New Reefer Feeding Question

[j.register3]

Hello all, I’m a new reefer getting my first pair of clownfish & im curious about their diet or just fish diet in general from experienced reefers!

My plan is to feed a mixed diet of frozen mysis shrimp & pellet food.

Would it be better to feed pellet or frozen food in the morning? & which one at night? Does it even matter?

Thank you all in advance!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Feed a variety (below) and add garlic extract 1-2X a week and also add liquid vitamins such as selcon to food.
At store- Ask to see fish eat and ask what theyre feeding and assure it is breathing normally, does not chase other fish in tank (aggression) and no unusual skin issues

Food:
Mysis shrimp
LRS fish diet
Formula 1 flake and frozen food
Spirulina brine shrimp

ALL FUTURE FISH WILL EAT THIS ALSO

 

[TriggerFinger]

Welcome @j.register3! My clown fish really likes LRS frozen foods, hikari frozen mysis and ocean nutrition pellets.

 

[splitting_lanes]

I feed my clowns the same as the other reply’s. Mysis, LRS, pellets. You’ll get them to eat mysis easiest, then move on to a mixture.

 

[Pistondog]

morning: 1/2 cube angel & butterfly frozen , 3x5"nori, couple pinches new life spectrum marine.
Night: other 1/2 of the cube and nori.

2 clowns
Rabbitfish
Tang
Dottyback
Tailspot blenny
Cardinal
Blue spotted puffer
Starry blenny

 

[j.register3]

Feed a variety (below) and add garlic extract 1-2X a week and also add liquid vitamins such as selcon to food.
At store- Ask to see fish eat and ask what theyre feeding and assure it is breathing normally, does not chase other fish in tank (aggression) and no unusual skin issues

Food:
Mysis shrimp
LRS fish diet
Formula 1 flake and frozen food
Spirulina brine shrimp

ALL FUTURE FISH WILL EAT THIS ALSO

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Definitely gotta check out the formula one! Thanks for the reply!

 

[j.register3]

morning: 1/2 cube angel & butterfly frozen , 3x5"nori, couple pinches new life spectrum marine.
Night: other 1/2 of the cube and nori.

2 clowns
Rabbitfish
Tang
Dottyback
Tailspot blenny
Cardinal
Blue spotted puffer
Starry blenny

Thank you for specifics on timing! I was curious if it would effect their metabolism/diet to eat something more dense in protein & fat like dry food before bedtime. Or am I just overthinking it? Haha

 

[ichthyogeek]

Hmm...I've heard of feeding dry/unappealing foods first thing in the morning, since that's when fish are hungriest, then feeding the tastier foods (like frozen) later in the day when the fish will still eat, but with not as much gusto.