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Is it harmful to feed my aquarium fish twice a day?

How many times a day is enough to feed aquarium fish?

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1. 1 - 2 times a day is good for Tropicial Fish.
2. ya it good
3. once & if you over feed you will kill them & it will make the water filthy to quick
4. No, it is not harmful unless you overfeed. 2 timems a day is the max. you can feed a fish.
5. It depends on what you're feeding them and how big your tank is. I have a 20 gallon tank and i will usually feed my tropical fish (4) about twice a day but I feed them frozen bloodworms (they love them). With flake food you can feed them 2-3 times a day but you only need a small amount. It's always good to kinda rub the flakes between your fingers so they are smaller bite size pieces.
6. It is not how often but how much will kill the fishes. Feed them just enough so they can finish the food in 2 minutes. Anything extra may pollute the water.
7. I think one to two feeding a day is fine!
8. It's not harmful for fish to be fed twice a day.Fish normally eat twice a day.
9. Twice is OK, for sure. I feed my fish (tropical) twice a day. But don't feed them too much, otherwise the water will become polluted or even toxic.
10. Most people feed either once or twice a day, personally, I feed twice a day. As others have said, just be careful not to over feed the fish. All they can eat in 3-4 minutes is plenty per feeding. MM
11. 2 times a day is good
12. I just read a great article on this in Aquarium Fish magazine. The types of fish make the biggest difference. Herbivores eat constantly and feeding 5-6 times a day is likely. Carnivores can eat one big meal every other day. All my fish are omnivores and I feed them a wide range of food 3-4 times a day.
13. I feed my Bettas twice a day. I have them trained now to come to the top & actually take the food from my fingers! I get a lot of enjoyment from them. At nite I lite little "tea lite" candles & put them beside the bowls. They swim twds. the lites & seem to enjoy it. They also come to the top whenever I walk near them. They definately do like attention. I just give them what they take from my hand feedings & leave a few extra dried worms. BTW, you can never go wrong on advice from "Magicman"!!!
14. It is recommended fish be fed twice or three times a day.Just dont overfeed.A small amount of food at a time will be fine.No more than they can eat in five minuets is all they need.It will also keep your tank clean longer.
15. It all depends on the fish you have, my freshwater sharks eat madly 2x a day while some of thy other fish only care to eat once a day. If they are eating 2x a day, then its fine, just make sure to keep an eye on the bottom of the tank to ensure ur not overfeeding and leaving a lot of waste. Opnly feed what they can eat in 10 min