Feeding?

[craigieboy01]

Hi all, I'm just back into the hobby after a long lay off, tank all cycled (4 months) Just a quick question about feeding, Is it best to feed a small amount in the morning and again a small amount in the evening?

 

[onebto]

I personally feed twice a day with a break day once a week usually Sunday.

Of course I would talk to people with Fish the same as yours as fish have different requirements.

For example My tank is mainly a Loach tank and Loaches are river fish well the one's I have are. Loaches require a range of different foods to resemble the varied opportunist supply of food that would be found whilst foraging up and down a river.

Regards onebto.

 

[drobbyb]

I feed once a day skipping a day during the week, usually water change day. Of course if you are feeding fry, this changes things. You really have to feed your fish in a manner in which they have good growth, but not to the point to where they get obese. The more you feed your fish, the more waste they produce.

Really, there is no perfect answer since there are many factors that would increase or decrease your feedings. For example, you would feed a fish more richer foods if you are conditioning them for breeding, more than you would normally feed. If you aren't conditioning them for breeding, a lesser amount might be adequate. If you are having issues with ammonia or nitrite, you would feed less than normal to help control your levels.

 

[OldMan47]

If you can judge it properly, 5 or 6 feedings a day would be close to ideal. The problem becomes trying to judge it properly. (5 or 6 tiny meals a day would also be better for people but none of us even try to do that many feedings that are that small.) A more common problem with many fish keepers, especially those new to the hobby, is grossly over feeding their fish, even when they only feed once a day. I feed once or twice a day depending on what I have in a particular aquarium. If I miss an occasional meal for my fish I do not worry overly much about it, just as I would not worry too much about missing a single meal for myself. The concept of skipping feeding one day a week is pretty common in on-line forums and has no relationship to reality in a well controlled feeding regime. On the other hand, if you often overfeed your fish, that day you do not feed them gives them a chance to hunt out their own food from the abundance of material on the tank bottom that has resulted from all the overfeedings. In that way it would help somewhat in controlling the rotting food on the tank bottom and would thus serve a purpose.

 

[craigieboy01]

If you can judge it properly, 5 or 6 feedings a day would be close to ideal. The problem becomes trying to judge it properly. (5 or 6 tiny meals a day would also be better for people but none of us even try to do that many feedings that are that small.) A more common problem with many fish keepers, especially those new to the hobby, is grossly over feeding their fish, even when they only feed once a day. I feed once or twice a day depending on what I have in a particular aquarium. If I miss an occasional meal for my fish I do not worry overly much about it, just as I would not worry too much about missing a single meal for myself. The concept of skipping feeding one day a week is pretty common in on-line forums and has no relationship to reality in a well controlled feeding regime. On the other hand, if you often overfeed your fish, that day you do not feed them gives them a chance to hunt out their own food from the abundance of material on the tank bottom that has resulted from all the overfeedings. In that way it would help somewhat in controlling the rotting food on the tank bottom and would thus serve a purpose.

Thanks all, Oldman47 i know your the man when it comes to livebearers, I only have 5 Guppies in my small Fluval Edge, Ive been feeding them Tetra Prima mini granules but was gonna buy some flaked food 2moro just for a change, been feeding them small amount twice a day, would that be ok?