How much food to give the fish?

Knight~Ryder · 03-03-2008, 08:46 AM

I have heard a few opinions on this and I currently feed all my fish like this:

Monday - - Thursday - - Sunday - - Wednesday - - Saturday

With this feeding schedule I still see them crap all the time! Especially the rainbow fish I always see crap hanging from the bottem of them, is this normal?

Should I feed less, or keep the schedule the same?

Manwithnofish · 03-03-2008, 09:19 AM

Wow indeed. I'm feeding my big fat Mollies twice a day and they gobble it up. I try to feed my Danios once a day and they just spit it out. My philosophy is that liviing things will eat, otherwise they cease to be living things. Am I being too scientific about my dietary approach toward my fish?

**JustOneMore20** · 03-03-2008, 09:35 AM

Fish can go a couple weeks without food and still live.

Your feeding schedule looks good KR. Some fish just produce alot more waste than others......looks like your Rainbows are one of those fish.

Think of it this way, its better to see them pooping all the time than to not ever see them poop. That could mean they have some type of problem. Pooping is good!

Knight~Ryder · 03-03-2008, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JustOneMore20

Your feeding schedule looks good KR. Some fish just produce alot more waste than others......!

So when I clean, this means I really need to get down and dirty hey...

03-03-2008, 08:46 AM	#1
Knight~Ryder Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Age: 26 Posts: 208	How much food to give the fish? I have heard a few opinions on this and I currently feed all my fish like this: Monday - - Thursday - - Sunday - - Wednesday - - Saturday With this feeding schedule I still see them crap all the time! Especially the rainbow fish I always see crap hanging from the bottem of them, is this normal? Should I feed less, or keep the schedule the same? __________________ -Activated my first freshwater tank Nov 25/07 -Emperor 280 biowheel filter -Visi-Therm 100 Watt Heater -Whisper 60 Air Pump (Tetra) 38G/144.4L {Size 36 x 13 x 20} 9 Cherry Barbs (6 Female, 3 Male) 6 Cardinal Tetra 5 Rummy Nose Tetra 3 Black Skirt Tetra 2 Head and Tail Tetra 2 Otocinclus Affinis suckermouth Last edited by Knight~Ryder; 03-03-2008 at 10:29 PM.

03-03-2008, 09:19 AM	#2
Manwithnofish Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 62	Wow Wow indeed. I'm feeding my big fat Mollies twice a day and they gobble it up. I try to feed my Danios once a day and they just spit it out. My philosophy is that liviing things will eat, otherwise they cease to be living things. Am I being too scientific about my dietary approach toward my fish? __________________ 70 gal fw planted community tank 156 w Tek-Light T-5 HO Lights Eco-Complete + Flourite Substrate

03-03-2008, 09:35 AM	#3
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Age: 22 Posts: 3,580	Fish can go a couple weeks without food and still live. Your feeding schedule looks good KR. Some fish just produce alot more waste than others......looks like your Rainbows are one of those fish. Think of it this way, its better to see them pooping all the time than to not ever see them poop. That could mean they have some type of problem. Pooping is good! __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 20g, 5.5g

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