Feeding frequency

Ab129 · 04/30/2018, 07:30 AM

I have been feeding once per day and just realized that it is suggested some of my fish should be fed twice a day.
Is it crucial that they be fed twice daily?
I’ve heard many people only feed once daily and that less is better than more when it comes to feeding and once is really more convenient!

mcgyvr · 04/30/2018, 07:39 AM

No its not crucial...Ive fed every other day with fish that supposedly require mutlipe daily feedings for aong time without issue...
I feed once a day now with an autofeedeer dropping pellets

MarkW64 · 04/30/2018, 07:46 AM

Do your fish appear to be healthy/well fed? If so then no need to change what you are doing just because you read something different. If, on the other hand, they are thin/unhealthy, then I would look at changing something about your routine.

Cancun · 04/30/2018, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Ab129

I have been feeding once per day and just realized that it is suggested some of my fish should be fed twice a day.
Is it crucial that they be fed twice daily?
I’ve heard many people only feed once daily and that less is better than more when it comes to feeding and once is really more convenient!

Hi! I used to feed once a day years ago...but now I feed twice a day....I found my fish do a lot better being fed twice a day....I feed only frozen mysis....no pellets or flakes....and a few times a week I feed fish eggs as a third meal it snack do to speak....a few small meals is better than one big meal in my opinion....

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oldhead · 05/01/2018, 09:10 AM

I feed two times a day, mainly because I have a purple queen and all the other fish expect it. They are literally at the glass looking at me right before I leave for work. My koi in the pond outside are just as bad, they hear the sliding door open and they all race over to the corner they get fed with their mouths open. Weekends I actually do three feedings. I'm always alternating between pellets, flakes, and frozen mysis. Twice a week I stick in some seaweed for the tang.

YMMV

MondoBongo · 05/01/2018, 12:11 PM

it really depends on your fish.

i think twice day, separated by at least 4 hours, is a good way to go. this is what i usually do, plus the nori i leave in the tank.

i have fish that can't really go for even moderate amounts of time without having a decent meal though, so your mileage may vary.

as the others have stated, if your fish are looking healthy and acting fine, then you've probably got nothing to worry about. i like to do a quick body condition assessment as part of my daily census. if i noticed fish are looking thin, then i adjust my feeding accordingly.

-edit-

once in a while i do have a day where i only end up feeding once. usually because i'm busy or just lazy. not a huge deal every once in a while to vary the routine.

04/30/2018, 07:30 AM	#1
Ab129 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 367	Feeding frequency I have been feeding once per day and just realized that it is suggested some of my fish should be fed twice a day. Is it crucial that they be fed twice daily? I’ve heard many people only feed once daily and that less is better than more when it comes to feeding and once is really more convenient! __________________ 75 gal, TriggerRuby30 sump, Reef Octo 150 sss skimmer and Varios 6 return pump, Icecap gyre 3k, (2) Radion xr15 4 gen, Icecap ATO, Spectrapure RO/DI NO3-0, Mag-1385, Ca-430, Alk-9.1, pH-8.1 Current Tank Info: nitrates 0 SG 1.026, pH 8.1

04/30/2018, 07:39 AM	#2
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	No its not crucial...Ive fed every other day with fish that supposedly require mutlipe daily feedings for aong time without issue... I feed once a day now with an autofeedeer dropping pellets __________________ Who me?

04/30/2018, 07:46 AM	#3
MarkW64 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 217	Do your fish appear to be healthy/well fed? If so then no need to change what you are doing just because you read something different. If, on the other hand, they are thin/unhealthy, then I would look at changing something about your routine. __________________ Setting up 230g Miracles mixed reef peninsula, TampaBaySaltwater liverock package, Radion Gen3 pros, Vectra returns

05/01/2018, 12:11 PM	#6
MondoBongo Obligate Feeder Obsessed Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 4,061	it really depends on your fish. i think twice day, separated by at least 4 hours, is a good way to go. this is what i usually do, plus the nori i leave in the tank. i have fish that can't really go for even moderate amounts of time without having a decent meal though, so your mileage may vary. as the others have stated, if your fish are looking healthy and acting fine, then you've probably got nothing to worry about. i like to do a quick body condition assessment as part of my daily census. if i noticed fish are looking thin, then i adjust my feeding accordingly. -edit- once in a while i do have a day where i only end up feeding once. usually because i'm busy or just lazy. not a huge deal every once in a while to vary the routine. __________________ [Citation Needed] "You don't use science to show that you're right, you use science to become right" - xkcd Current Tank Info: A rectangular shaped money pit.

05/01/2018, 09:10 AM	#5
oldhead Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: New Jersey Posts: 527	I feed two times a day, mainly because I have a purple queen and all the other fish expect it. They are literally at the glass looking at me right before I leave for work. My koi in the pond outside are just as bad, they hear the sliding door open and they all race over to the corner they get fed with their mouths open. Weekends I actually do three feedings. I'm always alternating between pellets, flakes, and frozen mysis. Twice a week I stick in some seaweed for the tang. YMMV