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View Poll Results: Do you overfeed your fish? | |
No.
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I used to, but now I don't.
|    | 3 | 11.11% | |
Once in a while.
|    | 13 | 48.15% | |
Most of the time.
|    | 4 | 14.81% | |
Yes. I can't help it.
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I don't feed my fish.
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08-07-2005, 10:40 PM
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#2 (permalink)
| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Brookfield, IL Age: 33
Posts: 334
   |  Re: Do you overfeed your fish?
Guilty....
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08-08-2005, 02:07 AM
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#3 (permalink)
| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 1,888
Karma: 425
 | Re: Do you overfeed your fish?
Guilty also from time to time  | |
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08-08-2005, 03:49 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: East Taunton, MA,Massachusetts
Posts: 378
Karma: 66
 | Re: Do you overfeed your fish?
Guilty They just seem so hungry when I stand in front of the tank...they pop their littles heads out of the water as if to say "feed me!" _________   | |
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08-08-2005, 04:54 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Noblesville, IN,Indiana Age: 56
Posts: 373
Karma: 92
| Re: Do you overfeed your fish?
I try to go by the '3 minute rule', but they don't always cooperate. Sometimes they are done in 2 and leave a bunch behind. Sometimes after 3 minutes it seems they are saying 'Nice appetizer, what's for dinner?'
Sigh!
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55 gal FOWLR, SeaClone 150 skimmer. 2" LS, 50# LR. 29Gal sump/fuge ViaAqua 2600 pump, chaeto, 1" sand, LR
2 Percula Clowns, Scissortail Goby, Black Birdwrasse, Keyhole angel, Lawnmower Blenny, | |
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08-08-2005, 06:18 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
Posts: 6,351
| Re: Do you overfeed your fish?
Never!  | |
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08-08-2005, 06:51 AM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
Posts: 2,947
| Re: Do you overfeed your fish?
I don't overfeed the fish, but I do overfeed the corals!!! I love to watch them eat! But I only feed them like that twice per week. Is that overfeeding? I mix frozen cyclopeze and a whole cube of mysis (or formula one or two or sqid or shrimp) in my 58 gallon  with one fish  _________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date Started 9/04 58 gallon Oceanic Tank, 20 gal DIY sump/fuge w/ Kent Marine Auto top-off, Air Water Ice RO/DI, 10,000 K 175 W MH, 2 VHO 03's 96W each, AquaC EV 120 Skimmer
80 lbs LR, DSB in FUGE, 1 - 2 " LS in tank
Black Brittle Star, Chevron Tang, Crocea Clam, red & green Lobophyllia, Frogspawn, Porites Frag, Caulastrea Frag, Green Ricordia, Asst. Zoas, hermits, astreas, stomatellas, fighting conch  | |
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08-08-2005, 09:07 AM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Overland Park, Kansas
Posts: 202
Karma: 31
| Re: Do you overfeed your fish?
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Originally Posted by Birdlady ... I do overfeed the corals!!! I love to watch them eat! But I only feed them like that twice per week. Is that overfeeding?... | Yes, that's overfeeding!
Honestly, though, there is no such thing as overfeeding if you have enough nutrient export. (Say a 50g display with 4 skimmers and 200g macro refugium!  ) _________ -Mickey 175g Bowfront - 75g Refugium - 100g Sump - 3 Phoenix 14k 250W MH - AquaC EV240 Skimmer - 240lbs Haitian Live Rock - 4" DSB - Red Velvet Fairy Wrasse - Azure Damsel - Banggia Cardinal - Firefish Goby - Blackcap Basslet - Purple Tang - Powder Brown Tang - Regal Tang - Green Manderin - 2 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp - 2 Peppermint Shrimp - 2 Emerald Crabs - Rose BTA - Orange Linkia - Tuxedo Urchin - Spiney Urchin (hitchhiker) | |
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08-08-2005, 10:59 AM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
Posts: 2,947
| Re: Do you overfeed your fish?
I have a skimmer rated for up to 150 gallon tank, run carbon, and ozone
I also have a great big huge ball of chaeto in my sump....does that count
I know, I can't help it! my water is great, but I do get the occasional cyano outbreak...****sigh****
Did I mention I have mostly LPS coral? I know my limitation! | |
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