed them a small amount in the morning when the light turns on. And then when I get home from work I quarter a frozen cube and thaw it out and I use a turkey baster to slowly add the food to the tank as they eat it as soon as they loose interest I stop adding to the tank. that way I don't get a lot of extra food floating around the tank that way