Feeding the Cleaner Shrimp

[Mnesarchus]

I have been feeding my Cleaner Shrimp a couple of small pieces of scallop every day. Is this too much? Or too little? How often does everyone feed their cleaners?

 

Thanks

[spoondigity]

I feed my tank twice a day. When I do, I feed the cleaner a few little bits by hand of whatever frozen food I happen to be feeding. I have been told that with enough live rock and the fallout from feeding the tank, the cleaner doesn't even have to be fed but I have also been told it is good to give it something directly a couple times a day and I would tend to lean this way myself. My cleaner has been doing great for months under this scehdule and he/she is always very eager at meal time.

 

P.S. I have been told repeatedly by many long time reefers that it is good to soak foods in both Zoe and Zoecon or some similar products. I have always done this just to make sure nothing essential is missed. Both products claim to help invertebrates as well as fish.

[Djm9288]

my cleaner just eats bits of fish food!

[reiple]

eats any leftover fish meal. purified food fed thru glass dropper or syringe it also likes.