how often to feed clownfish pair and CUC in 29 gal biocube reef tank?

a_hillz · 06/22/2014, 11:22 PM

how often to feed clownfish pair with CUC (crabs, snails) in 29 gal biocube reef tank?

Guy I know who distributes and is a pro fed them tues when I setup at home and said im good for a week as they eat stuff in aquarium>????? he will come weekly I trust him I just feel weird not doing anything this is week one he basically just took everything and transferred from his frag tank. he has over 400,000 gal in saltwater stuff!

billsreef · 06/23/2014, 05:22 AM

The CUC don't need direct feeding, unless you have too many of them...

The Clowns like to eat, at least once a day for general maintenance purposes. For breeding and optimal health, two to three feedings (not too heavy

) a day. If in good shape and well fed, they will go a week without being fed, but not has a routine thing each and every week of the year.

Spyderturbo007 · 06/23/2014, 07:39 AM

I feed my fish once a day. I definitely wouldn't go a week, unless there were mitigating circumstances as Bill indicated. As for "eating stuff in the tank", I've never seen my clowns picking off the rocks, but I'm never starved them before.

ViktorVaughn · 06/23/2014, 07:46 AM

My fish, including my two clownfish, get fed twice a day. In the morning they get pellets and flake food and in the evening its a mixture of PE Mysis and San Francisco Bay Marine Cuisine. I couldn't imagine feeding my fish once a week. Hardly seems like they could get proper nutrition from eating once a week.

AdamNC · 06/23/2014, 09:42 AM

I feed my oc clown pair a small pinch of flake in the morning and then 1/2 a cube of brine in the evening. The extra brine that is not eaten is picked up later by the cuc or the creepy crawlies that come out at night.

Pastey · 06/23/2014, 09:52 AM

My clownfish pair get fed with everyone else 5 times a day. 4 small pellet feedings throughout the day and one frozen feeding in the afternoon.

My clarkii's that are currently in the sump get pellets once a day until they move over to their dedicated 28.

Spyderturbo007 · 06/23/2014, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by AdamNC

I feed my oc clown pair a small pinch of flake in the morning and then 1/2 a cube of brine in the evening. The extra brine that is not eaten is picked up later by the cuc or the creepy crawlies that come out at night.

You might want to considering supplementing the brine shrimp with something more nutritious. Brine shrimp have the nutritional value of a bag of potato chips. It is definitely not a long term food source.

Kyle918 · 06/23/2014, 11:30 AM

I try to feed my clowns three times a day. A few pellets in the am before I leave for work, once again when I arrive home from work and once again shortly before I go to bed.

footballdude2k3 · 06/23/2014, 12:42 PM

The more frequent and smaller the times you can feed, the better, especially for a smaller tank

NailsInside · 02/15/2015, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Spyderturbo007

You might want to considering supplementing the brine shrimp with something more nutritious. Brine shrimp have the nutritional value of a bag of potato chips. It is definitely not a long term food source.

Example? I've just got a pair a few days ago and they love the brine, what else should I be feeding them?

Spyderturbo007 · 02/17/2015, 10:26 AM

Clowns are typically hogs and will eat just about anything. I feed all my fish LRS Reef Frenzy, PE Mysis and CyclopEeze. Unfortunately, you can't guy CyclopEeze anymore.

FraggledRock · 02/17/2015, 10:31 AM

I feed "once" a day about a teaspon worth of brine, mysis, rods food mix.

i say once because sometimes i add some flakes here and there.

I also broadcast feed coral food that the fish seem to enjoy too lol

06/22/2014, 11:22 PM	#1
a_hillz Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: MI Posts: 11	how often to feed clownfish pair and CUC in 29 gal biocube reef tank? how often to feed clownfish pair with CUC (crabs, snails) in 29 gal biocube reef tank? Guy I know who distributes and is a pro fed them tues when I setup at home and said im good for a week as they eat stuff in aquarium>????? he will come weekly I trust him I just feel weird not doing anything this is week one he basically just took everything and transferred from his frag tank. he has over 400,000 gal in saltwater stuff!

06/23/2014, 05:22 AM	#2
billsreef Moderator 10 & Over Club Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Long Island, NY/North Miami Posts: 36,538	The CUC don't need direct feeding, unless you have too many of them... The Clowns like to eat, at least once a day for general maintenance purposes. For breeding and optimal health, two to three feedings (not too heavy ) a day. If in good shape and well fed, they will go a week without being fed, but not has a routine thing each and every week of the year. __________________ Bill "LOL, well I have no brain apparently. " - dc (Debi) Current Tank Info: Far too many tanks according to my wife, LOL.

06/23/2014, 09:52 AM	#6
Pastey Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 835	My clownfish pair get fed with everyone else 5 times a day. 4 small pellet feedings throughout the day and one frozen feeding in the afternoon. My clarkii's that are currently in the sump get pellets once a day until they move over to their dedicated 28. __________________ I got a fever, and the only prescription is more pictures.

06/23/2014, 11:30 AM	#8
Kyle918 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 642	I try to feed my clowns three times a day. A few pellets in the am before I leave for work, once again when I arrive home from work and once again shortly before I go to bed. __________________ Work in Progress: 75g Rimless DT \| 20g sump \| Aquamaxx ConeS-1 \| Two Tunze Turbelle 6025 Tank established 02/16/14

02/17/2015, 10:31 AM	#12
FraggledRock Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: New York, New York Posts: 2,185	I feed "once" a day about a teaspon worth of brine, mysis, rods food mix. i say once because sometimes i add some flakes here and there. I also broadcast feed coral food that the fish seem to enjoy too lol __________________ “For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it.”― Jacques-Yves Cousteau MarineBio.org Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder w/ Bean Animal Overflow 20G Sump, Mixed Reef.

06/23/2014, 07:39 AM	#3
Spyderturbo007 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: PA Posts: 2,564	I feed my fish once a day. I definitely wouldn't go a week, unless there were mitigating circumstances as Bill indicated. As for "eating stuff in the tank", I've never seen my clowns picking off the rocks, but I'm never starved them before.

06/23/2014, 07:46 AM	#4
ViktorVaughn Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Aurora, CO Posts: 619	My fish, including my two clownfish, get fed twice a day. In the morning they get pellets and flake food and in the evening its a mixture of PE Mysis and San Francisco Bay Marine Cuisine. I couldn't imagine feeding my fish once a week. Hardly seems like they could get proper nutrition from eating once a week.

06/23/2014, 09:42 AM	#5
AdamNC Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Winston Salem, NC Posts: 849	I feed my oc clown pair a small pinch of flake in the morning and then 1/2 a cube of brine in the evening. The extra brine that is not eaten is picked up later by the cuc or the creepy crawlies that come out at night.

06/23/2014, 12:42 PM	#9
footballdude2k3 Registered Member. Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 1,974	The more frequent and smaller the times you can feed, the better, especially for a smaller tank

02/17/2015, 10:26 AM	#11
Spyderturbo007 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: PA Posts: 2,564	Clowns are typically hogs and will eat just about anything. I feed all my fish LRS Reef Frenzy, PE Mysis and CyclopEeze. Unfortunately, you can't guy CyclopEeze anymore.