How Often Should Fish Be Fed?

[Oldone]

How often should saltwater fish be fed? I have a Yellow Tang, Neon Dottyback, Ocellated Dragonet and a Yellowtail Damselfish.

 

[Rybren]

I feed mine a mixture of different frozen foods 3-4 times a day. They also get a 1/4 sheet of nori every day or two.

 

[becks]

I feed mine twice a day, some times they get a fresh scallop or clam during the day. I spot feed my scooter mid day too.

Nitrates are between 5ppm or 10ppm and phos is 0.003 I think. I should get a Hannah checker as I struggle with the colours

 

[Pugfishluv3]

I feed twice a day as well and little treats through out the week

 

[PatW]

Depends on the fish. Fish that eat plankton do best with numerous small meals.... three or more per day. Tangs do well when they can graze on algae between feedings. Many predators do fine eating just once per day.

 

[becks]

I feel sorry for the fish who only get feed once or twice a week.

I like to overfeed so my coral beauty does not go hungry and decide to sample my Lps

 

[acer]

1x/day for fish with target coral feeding every other day.

 

[jcdeng]

2 times pellets and 1 time frozen everyday.

 

[Oldone]

Thanks every one for you quick reply.

 

[laga77]

4x daily. Wide variety of fresh, frozen, and live foods. Never a flake or pellet.

 

[roberthu526]

3 times a day. Frozen in the morning and evening and pellets at noon. Plus three and red seaweed everyday.
I have two wrasses and two anthias

 

[ca1ore]

I feed three times a day, with a selection of frozen fare, an amount that they will eat in about 30 seconds. I have multiple tangs, so feed nori for a 4th meal. I do occasionally feed Small pellets.

 

[JMacedo]

No less than 3 times a day. In real life reefs fish are constantly looking for food and eating it.

 

[Leyth]

I only have 2 clownfish, but I only feed once a day and I skip days pretty often. I thought I was overfeeding and that's why I was getting algae film on the glass every day.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

No less than 3 times a day. In real life reefs fish are constantly looking for food and eating it.

Can you also include how much you feed, what you feed and what type of nitrate and phosphate reducing reactors or maintenance you perform? The reason I ask is that it seems you feed very well but you have a beautiful algae free tank!

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Right now I am feeding 1 to 2 times a day. Frozen food and pellets.

 

[Frop]

I feed my fish 1-2 times a day with pellets (but usually once and it's overkill.. I need to tune it down). My corals/anemone I feed once a week. I only have clownfish though.

My fish never have leftovers unless I intend for the crabs to get some pellets. Of course some times a pellet goes rogue into the rock.

 

[ca1ore]

It goes without saying, I think, that you need to have appropriate nutrient export mechanisms to balance feeding; otherwise you risk turning your tank into an algae infested, eutrophic soup. For example, I figure that I feed my tank around 10 cube-equivalents of food per day, so I run a 10 cube ATS along with a large skimmer, RDSB and a chaeto refugium.

 

[enzo]

I feed once a day and stop feeding when they are full. Once in a great great while I will skip a day, I think that toughens them up. Plus my diy protein skimmer works buts it's just okay, I need recommendations for a skimmer for a 30 gl.

 

[FishLover01]

I feed all four of my tanks just once a day. Usually a cube of mysis shrimp or brine shrimp, a 1 inch × 3 inch of green or red seaweed for the herbivores, and garlic flake food. Nitrates stay high 20ppm+ in almost all of my tanks but that's because I work 50 plus hours a week and only do water changes once every 2 weeks instead of every week. Also, have inadequate protein skimmers. That's my next upgrade. All top of the line protein skimmers and i think that'll help get NO3 in line.