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Is there a better time to feed your fish?

Not necessarily. I feed my fish small portions 2 - 3 times a day. In the morning after they have acclimatized to the light, again around mid-day and then again in the early evening. Again, making sure that only small portions are fed, and only what they will clean up in a few minutes.

For my nocturnal feeders I feed after lights out to insure that they are getting the food.

Last edited by OldTimer at 28-Mar-2005 20:53

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Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain

How do you mean, Mia? You mean when you first get a fish? I usually let a betta settle in for an hour or two (or whenever it looks like it's calmed down) before attempting feeding. That goes for bettas, anyway... any other fish that goes into my community tanks gets fed whenever I feed my fish normally (evening).

If you're talking in general, between say, morning and evening, I've noticed no difference. I used to feed in the morning, but I found that everyone was as loathe to leave their beds as I was. As for my cory cats, I feed them usually after lights out, because I have female bettas in the same tank and they're absolute pigs. They like to steal the cories' wafers whenever they can, but since cories are awake when the bettas are asleep...

~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~

My tank will have:
Rams
Harlequin Rasbs
Checkered Barbs
Flame Tetras
Panda Corys
Platys
Dwarf Gouramis
Upside-down catfish

Will I need to feed a variate of food or will brine shrimp and blood worms work? As long as I know that the corys are getting their share of course.

Your best in feeding as large a varied diet as your fish will eat. They enjoy a variety as much as you do. Just think if you had to eat the same 1 or 2 items every day. Employ a good variety flake or pellet food along with your others.

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Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain

Mia
I feed mine first thing in the morning as soon as I get up, then I dont forget as if they would let me. They go up and down the tank waiting to be fed.

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I never feed the fish on the days I do a water changes or after introducing new fish.

Keith

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I feed my fish when I get up in the morning and before I go to bed at night. They always seem to be starving though . I feed them a small amount at each feeding.

Julie

Thanks for everyones advise