si_sphinx Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 how many times a day/24hs should cichlids be feed. I'm feeding mine 3-4 times a day or every time they all come to they front of the tank looking for food. I don't think i am over feeding them because they always eat every bit up but they always seem hungry later on. They get flakes and cichlid sticks and occasionally a bit of blood worm which they go crazy 4. do i need to feed them more often or is this too much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumzy50 Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Im a bit naughty.I feed my fish that many times to.I surpose it depends on how much your feeding out each time.Some people break one feeding into three.I over do it,but i do a water change every three days.And its hard they keep looking at me.Mitzy said my sharks are fat.I dont think they are.Fish grow fast in my tank,so i must be doing some thing right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 I feed my discus 2x a day and one day in 7 I feed only once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 I feed twice a day my angels are fat but everything else looks and grows fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoody Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 I'm a stinge?! I only feed once a day and nothing on the 7th :oops: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 I'm a stinge?! I only feed once a day and nothing on the 7th :oops: :lol: I feed my other fish only once a day and nothing on the 7th. The discus are special Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 I'm a huge overfeeder , the fry ( there is always fry) get fed 4-5 times a day , the rest twice a day as a rule and frozen or live treats as i can. NB: the more you feed the more waterchanges/Tank Maintance you need to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zabman Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 I feed my fry as often as I can but cant feed between 8 and 6 due to wrk >.<. The flatmates help out when they can! My other fish are fed twice a day, spoilt little buggers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitzy Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 I feed my ram fry 6 x a day with daily water change. All other fish get a feed once to twice a day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 I feed the uarus and severums twice a day with pellets in the morning and either pellets or frizen food (discus tucker, seriously green, shrimp, bloodworms). The 3' with the heckelii, balzani, sajica etc usually get 3 feeds a day, two of pellets/crumble one of meaty foods. That regime + regular water changes has seen great growth and brilliant colours in all of them. Oh, and the big ornate gets a few big pieces of shrimp chucked in every 1-2 nights after lights out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 I feed my fish 2-3 times a day, (enough for them to eat each snack time)... And shrimp diced at night an hour or so before lights out and some lights out when nocturnal feeders are most active. I feed fry (brineshrimp, microworms etc) 4-5 times a day.. and our baby Oscars even more so, along with bare bottom tank cleans and syphon once or twice a day (water change). Oscars would have to be the most demanding fry we have raised out of the larger cichlids :lol: Surprise!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted July 26, 2008 Report Share Posted July 26, 2008 i feed my grow out tank alot more per fish than the display or breeding tanks. due to this there is alot more algae & feaces etc so i do two water changes a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted July 26, 2008 Report Share Posted July 26, 2008 once per day and if they do not eat the food quickly enough they do not get fed at all the next day. In the wild fish never know when their next meal is coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted July 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 once per day and if they do not eat the food quickly enough they do not get fed at all the next day. In the wild fish never know when their next meal is coming. that may be true but fish grow quicker and are healthier if they get a decent feed each day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 Yup, there's a difference between survive and thrive. [not suggesting your fish are unhealthy Jim...] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 Sold the last of my discus over the weekend and they used to get something almost everytime I walked passed. fry and juvis - often as I can and tank a little warmer. Americans- couple of times a day on varied diet. I have plecs in with Americans so there is often a lights out feed. Africans- once a day usually, these guys are the easiest to gauge as their body shapes are great indicators of under or over feeding. I've seen so many peacocks dragging their bellies around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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