How much food do I feed clown fish?

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  1. TheSurgeonSween

    TheSurgeonSween Fire Shrimp

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    Hi, Yesterday I purchased 2 clown fish. They are both percula and are about 1.5 inches long each. I also picked up some formula one fish flakes. The man at the LFS said that I should feed my fish once a day with as much that can be eaten in 30 seconds. The packaging said as much that can be eaten in 5 min. How much should I feed them?
     
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  2. Steve34

    Steve34 Feather Star

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    I feed mine thawed mysid shrimp every other day. For a while I was giving a tiny sprinkle of marine flake on the opposite day but the extra feeding mucked my water up.
     
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  3. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    I feed mine flakes once a day, more if i feel like it.
     
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  4. TheSurgeonSween

    TheSurgeonSween Fire Shrimp

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    How much of the flake though for mine u think. Nickle size?
     
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  5. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    a pinch, what they can eat in a minute.
     
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