How often shuild i feed my fish?

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  1. macabe

    macabe Purple Spiny Lobster

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    i feed them once evry 2 days is this good or bad?
     
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  3. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    every other day is the standard. i you have fish like tangs that get big, if possible i would feed them every day
     
  4. pgreef

    pgreef Fire Goby

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    I think it depends on your parameters. If your nitrate is high you should feed every two days, If it's low than once day shoul be fine. I feed once a day. Nitrate is at 0 ppm. If it were to go up I would cut back to every two days.
     
  5. Robman

    Robman Great White Shark

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    I feed every night- but I cut the feedings in half of what I used to feed
     
  6. james37128

    james37128 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    I feed my corals every other day, the fish get whatever the corals don't grab. I do this with a turkey baster.
     
  7. macabe

    macabe Purple Spiny Lobster

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    :eek: my ph is high can over feeding make ph to high and i feed my softie corals and stuff DTS reef blend do pulsing xenia need to be fed brime shrimp? ill change my feeding time to every utehr day thanks 4 your guyses help and i let my blue hippo eats the algae off my rocks
     
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  9. PharmrJohn

    PharmrJohn The Dude

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    I feed twice to three times per week usually. It depends on the fish you have. Some require more than others. Anthias, for example, need to be fed a couple times a day by the book. Never had one, so can't speak from experience.....seems a little excessive, but hey, what do I know?
     
  10. unclejed

    unclejed Whip-Lash Squid

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    I am going to say no, feeding can not make PH high. What is high? Post your other parameters i.e. Mag, Alk, Calc and SG.
     
  11. Vkkesu

    Vkkesu Spaghetti Worm

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    I have pulsing Xenias and I have never fed them. They are taking over my tank and I've began fragging them and selling to pet stores. I do add seachem reef plus and reef trace twice a week though.
     
  12. GuitarMan89

    GuitarMan89 Giant Squid

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    I also feed every other day. I also add oyster eggs, amino acids and or a powdered invert food for the corals every other day. (sometimes I combine the 3)