How often to feed fish

[J_Vee]

Hello All,

This seems to be an ongoing debate. How often should you feed Marine fish. I've heard daily every other day. Put in just enough that the fish eat in within 10 minutes etc. What about the nocturnal feeders and scavengers? Should I also add sheets of "sea Veggies"? I want my fish to do well, but don't want a bunch of food decaying causing spikes in the nitrate level. I have a well established 30 Gallon FOWLR. Thanks

J_Vee

[mcsassy]

I don't have a set schedule...some days nobody is home at all, Fridays are clam day for the fish and I also variate their food every day...I cycle different foods such as mysis shrimp, frozen formula 1, krill, roti feast. Usually once a day though...sometimes two, if I'm feeling especially nice.

[reefbumgm333]

I generally feed my tank once a day while switching the foods for each day. I feed mysis, spirulina brine, medium sized plankton, and New life spectrum/ Thera A food. I also feed coral food twice a week. I usually rotate that with three different foods as well.

[Ace25]

Personally I feed 3-4 times a day in small amounts (food is gone in 30 seconds)... but I have certain fish that require multiple feedings a day. I think it depends more on your tank and type of fish, ie, Tangs could probably go a week without any problem at all because they will graze off the rocks to get food, where as leopard wrasses would probably not do to well if not fed for a week, especially in a tank with a low copepod population.

[ToeJam]

I feel like a jerk to my fish...corals get spoiled while my fish don't.
Its Formula 1 flake pinches once a day....every 2-3 days I use Rods Food for the White Ribbon Eel mainly...but the fish get the left overs.

I know I should feed the eel more....i need to find a better food for it that doesnt break down and float all over....

Any suggestions on feeding that type of eel (reef eel)....? Something I can stuff by his cave that wont dissolve away....

[excuzzzeme]

That is what you call a loaded question of the kind to incite flaming, lol. Almost everyone that answers will argue on the correctness of their method. Reality says do what works best for your tank. No two tanks are exactly the same and so methods for one may not work in another.