What Is The Best Method Of Feeding?

I have heard of several methods of feeding.
Some ppl reccomend feeding every other day.
Some ppl say to feed only 3 times a week.
Some ppl say to skip feeding only once a week.
Others say to feed EVERY day.
Others say to feed up to 3x a day.

So my question is. . . which is best?

Personally, I feed once a day, and make the fish fast one day per week.´

How do you guys do it?

Which way promotes best over all health with the fish?

 

I feed small amounts twice a day. Some tanks more than others. I don’t fast. I’ve tried it and nothing was different. As long as you don’t overfeed, I don’t see a reason to fast them.

 

Which fish do you have?
They diet/feeding recommendations.
I have mosquito fishes, and the only ones I have in a tank are tiny and not adults. I feed them a little bit about 3-4 times a day, but this would probably be a terrible schedule for a betta.

 

Depends on the fish and circumstances.

For example I am currently feedung my pond goldfish 4 times a day. It is very warm at the mintute so their metabolism is sped up and they eat more. They are also spawning frequently so need lots of food to keep them in good condition. Over winter I don't feed them at all.

 

Depends on the fish. Herbivorous fish like plecos have longer digestive tracts and thus, do not need to be fed so much. I fed my bristlenose once every three days, just one algae wafer or a piece of courgette, cucumber etc.

Goldfish, though primarily herbivores, just have a straight tract from their mouth to their anus, and should be fed a little more.

Tropical fish like guppies have relatively fast metabolism and should be fed 1-2 times a day, occasionally being fasted.

 

I don’t know how well terrestrial biology translates to aquatic, but most terrestrial herbivores eat all day long. Eat sleep poop. Since their food contains so little nutrition relative to biomass consumed, and since energetic costs of digestion are higher for plant matter, esp woody matter, I’d think herbivorous fish would do better with less, but more often or continuously.
Whereas carnivores extract energy faster and more efficiently from their diet, and do a better job of storing it between meals. So larger meals less often.
But I’m conjecturing for here, so feel free to correct me or disagree. For science, right?