How many times you feed your fish?

[Ruth]

I feed once a day, but I make sure I keep on top of water quality. I couldn’t bring myself to feed less - I’d worry that not everybody would get some and they would be sad .

[plankton]

Fish are random feeders in the wild, even gorging themselves sometimes when food is available easily.
I only feed once a day, I do try to feed every day for the corys, but that doesn't work if we're out, that's when they don't get fed.

[Ruth]

Actually - I must add that I was advised by LFS guy who comes out to service the tank - you should def have a starve day every week. I do that too.

[Ric]

Actually - I must add that I was advised by LFS guy who comes out to service the tank - you should def have a starve day every week. I do that too.

You have ''a guy'' who services your tank? How ''posh'', Lady Ruth

[Ruth]

Actually - I must add that I was advised by LFS guy who comes out to service the tank - you should def have a starve day every week. I do that too.

You have ''a guy'' who services your tank? How ''posh'', Lady Ruth

You don’t expect me to do it myself do you? I can’t reach!!!

[Ric]

Actually - I must add that I was advised by LFS guy who comes out to service the tank - you should def have a starve day every week. I do that too.

You have ''a guy'' who services your tank? How ''posh'', Lady Ruth

You don’t expect me to do it myself do you? I can’t reach!!!

..but its soo hard to get staff these days, what with trying to find a good gardener and the cook being in a strop

[Si4geckos]

I feed the shrimp tank once or twice a day (either half the amount in the morning and half at night or all at once)
The zebra plec/ ram breeding tank 2/3 times a day (morning and just before lights out)
The swordtail fry tank about 3 times a day
The big community gets fed about 5 times a day. I have an auto feeder on the big tank that feeds 4 times a day small pinches of tiny pellets and then I feed flake and/or frozen foods like bloodworm, brine shrimp, etc once a day. I have sporadic 'starve' days for each tank and have to remember to take the auto feeder off the big tank when I do have a starve day. Feeding the big tank almost continuously means less aggression at 'one' feeding time and the pellets have more chance of getting to the bottom of the tank for the cories. Getting food past the congos and down to the floor is a challenge, nevermind the 30-40 cardinals, swordtails, etc.

[Last Triumph]

Twice a day here, 7 days a week - South American Cichlids, Golden Nugget, Synodontis

Midday they get pellets and wafers, some the traditional way and some down a funnel and feeding pipe that leads behind the rock work to ensure the shy fish and cats get some.

Before bed time, I then feed a couple of cubes of frozen food, typically blood worm and garlic brine shrimp.

I do 30-40% water changes once a week with Nitrates circa 30-40ppm maximum. Comes out the tap at about 5-10ppm.

[Si4geckos]

Twice a day here, 7 days a week - South American Cichlids, Golden Nugget, Synodontis

Midday they get pellets and wafers, some the traditional way and some down a funnel and feeding pipe that leads behind the rock work to ensure the shy fish and cats get some.

Before bed time, I then feed a couple of cubes of frozen food, typically blood worm and garlic brine shrimp.

I do 30-40% water changes once a week with Nitrates circa 30-40ppm maximum. Comes out the tap at about 5-10ppm.

What sort of feeding tube have you got? Any pics? I've considered this for a while, but worried food would get stuck in it and rot.

[Martinspuddle]

You have ''a guy'' who services your tank? How ''posh'', Lady Ruth

...that's not all he does @Ric