all of my tanks are overstocked... so i feed them 2-3 times a day becuase some fish might eat, and some might not... so i stop feeding when i see each and every fish eat... fish in the wild eat non stop... they're always either hunting or grazing...
i don't do the live feeders though... might be better... but bah... i give them selcom and garlic gaurd to give them the calcium they aren't getting in processed foods...
how often to feed fish?
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OscarFan18 - Posts: 26
- Joined: Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:30 pm
I have had my fish for 7 years...Once everyother day is plenty. Maybe twice every other day. feeding them everyday is too much
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milky648 - Posts: 194
- Joined: Sat Mar 10, 2007 4:41 am
ya i know its just havent hade comunity fish for a while i only feed my big fish 2 to 3 times a week how often u feed ur big fish
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Peterkarig3210 - Posts: 1980
- Joined: Wed Oct 24, 2007 3:04 am
I give my large fish a break every 7 days or so. I have gars which eat smaller fish whole in their natural environment and I could see them not finding a fish for a day or so as a fact of their normal life. I also have tilapia and I like it when they prune back the Java moss and dig through the gravel when they get hungry. The common pleco also gets at the algae that grows around the tank, so in my case I think a day off once in a while is healthy.
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Zambize4899 - Posts: 499
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I feed mine based on what is recommended for the particular species. One of my species requires 2 small feedings a day. The instructions defines small by reminding the user that the fish has a stomach the the size of its eye, so if it's eaten a couple pellets, then it's eaten. I have other fish that I feed only every 3rd day and they do great. Oh, and that's recommended for that species.
