How do i know if my fish is hungry?????????????.?

Question

i have just got my fish and i would like to know how to tell if they are hungry and if they want feeding i have an african cichild 20cm long a red tail shark 7cm a pleco 30 cm long and two bichirs 15 cm long if that helps

Answer 1

Once a day.Grind flakes between your fingers when dropping

it in and not to much.Nice variety you have.But you should

get a bottom cleaner.Eats what falls and helps keep the gravel

and tank clean.I'd have an Albino.About £2.50.Also put plants

in.Artificial are ok with one real one.Fish can live off bacteria for days without feed.

Answer 2

We have a tank (155gals)  full of African Cichlids with a big Pleco, Red-tailed shark, two Angel Fish and a YoYo Loach. We feed them once early in the morning when we get up and once in the evening. The rule is feed your fish what they can consume in the course of two minutes and feed them one to two times a day. Do that and you should never have to worry about if they are hungry. Also, once in a while we get the Cichlids live feeders to mix it up and let them enjoy the chase/hunt. Good luck with your tank!

Answer 3

yeah he's right they will eat if u feed them all day non stop and then they will die....i have a big tropical fish tank and i used to feed my fish like once a week maybe twice...and they didnt die for years...in the end i got bored of them and didnt feed them so they would die and i could buy some now different ones lool

most fish shops say every other day or once a day but i would suggest if you feed them this regularly you should only feed them a small pinch....also try frozen bloodworms, or live ones   its fun to feeed them these coz they actually wriggle about in the water.....if your fish keep dieing...i would suggest getting some more hardy fish which are known to last much longer than spacial ciclids and other more exotic fish....i like the sound of your shark though!!!  

hmm i must clean out my tank this weekend

Answer 4

u should feed them about once aday

Answer 5

Fish will always eat no matter how much you feed them. They are not capable of understanding or knowing when to stop eating or when they are satisfied. I recommend just feeding once a day on a flake diet.

Answer 6

my fish will come to the glass and swim back and forth when i walk by. This guy above me got a thumbs down for saying he quit feeding his fish so they would die.  wtf?

Answer 7

When my fish is hungry his belly growls and bubbles come to the top of the tank...

Answer 8

Shouldnt have got all them fish if you didnt know what to do with them should you!!!