How often should I be feeding my fish?

[fish_chic]

I have been trying all day to get a hold of the old owner of the tank and fish to see how often he feed them. Just wondering if any one had any suggestions?

 

[Bandito_41]

I feed my fish twice a day, once in the morning and once at night.

 

[bighit22]

likewise. but since i do it twice a day, i dont make the feedings too big. (i suppose im the only one who can judge that) But, about a pinch in the morning and a pinch at night

 

[FroggyFox]

My fish get fed once a day usually 3-5 times a week, they dont even get fed every day. If you feed them once a day about the amount that they can eat in a few minutes, that is plenty. Skipping a day once in awhile is good for them. Make sure you're feeding a good quality flake food as a staple (I like OSI cichlid flake for my cichlids) and regularly mixing it up with other foods such as frozen bloodworms or brine shrimp.

 

[Grumpy_Marine]

i am bad with my fish... i feed them three times a day. Not big portions very small amounts just to keep them sorta aggressive for food hunts...lol. I am starting to slow down, i used to feed my pleco nightly, bottom dwellers in afternoon, and all others in morning. But the problem is my guppies eat more of the algae wafers than my pleco does... so i just choose one food and feed them three times a day. Going to start with two times a day once my fry are big enough to be set free.

 

[JWright]

I feed most of my tanks every other day. Overfeeding is a much bigger concern than underfeeding in most situations.

 

[MissFishy]

I feed all of my tanks once a day, sometimes skipping a day or two a week. I mix between bloodworms, flake, microworms, and frozen brine shrimp.

I feed my fry twice a day...usually alternating between microworms and crushed flakes. Probably going to start cutting back as they are getting older.

 

[tropicalfish]

I feel so irresponsible sometimes..
I feed my fish every other day, sometimes every 3 days

 

[Mahamotorworks]

Since you have a newly set up tank I wouldnt feed for a couple of days then start at once a day for a couple of weeks then move to twice a day. After that you can adjust accordingly.

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