"Dogma Discharge" wrote in message
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"Michael Lawford" wrote in message
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Here is a query - I have heard that you can kill fish by overfeeding. I
never overfeed and my fish (who get fed different things about 3 times a
day) are always hungry when I feed them. Now here is the thing - in the
wild they can eat all day if they like - so why dont all marine fish die
from over eating? Especially the Regal Tangs - they are like vacuums
and
eat everything you put in the tank!

In the wild alot of fish stake out small territories, they feed within
these
confines, so food may not be as abundant as you may think!

IMO (and I stress *my opinion*) feeding 3 times a day is already too
much.
Your fish will probably be just fine being fed once a day, and sparingly
at
that. FWIW my freshwater fish are only fed every second day, no use
having
Cichlids that look like barrels with fins! I think a good varied diet is
good for fish, as long as they are'nt fed the same food every day for
months
on end they should be fine.
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Kind Regards
C


The problem with overfeeding has more to do with water quality than it does
with the nutritional health of the fish. You definitely don't want to
foul the water.

George