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mandarin11 · 05-11-2008, 09:40 PM

Thank you nemo and wareagle. Bmshehan when I say feed flakes twice a day I mean in moderation. You said that there were flakes left over even after your fish were done eating. Obviously that is too much flake food for that one time. With the more tropical fish it is better to do smaller more frequent feedings (keeping in mind that we are talking about flake and not frozen). Predator fish are best with less frequent feedings.

I'm just telling you what it looks like from the situation I've seen presented to me. As to 'people who have been doing this a long time", I don't know where you draw the line at that.Nothing at all against people with lots of experience, as I always value experienced opinions. How many years do you have to be doing this to be qualified as the elite in reef keeping? Is there a certificate that states that 'you've been doing this a long time'. All I know is that I myself have been doing this for a while and when fed properly then twice a day flake feedings won't crash your tank. (One should also be providing proper water maintenance i.e.water changes in any case) I would not advise anything that I would not do with my own tank and in all the years I have been doing this I have not had a tank crash on me from that, nor has anyone that I have advised had their tank crash from that. Although I will once again reiterate for peace of mind that I am talking about flakes, not frozen, and only the proper feeding of said food.

I don't mean to be offensive as I know that since this is typed and not from the mouth it can be taken that way. I simply have seen this scenario too many times to ignore it. Two clowns, infrequent flake feedings, big one survives, little one dwindles away. Even if there is flake food left over the little guy can feel to unprotected to go near it for fear of the female retaliating. She doesn't actually have to nip him to scare him. I hope that you can see where I am coming from here. You may decide whatever you wish, but remember that you posted on this site to see what others think and this is something that I felt 100% confident in when I replied to it ( and still do stick by my decision). No matter what you feel is happening I wish you the best of luck with your clowns and hope that the little guy makes it.

05-11-2008, 09:40 PM	#12 (permalink)
mandarin11 Peppermint Shrimp Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 415 Karma: 175	Thank you nemo and wareagle. Bmshehan when I say feed flakes twice a day I mean in moderation. You said that there were flakes left over even after your fish were done eating. Obviously that is too much flake food for that one time. With the more tropical fish it is better to do smaller more frequent feedings (keeping in mind that we are talking about flake and not frozen). Predator fish are best with less frequent feedings. I'm just telling you what it looks like from the situation I've seen presented to me. As to 'people who have been doing this a long time", I don't know where you draw the line at that.Nothing at all against people with lots of experience, as I always value experienced opinions. How many years do you have to be doing this to be qualified as the elite in reef keeping? Is there a certificate that states that 'you've been doing this a long time'. All I know is that I myself have been doing this for a while and when fed properly then twice a day flake feedings won't crash your tank. (One should also be providing proper water maintenance i.e.water changes in any case) I would not advise anything that I would not do with my own tank and in all the years I have been doing this I have not had a tank crash on me from that, nor has anyone that I have advised had their tank crash from that. Although I will once again reiterate for peace of mind that I am talking about flakes, not frozen, and only the proper feeding of said food. I don't mean to be offensive as I know that since this is typed and not from the mouth it can be taken that way. I simply have seen this scenario too many times to ignore it. Two clowns, infrequent flake feedings, big one survives, little one dwindles away. Even if there is flake food left over the little guy can feel to unprotected to go near it for fear of the female retaliating. She doesn't actually have to nip him to scare him. I hope that you can see where I am coming from here. You may decide whatever you wish, but remember that you posted on this site to see what others think and this is something that I felt 100% confident in when I replied to it ( and still do stick by my decision). No matter what you feel is happening I wish you the best of luck with your clowns and hope that the little guy makes it. _________ 55gal,216 watt Tek T5, 45#LR, 45#LS, 3 maxi-jet 900's on a natural wavemaker timer,phosban reactor, 5 gal fuge (built out of standard 10 gallon tank) with chaeto and feather caulerpa, sealife systems protein skimmer, wet/dry, 3 blue/green chromi, 1 skunk cleaner shrimp, 1 coral beauty,1 scopas tang, 2 false percs, 5 mexican turbo snails, assorted dwarf blue leg hermits, astrea snails, and nerite snails