How often do you feed your fish?

[bud29]

I am curious how often you guys feed your finned friends? If you want, you can reply to the thread and tell us your schedule in addition to voting in the poll.

 

[Slade]

Usually once a day at night. About twice a week I'll give them a snack in the morning as well.

 

[hpiguy]

Once a day, but sometimes I'll skip a day.

When I leave for a weekend they don't get fed at all until I get back.

 

[christine2012]

Once a day unless I'm feeling generous.

 

[Bearchumjs]

Once a day when I turn the lights on. I left for a week once and they didnt get fed the whole time but were fine. I'd probably do every other day but most likely I would forget if I was on a "feed day" or a "don't feed day". LOL!

 

[Convict2161]

Every other day here. Been doing that for 9+ months.

 

[HN1]

I voted other. Once a day, skipping 1-2 days a week randomly for adults. Fry and grow out fish are fed 2-4x per day. Fish being conditioned for breeding get fed 1-2 times a day with as many live foods as we can throw in. Been doing that for 9+ years.

In the end, it always depends on what fish you're keeping, their age / growth, and your goals as a hobbiest.

 

[George9]

I feed about once every other day, sometimes skipping two, sometimes everyday. Depends. My eel gets fed when I remember/can't remember the last time he got food lol.

 

[bud29]

I feed about once every other day, sometimes skipping two, sometimes everyday. Depends. My eel gets fed when I remember/can't remember the last time he got food lol.

That must be a terrible feeling for the eel....."Hmm......will I get fed today?"
Just kidding, that's very similar to my sister's betta feeding schedule

 

[tmartin722]

I feed every day but rotate between frozen and flakes.

 

[Andrew McFadden]

I voted other since I skip a day sometimes two

 

[Mrc8858]

I voted other since I skip a day sometimes two

+1 I use the same schedule with either 2 or 3 feedings a week with the stray treat when a guest is over

 

[Sharkbait54]

Every other day, water quality seems to have improved alot since i started

 

[Tetra1990]

I feed every night except weekends.

 

[Hondatek]

I feed 2x a day. In the am I feed algae sheets and nls pellets for my tangs and angel. After work I feed frozen or fresh seafood for them and my puffer.

 

[DoubleA]

Once every other day... sometimes I cheat though, actually I cheat a lot... Hard to resist 14 little fishy faces all gathered at the top of the tank as I walk by saying 'feed me!'. So more like once a day

 

[Alyxx]

My puffers get fed about every other day and my tropicals get fed usually around twice a day. It is full of young fish that I am growing out, so I feed a lot and change the water a lot. They get a wide variety of pellets, flakes, frozen foods and fresh veggies, not all at the same time of course. I try to feed them fresh and frozen food every other day with flakes and pellets on the other days.

 

[Jess1ca]

I have a little schedule worked out for my gang I do 3 days of feedings with NLS and then a day of cucumbers ( or Zucchini or broccoli), then take a day off and resume. My fry, however, are fed twice a day everyday

 

[shellyx]

Mine are fed twice daily, they get a varied diet because of my elephant nose, flakes, live bait, frozen bait & veggie,s.

 

[goodogcarl]

i've only had my aquarium set up for three or four weeks . . .

i'm "cycling" i guess . . . i have a 75-gal tank and three little red-tailed black sharks so far. I'm feeding tetra tropical crisps . . . the container says to feed one crisp (about the size of what a three-hole punch punches out of a piece of paper) per one-inch of linear length two to three times a day. that seems a lot but that's what i'm doing . . . i certainly don't want to overfeed.

is there a forum here for beginners where i should be getting the lowdown on aquaria?