Does your fish know its full?

[happyface888]

I was wondering does your fish know when they are full? I know back than in fresh water I was told not to overfeed because they would eat and eat until their stomach gives. So does your fish know when its full?

 

[cl2ysta1]

yeah i feed my tangs super frequent small feedings to stimulate their natural behavior in the wild. They also have a sheet of nori daily to munch on .

 

[Amazon4]

I've wondered that about our yellow canary wrasse. He eats and hunts non stop. His stomach seriously bulges after we feed the tank and he's still looking for more. Just tonight I said I thought he must be part goldfish!

 

[lesleybird]

I think that they will over eat just like humans.....when their feeding behavior slows down stop feeding them. Feed three times a day as much as they can eat in three minutes and you will be fine..............................................................................!

 

[Chris2500DK]

I think my sixline would eat pods until he couldn't swim fast enough to catch them

 

[willhoward]

Well, I think that fish will sometimes realize when they have had enough. I had ich quite recently and everyone told me that the fish would make it as long as they are eating. So I fed them WELL! But after 3 - 5mins they start to "loose interest" in the food and the food just drops to the bottom. They just swim past the sinking food. I don't know, maybe my fish just got manners