How Often To You Feed Your Fish?

[JamieBailie]

Self explanatory really.

I used to feed them twice a day, Basically every 12 hours.

I've started to feed them everyday at 6pm. The tank stays cleaner and the fish seem just as happy, Are there any other advantages/disadvantages from feeding once a day except for the better water quality!

 

[saintkel]

I go for once a day, usually breakfast.

Most important meal of the day apparently, although not sure if that is true for fish also!

 

[Naughtygirlrlw]

Once a day in the morning, however if they're giving me "the look"
I might take pity and whip up some bloodworms or thawed shrimpies for them.

 

[devon_charm]

I feed once a day but i feed at night, that way i can sut and watch them

 

[kpintheshed]

once a day at night around 8

 

[smmetz]

1 feeding per day. However, in a couple tanks I also feed sinking food at night time because of nocturnal catfish.

 

[LakeyGal]

I have a mature planted tank (with breeding MTS & bogwood) which I used to feed once a day but I went away a while back and in the run up to that I cut down feeds to every 2/3 days to get them used to not feeding every day. They actually seemed better off for it so now I feed every other day alternating between flake 1 day then 2 days later bloodworm/daphnia & veggies. The fish are all bright, active and healthy so it works for them.
I think feeding is one of those things that I believe comes down to what works for you and your tank....

 

[jarcher1390]

i feed mine twice a day flake in the morning and frozen food at the evening although my lfs recommend the other way round dunno y, i like to get my fish as big as possible with the best colours i can and the fish seem to love it and also my filter can cope, and new fish i get, get fed 3 times a day until they settle in to build up there strengh just incase they get ill,
My larger tinfoil barbs, silver arowana and red headed cichlids get fed once a day which is soon to get cut down to 2twice a week now they have grown to an large enough size and my plec get feed 1 a week with potatoes and i feed them disc also if they are looking for food

 

[buttercupbabe078]

I feed my community tank once a day on bloodworm or flake.
My guppy tank once a day. bloodworm or flake.
My babies 3-4 times a day with flake and first bites.
My betta sority twice a day with tetra colour pro.

 

[Amunet]

I feed my fish twice a day.. might cut the main tank down to once a day though b/c some of the fish are getting really fat.

My bettas get 2 pellets when I wake, and 2 at night before lights out.

The main tank gets a pinch of flake food, some crunchy stuff for the ram and betta and 2 algae wafers. Then at night before lights out, gets another small pinch of flakes, some more crunchies and a couple of shrimp pellets.
I think I am going to start cutting the feeding down alot in that tank.

 

[Josiah]

All of my fish get fed once a day, the tanks in the living room in the morning, and the tanks in my room around noon.

 

[stang1]

Marine fish get fed twice a day, all other fish once a day.

 

[clittermouse]

i used to feed my fish everyother day but i lost loads of fish, not sure it was just down to this as i was having problems with my water.
now i feed my fish once a day in the evening so i can watch them, and my baby tank gets fed 4 times a day

 

[Teelie]

Varies with the tank but everything from every day to every two to three days.

 

[clareanded]

Betta - twice a day but small amounts and only 6 days of the week.
Goldfish / Goby's - twice a day
Congo Tetra's - twice a day, they are always hungry!
MBU Puffer - every other day