How Often To Feed Your Fish?

[SXI - Matt]

Iv currently only got 4 molly's as im cycling my tank but, how often and amount should i be feeding them im currently feed twice a day with a small amount each time they eat it all fine none gets left, just wondered how every one else feeds there's?

 

[MartinD]

Iv currently only got 4 molly's as im cycling my tank but, how often and amount should i be feeding them im currently feed twice a day with a small amount each time they eat it all fine none gets left, just wondered how every one else feeds there's?

I feed all my fish in all tanks once a day however, if i'm feeling particularly generous i'll also give them some zucchini in the morning (like right now ahah)

 

[brigette17]

i feed my fish 2-3 times a day but thats only because i have lots of fishes and in my opinion it controls aggression with my africans.but u should feed ur mollys once a day just dont over feed

 

[TribeOfShroom]

All my fish get fed twice a day my breeding couple of betta's get a diet of Bloodworm/daphina/brine Shrimp etc twice a day though

 

[hollyp0p]

another once a day feeder here, they still put on weight, and left over food is not a problem

 

[Matty P]

Some flake in the afternoon and some live/frozen in the evening.

 

[DarkEntity]

Usually about once/twice per week although sometimes its once/twice every 2 weeks, never less than that though. They dont really need fed everyday, its just adding more possibly pollutants to the water table.

The only fish i feed more than the above is Puffers, as depending on what mine are doing very greatly depends how fast they burn thruogh their foods. I fed them on Tuesday and last night their stomach was flat so they got fed again.

 

[Duck and Dive]

twice a day flake and powder in the morning(fry and adult guppies kept in same tank, no fry have ever been eaten apart from 3) and daphnia in the evening.

 

[andywg]

All depends on the tank.

My FW tanks get once every two to three days. My frogfish that eats dead gets it once every 3-5 days, the one that only eats live gets fed about once a month (he will learn one day...). My SW preds get fed about once a day with the odd fasting day (so about 5 in 7) and the reef gets fed once a day, sometimes twice.

 

[Matty P]

Some flake in the afternoon and some live/frozen in the evening.

Thats my reef tank, my FW tank gets once every one or two days.

 

[backtotropical]

All depends on the tank.

Absolutely spot on, Andy. There is no hard and fast rule as it depends on many variables.

I feed my planted community tank once per day, 6 days per week. I feed my fry tank 2-3 times per day depending on the size of the fry. 3 times for new-born, twice for adolescent fish.

 

[luque]

i feed every other day until they don't want anymore

 

[tetra king]

Iv currently only got 4 molly's as im cycling my tank but, how often and amount should i be feeding them im currently feed twice a day with a small amount each time they eat it all fine none gets left, just wondered how every one else feeds there's?

twice is day is just right for tropical fish they should last longer if you do that

thanks

tetra king

 

[Matt_northants]

Malawis get fed twice a day
SA get fed twice a day and a tablet/veg for the bristlenoses once a day
Apisto breeding tanks live food in the morning

 

[blue acara]

Iv currently only got 4 molly's as im cycling my tank but, how often and amount should i be feeding them im currently feed twice a day with a small amount each time they eat it all fine none gets left, just wondered how every one else feeds there's?

From this post I guess you are cycling your tank with fish? If you are I would only feed them a small amount every 2 days, until the tank is cycled, and do regular water changes as well to remove some of the ammonia and nitrite.

On most of my tanks I feed 2-3 times per day, although in fry tanks and young discus tanks I feed between 6-12 times per day(with very large water changes daily as well).