SPS Keepers, How often do you feed your fish?

Connie · Nov 30, 2012

I feed my fish two or three times a day...new life pellets, mysis shrimp and nori. I feed table shrimp 3 times a week to my trigger, wrasses, anemones, and some LPS. I swap out Pohls Extra, Coral Snow, Coral Vitalizer, Sponge Power, Coral Frenzy and Oyster Feast after lights out daily. Fish are fat and corals are happy. The LED's have made the biggest improvement on my SPS.

LILBUDDHA · Nov 30, 2012

Auto feeder with New Life Spectrum Pellets . 1x daily .
I alternate days frozen foods .. Cyclopee, Oyster Eggs , Reef Caviar , Brine with Spirulina , PE Mysis . 1 /2 cube . I do not see filaments on SPS but only on LPS .

reef_flapper · Dec 1, 2012

I feed my SPS every other day with Coral frenzy, and I had recieved a BIG (two 6" branches) of Red Planet kinda bleached out but light pinkish and I am getting a tremendous turnaround on color. Red coming back, it started flourecent pink and is darkening up now. I also feed Rod's and PE mysis alternating on the SPS day. Pellets on the non- SPS days. Big Momma (Female True Perc. Clownfish) is very healthy =) SPS love me!

ILuvMyGoldBarb · Dec 2, 2012

i feed my fish once a day with Sera granules. Usually try to feed Rods 2-3 times a week and when I think of it, I spot feed my LPS, but never more than 1x per week.

ILuvMyGoldBarb · Dec 2, 2012

ILuvMyGoldBarb said:
i feed my fish once a day with Sera granules. Usually try to feed Rods 2-3 times a week and when I think of it, I spot feed my LPS, but never more than 1x per week.

Forgot to mention, I've been getting excellent color and growth from everything.

mpoletti · Dec 2, 2012

Twice a day. Once in the morning and once at night.

BlueDartReefer · Dec 2, 2012

We have an auto feeder that drops pellets 3 times a day. In addition, I probably feed 2-4 mixed cubes 3-4 times a week, flakes 1-2 a week, seaweed 1-2 a week and 1-2 cubes of rotifers (very early morning) 1-2 a week. We have a 270G (total water volume of 400G) with 21 fish, very heavy SPS dominate with a handful of LPS and softies mixed in.

NanoNathan · Dec 2, 2012

i feed alot. skim nasty black stuff and change the drip system filter pad every 3 days. my fish go crazy for think there omega 1 garlic flakes. i feed this 3 times a day. not sure why but they know when im about to feed them that. maybe the blue container? They swarm like bees lol. I feed PE mysis every other day 1 cube. i feed marinesnow 3 times a week. cyclopese every other day. newlife spec pellets every day. Also feed all the coral that will eat mysis, acans ect. the lion fish gets hand feed with tongs 5-10 ghost shrimp a day soaked in vitality. O yea silversides to the carpet nem 2 a week.
I have prob 30 sps acros frags that all look great and great color. and lps i have a ton and all are thriving.

watchguy123 · Dec 2, 2012

Spirulina flakes and pellets every day for my fish.. Nothing else but have no complaints with coral growth or color. I think appropriate Ca, Mag, alk, light, flow, good skimmer and some fish poop and the result is coral are happy campers.

GoTakeANap · Dec 2, 2012

I feed my fish every other day. I dont see how you guys that feed twice a day, everyday dont have nitrate/phosphate problems.

skinz78 · Dec 2, 2012

I feed every other day.

Reefltx · Dec 11, 2012

Brokendeck said:
I feed my fish every other day. I dont see how you guys that feed twice a day, everyday dont have nitrate/phosphate problems.

A lot has to do with how you feed. You can feed 2-3x daily small portion and not allowing food to settle in the tank. You get nutrient problem if food is left uneaten. Of course having a good filtration helps too.

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