how many times do you feed your cichild?

[fishkeeper25]

just wanted to know how much food and how many times a day do u feed your fish, cause im sure me like evreyone else have cichilds who could eat all day and seem to never get full, when do we know its enough?

 

[dmopar74]

juveniles once a day, sub adults and up every other day.

 

[Fish on Fire]

2-3 times daily only what they can eat in a span of 1 minute.

 

[Pyramid_Party]

2 meals a day. Sometimes I will give them 3-4 feedings but only like a bite here and there.

 

[fishkeeper25]

i give mine 2 serving a day but they could eat the hole can in one min lol so i give about 12 pellets in the morning and about 12 at night each fish orelse they all pull fits and start hiting the glass and just going crazy

 

[cichlidinsomniac]

3 times a day for the little guys and 1-2 a day for the big ones

 

[Ullopincrate]

I feed small bits in the morning and then about what they consume in 5 min in the evening.

 

[hairdog]

twice a day for me maybe a treat now and then

 

[fishkeeper25]

how many pellets would u estomate giving one fish in a day?

 

[Modest_Man]

Depends on a lot of variables. Higher temps equal faster metabolism. Active swimmers burn more energy than lethargic ones. Juveniles need more for growth vs. full grown fish.

I feed once to twice daily, usually only feeding five times weekly. Adult fish (10" or so) get around 5 large Hikari sized pellets daily tops. Usually less.