What peaceful fish can you get that only eat flake food?

[GrantMeThePower]

I would like to add a couple really easy reef safe fish that are peaceful and will eat just food that can be delivered from a automated fish feeder (i.e. no frozen food) which i'm assuming is just fish flakes.

Thanks!!!

[iceemn360]

well it depends. many fish will accept flake food in time.

[SteveJakubiec]

To just feed flake food wouldn't really be very healthy to a fish, you should try varying their diet, and supplement w/ garlic for best results. But some other types of non-frozen food would be pellets, and they have some dried krill and things of the like @ Dr.Foster's and Smith.

But if you have to feed flakes, then I suggest going to your LFS and ask around there what fish would eat flake food readily, then ask the employee to feed the fish, if it eats heartily then I suggest purchasing it. Always inspect or watch the fish before you decide to purchase it.


-Steve

[GrantMeThePower]

Pellets are fine too.

I guess that would have been a better way to put it-which fish are fine on non frozen foods only?

[Sk8r]

Anything in my list below my sig EXCEPT: a mandy, rainford.

Mind, there is another way to set up; everybody in my list BUT the chromis, firefish, highfins and jawfish will totally survive off the output of a fuge combined with detritus, and that includes the inverts. You never have to feed them.

[GrantMeThePower]

So not all Gobys would be included then?

[Slakker]

No. Gobys are a diverse group, some have more specialized needs than others.

I recommend goldfish.