What time is chow time: How often do you feed your fish?

[Julbra]

1 big feed every morning so that everyone gets some. Nori in the afternoon. Frozen once a week.

I used to feed smaller portions four times a day but the same fish ate it all and smaller fish were struggling.

I find that with a bigger single portion everyone gets at least something.

 

[NkSde]

Twice daily but about to go down to once since pods have started to populate more

can see my fishes nabbin em all day

 

[Chris Spaulding]

I feed frozen 8 am and about 6 pm every day . Total of about 8 to 10 cubes mix of mysis brine and home made. In addition the tank has an Avast Auto feeder that feeds a little Avast Reef Jerky every 1.5 hrs between 8 am and 8 pm for the Anthis and Pusiler Damsels . Also a sheet of Nori in the am

 

[Lps_lover12]

Autofeeder in the am around 8 while lights are ramping up and everyone isn't awake yet(lets the more skittish fish eat). The autofeeder again at noon. Then I feed frozen around 5pm, and 90ml of live phyto.

In my autofeeder I use NLS pellets, TDO chromoboost, and NLS algae max. For frozen I feed a cube of PE calanus, a small chunk of LRS, and a small chunk of PE mysis.

I do not directly feed anything, but rather broadcast feed the entire tank(LARS reefing at its best).

How big is your tank? Mine is 100 gallons and I only do 30ml of live phyto and am not sure if that’s enough

 

[Xyloxo]

Once a day at 2030 when I feed my other creatures.

 

[mfinn]

When I first started in saltwater in the 80's I fed everyday sometimes twice a day or when company came over.
It was after a few years I started seeing a correlation with heavy feeding and algae growth..
So for a long while I slowed down to every other day. The fish remained healthy and had good color. Clowns spawned frequently. All was good.
Then I started getting into anthias and wrasses which according to research needed at least every day feedings. Some said multiple feedings a day, but I wasn't going back to that.
So now for the last 20 years or so I'm at once per day ( at 5 pm) and add nori 3 times a week.

 

[vtecintegra]

1:00 pm: Frozen fish eggs

4:00 pm: Auto feeder TDO Chromaboost

8:00 pm: Frozen Mysis, Plankton, Krill, or LRS rotated daily

Random: Live baby brine, frozen rotifers

 

[morganb]

Once a day at around 5pm, a little earlier at weekends. Rotating each day from frozen to dry.

 

[Surskit]

i tend to feed a decently sized portion every two days, though i've been considering doing an autofeeder with four small feedings a day, i'm not quite sure yet

 

[fish farmer]

Once a day, evening. One cube of frozen or pellets, maybe some reef roids twice a week. Two clowns and a sixline.

 

[zoomonster]

I generally feed prime reef and spirulina flakes a couple times a day. Occasionally I will feed New Life Spectrum 1mm sinking pellets plus the fish snatch them when I give some to LPS. I have Nori available all the time. Usually 2-3 full sheets folded up on a clip (lasts a few days) for my purple tang and 5 dwarf/pygmy angels. Interestingly enough my Melanurus and cleaner wrasse eat it too. Frozen occasionally but just got 3 resplendent Anthias that are a little pickier so going to get some more mysis and some oyster feast. Tank also gets live plankton once a week and it's loaded with pods. So much so my 8yo sixline wrasse seldom eats food and yet looks like a stuffed pig all the time.

 

[design.maddie]

I feed like clockwork. 10:30am 1/4 of a frozen cube in feeder tray. 5:00pm 1/2 tsp in the feeding tray. I don't even adjust the flow anymore.

 

[C4ctus99]

I try and feed twice a day but I leave for work before the fish are up, so family members feed in the morning unless they forget.

Just now getting into the healthy diet world of clams and LRS. Have hikari marine pellets for herbivore and carnivore and mysis that I have been feeding till now

 

[homer1475]

How big is your tank? Mine is 100 gallons and I only do 30ml of live phyto and am not sure if that’s enough

80G cube with 30G sump. Roughly 85 total gallons. Just a tad over 1ml/g.

Thats not something I started right away. I have gradually gone up to that amount. I used to dose almost 2ml/g, but got sick of cleaning my glass daily.

 

[Tuan Black]

1 cube mysis 1 cube brine shrimp 2 cubes bloodworms. Turn pumps off and feed at 5:30 am and at 8:00pm also feed my Magnificent Sea Anemone 1 jumbo shrimp every 2 weeks.

 

[Kfactor]

i would like to feed more but i leave at 5 am everyday and dont get home till after 5 and i dont want to use a auto feeder

 

[Sleeping Giant]

I feed 3 turkey basters of (frozen premixed frozen foods, 3-4 shots of Selcon, half teaspoon of reef roids all mixed with RO water in a 1 liter bottle) two times a day once at 1 PM and at 8 PM

 

[Lps_lover12]

80G cube with 30G sump. Roughly 85 total gallons. Just a tad over 1ml/g.

Thats not something I started right away. I have gradually gone up to that amount. I used to dose almost 2ml/g, but got sick of cleaning my glass daily.

Should I ramp it up to 1ml/g? And should I do it slowly or does it matter?

 

[Cheezle]

I feed 3 times a day, my citron goby and flame tail blenny will swim together and hangout in the corner closest to my computer when they are hungry. It's adorable, they're fat and healthy and my nutrients aren't out of control.

 

[BeanAnimal]

I feed frozen 8 am and about 6 pm every day . Total of about 8 to 10 cubes mix of mysis brine and home made. In addition the tank has an Avast Auto feeder that feeds a little Avast Reef Jerky every 1.5 hrs between 8 am and 8 pm for the Anthis and Pusiler Damsels . Also a sheet of Nori in the am

That is an absolutely insane amount of food for an 80 gallon tank.