How many different types of food do you feed?

[Acolin]

I posted a poll asking what types of foods reefers feed to their reefs. Here I am trying to determine how many different foods reefers feed. Here is the list:

Dry catfish or other agricultural or pond food
Aquarium flake blend, like Tetra
Freeze dried aquarium blend
Spirulina flake
Sinking fish food pellets
Dried aquarium seaweed, like Two Little Fishies
Dried HUMAN seaweed, like nori from Aisian food store
Freeze dried whole species, like Tubifex or blood worms
Frozen blend, like Ocean Nutrition
Frozen whole species, aquarium foods, like brine shrimp, grated or whole pieces
Frozen whole species, HUMAN foods, like shrimp or fish, grated or whole pieces
Live, like brine shrimp
Do It Yourself blended home recipe, WITHOUT vegetables
DIY blended home recipe, with vegetables

[BLKTANG]

8 different types in my reef.

[Nanz]

I feed 4 different types,

Pellet
Freeze-Dried
Frozen
Live


I feed the following within a week.
Ocean Nutrition 1 (pellet)
Ocean Nutrition 2 (pellet)
Hikari Crab (pellet)

Cyclop-Eeze (Freeze-Dried)
Coral Frenzy (Freeze-Dried)

Hikari Mysis Shrimp (frozen)
Silversides (frozen)

Brine Shrimp (live)
Rotifers (live)

Here is my feeding schedule I don't have silversides on the schedule because I only feed it when the RBTA are open and only twice a week.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/158010Feeding_3.jpg

[fufu]

That is alot of food, Nanz, your fish are lucky to have you. I only feed half of that to my 200 gallon. However I have to change a sheet of nori everyday.

[Nanz]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15113295#post15113295 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fufu
That is alot of food, Nanz, your fish are lucky to have you. I only feed half of that to my 200 gallon. However I have to change a sheet of nori everyday.

I used to feed an extra cube of mysis in the morning since my anthias eat constantly. The pellets are mostly for the clowns and the tang eats everything. When I feed the brine the anthias go into a frenzy, hehe.

[Tswifty]

I haven't had a chance to make a DIY mix lately, so I've been using the following.

PE Mysis Shrimp
Hikari Mysis Shrimp
Hikari Spirulina Enhanced Brine Shrimp
Hikari Krill
Hikari Rotifers
Cyclopeeze
Vita-Chem

I also occasionally throw in a feeding of Formula 1 pellets.

[BLKTANG]

Sprungs Veggies Green
Ocean Nutrition Veggies (with garlic)
Formula B (with garlic)
Frozen Mysid
Frozen Silversides
Ocean Nutrition Prime Reef flake
Omega One (small marine pellets)
Cyclops Eeze

[Toddrtrex]

Frozen

Rod's Food 3 different types (( Red, green and blue label ))
LifeLine's Herbivore Mix
LifeLine's Mysis
Prime Reef
Angel Formula

Dry

Spectrum Pellets.

[Snailpowered]

I feed formula 1 and 2 dry once a day each
forumula 1 frozen twice a week
rods 2 a week
oyster feast 3 times a weak
and brine once a week

[Rich D]

I feed every other day or every 3 days, 2 cubes of cyclops, approximately 1.5 cubes of PE Mysis, 2 cubes of rotifers, occasionally oyster eggs (if they are handy), and some veggies for the fish only about twice a week (for the veggies).

[Acolin]

Bumpity comment: shamelessly designed to float this thread to the top!

[Acolin]

33 responses so far, 55% feed 4 to 6 foods! Thanks, please let me know if those foods are flake, freeze-dried, frozen or live.

[dwd5813]

i voted two, since i feed rods and algae sheet. to be fair though, rods is made up of several ingredients so i guess the total variation is greater than just 2.

[Acolin]

Thanks, Rods is one type, a frozen blend, while the algae sheet is another type, dried aquarium seaweed.

The companion poll is here. Please answer this one also:


http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1647553

[jasonrp104]

Formula 2 pellets
Reef Flakes
Red Nori
Green Nori
Angel And Butterfly Diet
A Home made mix of Cyclops, mysis,formula 1 frozen,and the above stuff.

I feed the nori and flakes everyday, pellets every other and substitute one flake feeding with whatever frozen mix I feel like on the third day.

[lostintheocean]

i feed
pe mysis
hakari blood worms
hakari megamarine
hakari megamarine algea
prawn eggs
hakari rotifers
hakari daphaneia
reef chilli
prime one flake
nori sheets

i use the above together randomly mixing them,and i make a slurry with the above and add squid, krill, silversides scallops.

I soak all food in selcon and vitachem.

[reefing102]

i feed eight-ten depending on the day and what I feel like feeding - every 2-4 days

Wardley Total Color Flake Food - Pinch
Tetra Marine Pellet - Pinch
Tetra Marine Flake - Pinch
MarineGro Pellet - 2 Pinches
Nutrafin Marine Flake - Pinch
Jullian Sprungs Sea Veggies - Pinch
Omega One Marine Flake w/ Garlic - Pinch
Freeze Dried Brine Cubes - 1 Cube
Frozen Bloodworms - 1 Cube
Frozen Mysis - 1 Cube

[Acolin]

With 51 responses, 53% of reefers feed four to six different types of foods.

[Dante_JoseCuerv]

I feed a ton of things.

Hikari:

Spirulina Brine
Mysis
Jumbo Mysis
Bloodworms
Rotifers

San Fran Bay:

Plankton (I was using HIkari but they stopped, and ON's planktons aren't available here)
Reef Plankton

Ocean Nutrition:

Squid
Shark Formula (my fish go CRAZY for it, especially my moomoo)
Prime Reef
Bring Shrimp Plus
(Really wish their planktons were here in the US)

TetraMarine Pellets
TetraMarine Flakes

Green Nori
Brown Nori
Purple algaes

Scallops
Mussels
Seafood medley (I pick it up at random grocery stores)
Frozen uncooked shrimp (but it in bulk at a local market)

I think that's all... so far all my fish are FAT an happy.

[Acolin]

Vitamins and supplements! I forgot to add them - guess I need another poll! ;)

[gsxunv04]

I feed :
1) frozen mysis shrimp
2)frozen squid
3)frozen rod's food
4)ORA GLO pellets
5)Spirulina flakes
6)Frozen Hikari Bio-Pure Mega-Marine

[Acolin]

With 71 responses now, THANKS, 49% of reefers feed four to six different types of foods. Please answer what types of food you feed here:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1647553

[Dante_JoseCuerv]

Add PE mysis to my big list. And Kelp

[mpoletti]

I feed a lot :p

[Dante_JoseCuerv]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15135250#post15135250 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mpoletti
I feed a lot :p

Amen! :o :p :cool:

[Acolin]

With 84 responses, THANKS, 47% of reefers feed four to six different types of foods, with five now becoming the clear winner at 20%. Please answer WHAT types of food you feed here:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1647553

[Acolin]

With 92 responses so far, THANKS, the 47% of reefers feed four to six different types of foods, with five foods still the clear winner at 18%. Please answer WHAT types of food you feed here:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/editpost.php?s=&action=editpost&postid=15112897

[romanr]

Flakes:
Omega 1 Super Veggie Flakes (Main Staple)
Ocean Nutrition Formula 1 flakes
Ocean Nutrition Formula 2 flakes
Ocean Nutrition Prime Reef flakes
Cyclop-eeze Flakes

Pellets:
New Life Spectrum Marine pellets (Main Staple)
Ocean Nutrition Formula 1 pelets
Hikari Marine A pellets
Hikari Marine B pellets

Frozen:
Hikari Frozen Mysis (Main Staple)
Hikari Frozen Spirulina brine shrimp