Question about feeding, or lack of it.

[mcease]

How long can fish go without food.  I started to feed my fish less in order to get them to be more aggressive.  I feed them once a day and skip a day here and there.  Can I feed them once a week or is this too little?  If I do feed less will they become more aggressive.  I have a red devil that is 4" and he is like a little puppy dog.  I want him to be more aggressive.  Does aggression come with age?

 

[arcab4]

i "heard" fish can go as long as two weeks. but that's pushing it. not good for the fish. and i don't think u can make a fish more aggressive..it's not like a dog. maybe you should trade it in. hehe.

 

[clothahump]

Buy some Piranha and be amazed at how quiet and nervous they are.
You want aggressive then you should see a Dwarf Cichlid protecting its young, That is aggressive.
But then you may be better off getting rid of the fish and get yourself a Doberman or Rottweiller. 8)

 

[mcease]

I heard that if you feed your fish feeders they will become more aggressive, so I tried it.  After the first feeding my red devil already got more aggressive ;D

 

[kitten]

where the hell did you hear that? your fish will become excited by live food...it doesn't make them more aggressive...they've already got it in em', they just need something to stimulate them...

please don't starve your fish! I feed my oscars everyday, making sure they're getting some exercise with some live mosquito fish and shrimp about 3-4 times a week...every other day its frozen bloodworms and some sinking pellets that i feed the bristlenose....if your fish are healthy and get some mental stimulation, from other fish or whatever...then you'll defiantly find that they'll be a lot more active and "aggressive"...