How often do you feed your fish?

How Often Do You Feed Your Fish?

  • Once a day

    Votes: 61 46.6%

  • Multiple times a day

    Votes: 44 33.6%

  • Every other day

    Votes: 12 9.2%

  • Once a week

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Other (please specify in comments)

    Votes: 14 10.7%
  • Total voters
    131
how often do u feed ur fish

Twice a day to avoid acts of random cannibalism in certain tanks :b
 

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I don't have a set number of feeding times, but rather the number feeding times is set by the age of the fish (fry, maybe 5-4x daily),whether I am conditioning the fish and with what (if with live food, again 4-5 times), the habits of the fish, nocturnal ones being fed once daily just before lights out.
In a tank with adult fish, none of whom are being conditioned to spawn, I would think that I feed usually 2x daily.-------------rick
 

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Good morning,

I feed my fish once a day, every day, sparingly.

Ken
 
This turned out to be a cute thread, no?

Everyone with stories about how and why their fish eat the way they do

Lazy fish that won't get out of bed (chuckles, shakes head).
 
This turned out to be a cute thread, no?

Everyone with stories about how and why their fish eat the way they do

Lazy fish that won't get out of bed (chuckles, shakes head).
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Betta, I'm looking at you

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I feed same time twice a day. I have a hospital tank currently and because it is a 5 gal I feed once a day as the water quality goes down quicker than the larger tanks. I am going to go to every 2nd day in my hospital tank. For the larger tanks it depends if you have some cat fish or other cleaners in the tank as well. I am feeding less in one of the tanks as I had a snail outbreak.
 
I have a 29 gallon tropical tank I just have a few molly fish and 5 zebra danio fish I have been feeding them once a day mid day for about 2-3 minuets at a time should I feed them a little less twice a day???!??

 
I usually feed enough that fish can consume in about a minute, 1 time every other day.

This feeding schedule seems to work fine for me and keeps my tank clean. And fish will eat as much as you put in there.
 
I usually feed enough that fish can consume in about a minute, 1 time every other day.

This feeding schedule seems to work fine for me and keeps my tank clean. And fish will eat as much as you put in there.
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Oh my, my mollies would freak out! They do their best to convince me that they are starving 24x7 even with 2 (smallish, gone in under a minute) feedings per day.
 
Oh my, my mollies would freak out! They do their best to convince me that they are starving 24x7 even with 2 (smallish, gone in under a minute) feedings per day.
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They will not starve, I guarantee you. I have gone on vacation for a week without feeding them. It's better to underfeed than overfeed for many reasons. Many fish overeat as it is and if they are hungry, they will find thing in the tank to eat.
 

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I usually just do half block of blood worms once a day for 7 fish. Once awhile I'll use omega flakes. But thinking about uping it to half a block 2x a day..so a full block


 
I just feed them and I timed how long it took it was 48 seconds so you are saying to feed them for 1 minute every day or every other day? That sounds pretty good to me.... I have another question how long should I keep fish food I have had my omega one flakes for 6.5 months should I go get new food? And also do you guys like fluval or omega one fish food?? These are the only good brands they have at my fish store so I'm not interested in hearing about others cause I live wayyyy out in the country and the other fish store is a 45 minute drive so screw that l..thank you to anyone who responds?

 
I've never tried the fluval choice but have tried the Omega One sinking pellets for my goldfish. I also have the Omega One Shrimp pellets that I crush up pretty small for my tropical fish. They seem to love it. I have other brands of food also but you said your not interested in those for your fish store doesn't carry anything else other than the two you mentioned.

I feed all my fish twice a day with a variety of with small/normal meals. I don't think they are being over fed at all. I personally wouldn't want to feed them every other day.
 
The trouble with feeding them buy time is that some will just keep eating and eating and eating before the time is up. Do it by amount. Once in morning. And once at night


 
Keep in mine people that these are cold blooded creatures. They need far less food than warm blooded. They can eat more than they need. (dogs will do this, act like they are starving even though they just ate) Eating more than they need effects the fishes health and their waste is much more likely to be high in nutrients to fuel the nitrogen cycle.

Look and the condition and health of the fish. Also different fish have different dietary needs. Take a danio vs a glass cat. Glass for the most part stay in one spot where a danio will spend its day darting all over the tank. Do you believe they both need the same amount of food?
 
Thunder: My almost 12 year old Lhasa Apso must be an exception for when I put down about 1/2 cup of dog food at each meal (morning and early evening) and if she gets full she will leave the remainder food in the dish. I'll go ahead and pick it up within 5 minutes if she doesn't return to it to finish eating it up.

I agree with your second paragraph. Common sense takes into effect with different scenarios of tank setups.
 
Thunder: My almost 12 year old Lhasa Apso must be an exception for when I put down about 1/2 cup of dog food at each meal (morning and early evening) and if she gets full she will leave the remainder food in the dish. I'll go ahead and pick it up within 5 minutes if she doesn't return to it to finish eating it up.

I agree with your second paragraph. Common sense takes into effect with different scenarios of tank setups.
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I need to have our dogs Pebbles (13) and Rufus (11) talk to your dog

They are starving if you ask them. Even when the Vet scolds us if they gain weight.
 
Haha Thunder. That's cute. I bet Muffin would love that. Muffin needs to take off about 2 pds.
 
HI all
How many superworms are enough for 45cm asian aro.. , would u tell me just the average number of superworms I have to feed him every day..
Some friends told me 10 is enough and some said 30!
I'm confused. .
Tnx for guide. .
 

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HI there.
I happen to be from where the arowana comes from. And I'm always perplexed by the fact that this endangered species can even be found so fast away from its origin. ^_^
Super worms are great as snack but over here we don't recommend it to be staple food for arowana.. often causing constipation and sometimes it gets so bad that it hurts the anus to bleed.. and when it happens that the fish is not at its tip top, infections could just manifest easily..

So yeah..

My fish eats roughly
Fresh water prawn/shrimp 70%
Pellets 10%
Cricket 5%
Frogs 5%
Others 5% (super worm, house lizard, earth worm, centipede)

It's been slowly turning red over the past 3 weeks ^_^ I'm happy
 
I am so confused on how often to feed my fish. I had only been feeding them once a day. I currently have in my 55 gallon:

1 male molly
2 male platy
4 albino cory

I am buying 3 more cory and transferring 2 male guppy (in my 10 gallon) this weekend. I currently fees flakes and 3 shrimp pellets once a day. I just purchased HikarI tubifex worms and Omega One veggie rounds.

How often should I fees them these foods? And how many rounds/veggie rounds? Thanks!
 
I think I made a mistake today. I gave the fish one veggie round. It took them about 2 hours to eat it. Maybe only give them half??
 
I have a 40 breeder with 12 lambchop rasboras, 3 guppies, 8 peppered corys, RCS, and nerite as well as mts snails. I feed 3-4 shrimp pellets in the morning and then 3-4 at night. I feed about 3 pinches of crush flakes in the morning and 3 pinches at night. 1 algae wafer every couple days.
 
I think I made a mistake today. I gave the fish one veggie round. It took them about 2 hours to eat it. Maybe only give them half??
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I'm not sure how big those are as I've never fed them. I guess that'd be ok but did you crush it into little pieces and sprinkle it around the tank? Corys don't get much nutrition from veggie rounds since they're carnivores.
 

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I'm not sure how big those are as I've never fed them. I guess that'd be ok but did you crush it into little pieces and sprinkle it around the tank? Corys don't get much nutrition from veggie rounds since they're carnivores.
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About the size of a dime. Well . I swear I read veggie rounds are good for them. Now I already opened up the package. I did not crush it up. Now one of my platies looks bloated. Ugh!!! Stupid mistake.
 
Yeah you could skip a feeding don't get tempted to feed your fish since at least for me they all rush over to where I normally feed them. Everytime I go near the tank they all come into the top corner.
 
Thanks. I will skip a feed. My platy already looks so much better!! He was a little pig. Haha
 
Mon-frI so on the weekends they can scavenge for any left over food and clean that up (and also to fast)
 
Typically I think most people overfeed vs. underfeed fish (me included).
 
How often do I feed my fish. ?

I was told by the pet shop to feed them every 2 days but on the flake food box the label says to feed 3 times a day.

Will I feed them every 2 days or once a day.
 
I have Rosy barbs (small ones) and a 10 liters tank. But I asked the pet shop and they said every 2 days but the flake food says 3 times a day
 

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I have Rosy barbs (small ones) and a 10 liters tank. But I asked the pet shop and they said every 2 days but the flake food says 3 times a day
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It would be best to feed them every two days.
There's a fine line between obsession and fish care. It's very important to know that fish can be very easily over fed if you feed them 3 times a day, especially if you're new to the hobby.
Feeding your fish once every two days is perfect, and is just exactly what I do!
 
I am new to this but how many flakes will I break up and put in. There is only 2 rosy barbs
 
I am new to this but how many flakes will I break up and put in. There is only 2 rosy barbs
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Usually, you'll have to figure it out on your own: it's how much they can eat in a relatively short amount of time (some say 15 minutes, some say 10, some even 5). With new fish, I sprinkle a little bit of the flakes until they eat them, and then I sprinkle some more. I do this a couple times until they're fed and yummy (be careful not to overfeed!).
Also, if you're open to advice, I recommend upping the number of Rosy Barbs to 5 and getting a larger tank (could you afford the time/space/money to get a 75-115 liter tank)?
 
No. Can't get a bigger tank. To expensive. I usually break up 3 flakes with my fingers and put them in.
 
No. Can't get a bigger tank. To expensive. I usually break up 3 flakes with my fingers and put them in.
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I see!
The only reason I'm saying this is because rosy barbs need a bit more space. They're very swimmy and social little fishies, but also a bit skittish.
A small tank would put stress on to them which could cause illness and will shorten their lifespan.
 
As humans we are warm blooded and require calories to produce body heat. Fish on the other hand are cold blooded, so they do not need calories to produce body heat. Because of this fish can go with less food than you would think. Fish can usually go a week or more without eating and be just fine.

That said, I feed all my fish once a day. I feed what they can eat in a few minutes.
 
Here is a good rule of thumb when feeding your fish: their stomach is about the same size as their eye, so feed according to that.
 
I feed small amounts twice a day.
Your fish really need a group of 6+ in a 80 litre tank or bigger. They will be very stressed if you keep them like this.
 
Rosy barbs become rather large fish. They can easily reach 12 cm, kept in clean water with room. They are mad swimmers - absolutely non stop racers.
10 liters?
It cannot finish well.
I have had rosys reach full size and live 5 years, in a 125ltr tank. In 10 liters, you'll be lucky if they live 5 weeks. It's just basic, unchangeable biology.
They enjoy eating, so at least they will have that. Once a day, 3-4 flakes, with half the water changed every couple of days.
 

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