I feed my fish when they are good. If they are naughty, they are sent to bed with an empty belly...

Your advice is spot on! I've been in the hobby for decades and long before Google and KZfaq. I think I've learned more in the past couple years than ever before. The biggest thing I stress to people is it's your tank so you have to decide. Choices in the hobby can seen overwhelming from food, filtration, fish selection, tank size, CO2 or not, maintenance methods, plants, and the list goes on. I realize it can be almost impossible to decide for new hobbyists, but I would hate someone telling me what I can or cannot do with my tank. Just like the food examples today, pick a path and know you can always change if you wish. Really jealous I don't live anywhere near a real fish store such as your location. Please continue providing all the great content! Much love and respect from the US!!

Just as an aside, I think you're doing really well with your videos. Practical, helpful information. You have your own way of presenting and it's just fine.

You're becoming my favourite fish expert on you tube. Very informative and well explained.

I used to own and maintain 35 rental tanks for different shops and restaurants. We had installed 2 or 3 small auto feeders for flake or pellet but we made it so that the staff got to feed usually frozen food every day. The feeding was marked in Sharpie on the foil for ease. This kept the tanks and fish healthier while still engaging the staff and allowing interactions with the fish. Everyone had their favorite fish. Worked great.

I've found that in my community tank, it's best to feed the flake food first, and about 10-15 seconds later I'll throw in the broken up wafer or pellets for the bottom feeders. Otherwise my tetras just grab the pellets and swim around with them in their mouths if I put them in first lol, and the poor corys get nothing 😅.

As a complete novice I’m really enjoying your videos ,just brilliantly explaining everything so easy to take info on board, great presenter👏🏻

I tend toward well-cycled, heavily-planted, understocked tanks, and I only feed them a few times a week. I like to change up the food I offer. If they aren’t scrambling to eat, they aren’t working the way they’d have to in the wild. Whenever possible, I like a shrimp cleanup crew, just like using springtails and isopods in a vivarium. You’re a legend, Matt. Best advice anyone could ever offer is that you can always add more.

Matt, I'm so glad you started making videos. I love watching MD, but now I get more content to watch. Don't tell MD, but yours are just as good as his. Love what you do, Matt. Please keep the awesome videos coming. Very helpful. I need more...

I used to keep 3 tanks, 29 gal, 10 gal, 5 gal. I was very stingy on food, and it worked well. I fed 2 or three times a day, but small amounts so not much made it to the bottom. I had excellent plant growth and threw away lots of foxtail every two weeks, had valisneria carpeting the bottom, and no disease. I had snails, and whenever one crawled onto a large flat rock, I crushed him with a wooden dowel stick and the fish ate him. Fresh protein bonus, and controlled snail population. They never seemed to figure it out and kept getting on the rock!

I love how the bottle says feed as much as your fish can eat in 3 minutes

How apt that I sit back to watch my inhabitants go wild for tubifex stuck to the glass and this is the first video in my recommended list when I open the app.

Best tip there. DO not clean filters in tap water! Thanks Matt

Why haven't I thought of actually measuring food? Brilliant! Basic information but SO helpful. I've been feeding every other day over the last few months and it's really helped. Another good one, sir! 👏

One thing I took from this was to not feed big in one sitting, but to space it out a little more. That's advice that I'll definitely process. Thanks

I ran across this video five months after it was posted - and I appreciate it so much! I’ve been keeping fish around 36 years and the one thing I never feel I have a handle on is how much and how often to feed the fish. I appreciate the tips and advice. I’ll try the measured cup method and maybe I’ll report back. Thanks for the advice. Next time I cross the Atlantic I’ll drop in for a visit.

Great information Matt, The scoop idea is an excellent pro-tip and I will make sure to add that to my daily regimen. Love your tips and work. Keep up the great tips and work. Very Respectfully, Carlos.

Finally, a vid somewhere that covers this subject that isn't put in take-out what's left. Thx.

You are really good at explaining and it's so generous of you to share all this knowledge you have! Love that you show us in practical ways (measurement cups, images of filters and actual feedings etc). I have been struggeling with how much to feed my fishes. Will try to feed small, but two times a day now. Thanks!

Great video Matt. Here's my humble top 5 tips from across the pond for your viewers (and you too if you'll accept them!): 1. In a 7 day feeding cycle, if your species allows for it, build in one FULL day of fasting. For example I do not feed my Oranda goldfish on Sundays. It allows the fish to fully vent out their digestive systems, AND perhaops just as important, it allows my filters a full day of rest as well. 2. Always watch your fish eat - always. Feeding is when you can get an idea of their overall visual health of your fish and also tell if how much you are feeding is enough, not enough or just right. 3. Use the best fish food you can buy (like Matt said in the video) this includes frozen and market shrimp and seafood. 4. Do NOT rely on carbon or chemical means to keep your tank water clear. If your water is yellow or smelly - you are overfeeding or overstocked or both. Simply reduce your feeding amounts, and INCREASE your water change schedule - ditch the carbon - it's unnecessary. 5. BONUS TIP: I've found in my 40 years of fishkeeping that good ceramic media should make up 90 percent of your filters capacity. **Note: sponges should be kept to the actual INTAKE of the filter so it can be removed and rinsed regularly. The remaining 10 percent of accessible filter media should be the floss you can get at any home craft store that is used to stuff dolls or pillows - super cheap and works just as good as any carbon you can buy to keep you tank spotless - change this floss every 2-4 days - if you are changing it more often you are overfeeding. BONUS BONUS TIP Finally - keep a bottle API Aqua Clear on hand. For new set ups that are cloudy because of substrate (NOT BACTERIA BLOOM) - this stuff flat out works. If you ever want to get your tank SUPER crispy when guest come over, this stuff will work hard for you. I don't use it often at all, but when I do, WOW!

Perfect timing of this video…. My husband has been telling me off for over feeding our fish, watched this and I’m definitely over feeding 😬. Loving your channel.

Only recently I decided to build my first (tiny) tank/box, and I just want to say that yours and MD's channel is helping a lot! Also I have a vague idea about tiny fish needs tiny amount of food, but have no idea just how tiny that amount is gonna be 😂😂

Thank you for the visual with numbers of fish and example of feed quantities.

Great video. My tip for feeding frozen foods: rinse the food after it’s defrosted, and especially do not add the water the food defrosted in to your tank. It is full of phosphates and can lead to bad algae situations!

i love that stingray trying to eat the go pro lol

I have always struggled with high nitrates 40ppm + and sometimes much higher. I just cannot seem to lower them. I have a heaviky planted tank (260litres) with an oase biomaster 600 and is well aerated . Well yes the tank is overstocked but everything is healthy. I do feed quite a bit and i think my mum feeds the tank during the day whilst im at school. My maintenance schedule isnt that consistent but i try to do a water change once every 2 weeks. So i think ill cut down feeding as you said here to try and combat it. Thanks👍

Matt. This is awesome. More beginner tips. I would love to see how you do a waterchange. I am very tired of carrying buckets.

Hey. I feed a large variety of foods to my Guppies twice a day, first feed when the lights are turned on & second feed when I change lights to sunset mode. They bag 24hrs a day though lol. Little cuties 🐟💕

I'm thinking this weekend I'm binge watching Fish Shop Matt... Just so enjoy your videos while watching my tanks and fish... Cheers 🍻 👏

Excellent video. I'm definitely over feeding. MD sent me 🇺🇸

Great video again, Matt, loving it!

Hi Matt, I really like your style. Straight forward, unpretentious, informative, inclusive, and inspirational! Very much looking forward to a lot more videos!

Thank you as usual for all your knowledgeable tips Matt! Hope you have a great rest of the week!

That was a great video! It answered questions I’ve had a while. THANK YOU!

Thanks, Matt!

That scoop idea is top notch! Definitely will be using it. Thank you!

Awesome video, you are a wealth of info & so glad you are sharing with us ❤️🇦🇺

Quiet honestly love your videos :)

Good advice mate.

Well done, Matt.

Another winner!!! Great info -- thanks again! Loving your channel, Matt! -- (from a chronic over-feeder!)

Excellent video Matt.

Great video, love the fish info captions. Very informative. A varied diet, spread over the day is key

Great video ! Following you from MD FISH TANKS. You guys give us soo much good & useful info. I live in FL in the U.S.A. I have betta fish right now but have kept a community tank, goldfish, & a koi pond in the last 25 years, off & on. Introduced my kids to fishkeeping & now my grandson too ! Looking forward to more great videos. Welcome to KZfaq Matt ! 🐟🐠🐡

Great vid Matt, great explanation for those who don't know. Motoros looking great as always :)

Top video again Matt! Weird you uploaded this, was thinking to myself do I over feed? Then your video popped up… must be a sign 🤣👍 keep up the good work mate and keep them videos coming! 😁

Thank you for a great video

Just stoked about you starting a fish channel!!!

Thanks Matt I enjoyed this. Very informative 👍🏻💚

Thanks mate nice video👍

Great video Matt. I wish there was something like this when I started out. Perhaps you could do more beginners videos covering the basics e.g. cycling, acclimating, ferts, algae control, lighting levels, etc. etc.

Yes Matt new video again a video with a lot of information for beginners and the more experienced.

Thank you for showing us the brand names of your fish food. I also use the Bug Bites brand! I want to take care of my pets so I don’t feed the cats Friskies, or my fish Tetra brand. Great idea by posting the names of the fish so we at home can learn more. Don’t worry about saying “umm” because it’s charming and makes you human. Greetings from “almost” Chicago, Illinois, USA!

Another banging video Matt! I barely heard even one um 😂👍 thanks for the tips! Yeah I used to feed way to much! Now it’s barely a pinch a day of omega one super color flakes and two to three hikari mini algae wafers! Can’t wait for the next video mate!

Had a little trip over to maidenhead aquatics in Belfast yesterday 😊lovely little day out beautiful garden centre and a coffee shop thank god I was busting to use the toilet 😁👍 had a nice coffee and a raspberry ruffle then a nice walk around the garden centre all kinds of great stuff 💯👍 came home with 2 neon blue gobeys and 2 orange killifish they have settled in to ther new home and are doing great 👍, smashing day out ☺❤

Had an opposite issue with my tank years ago. Was feeding all the fish variety of food, not too much, so never issues with algae. But was wondering why my plecos never grow like in other peoples tanks. I was underfeeding them! Adding a bit more algae tablets made massive difference in their growth. Lots more poo, I must admit, but I had a big external filter and not too many fish, so it was fine.

Mat, really glad I’ve stumbled on your channel, this is exactly what I’ve been looking for. Awesome video, keep up the good work Brother. The Beard is strong

We’ve gone from a small amount twice a day to a reasonable amount once every other day and a treat of frozen brine shrimp once a week. As well as but bites and algae wafers once a week. There staple food has been micro pellets.

Thanks, Matt. A video on filter maintenance would be great!!

Great video Matt! Presentation was awesome. I'm so guilty of over feeding. I mean it's really a thing I've struggled with LoL I'm going to try this. My pinch of food always turns out to 2 or 3 pinches because I make excuses like whoops, they're not getting any over there or omg I have to feed more so everyone get some. Bottom dwellers mostly. So thanks for the tip. Because seeing the amount of food going in at once is really enough. And in feeding fish, less is always more.

I've enjoyed it, I have a small 80 by 60 inch aquarium with nine fish and some shrimp so i feed the little ones every other day.

I just want to thank you for the great information. I am new to the hobby and am having a hard time getting good help my my fish shops here in Canada. Thank you!

Great tips, thank you !!

I helpful and informative video. Thank you.

Thank you for the video. Fun to watch. I don’t even keep fish! 😂🤣😂

Hi Matt, thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. I really enjoy your videos. Greetings from South Africa.

more on this Matt!!! great video!!! love it amd listening to u.

Thanks for the tip about using something like a measuring cup! Such a simple idea, which I am definitely using from now on 👍 🐟🦀🐚🐢🦐🐌

Where has the Ummm gone 🤔 😂!! Boom Matt is on fire 🔥 very good video and can see you doing very well on KZfaq Matt,I will have to pop up soon ,been a long time since I visited the shop 👍

☺️ thanks for sharing another video Matt.

Wow that was interesting Matt, I have really over fed as I have a lot of brown and green algae, but I’m stripping my 4 foot out and start again. Thank you ❤❤❤

Thanks for the tips and info so far! Looking forward to seeing more. As someone that is on the verge of returning to the hobby (misses depending 🤣😅) i/we would be really interested to hear your thoughts on the tank manufacturers here in the UK and whether or not to buy a "pre packaged set" with cabinet and filter etc or to buy everything separately. This would likely be a big and long project for us as we have a pretty big space it could fill (up to 120 wide), so we can be more flexible. We have the space for it to go and know it'll be a planted tank, but don't know where to start should we walk into a shop and hope to not get our pants pulled down lol. Thanks!

Great video. I learned a lot , mostly that I am over feeding my tank! Lol Using the little spoon is a great tool to keep that in check. All of the comments here are informative. You have created a wonderful space for conversation.

Thank you for this info matt it really helps... 😁❤️

Great informative video. Thank you ✌️

Great video Matt. I also use a spoon to control amount of food.

A very good idea for a vid! Liked it! Definitely covering cleaning products/ cleaning tips and what works/ what doesnt would be a good idea for a future vid! I would really reinforce that it 100% depends on your specific tank, its inhabitants, how it is planted and how it is filtered- AND how it evolves as time goes on. Mostly I feed every other day but some times I feed daily. I certainly dont see the need to feed multiple times a day! (Now for the essay...) My tanks are all heavily planted nanos and not heavily stocked, with internal filters and minimal maintenance, usually once a month. All have gravel under the sand for additional bio filtration- my tetra tank actually has a tonne of spare bionoodles as the base layer in the raised back section coz thats what I had on hand at the time 😂 They all have shrimp which helps with algae and biofilm clean up, the tetra tank also has a few ottos and a greedy bristlenose, my paludarium has a heap of shrimp (started as my shrimp breeder tank) with a school of pygmy cories and a small bristlenose and my tiny quarantine tank currently has some quarantining guppies but usually only houses shrimp (its too small for fish long term IMO). All three take different amounts of food, based on the conditions at the time. The tetra tank used to get an algae wafer a few times a week as top up coz theres enough surfaces in the tank for the inhabitants to get algae from- but since my algae issue has righted itself and Mrs Bristlenose is bigger, she gets an algae wafer most (not all) feeding sessions. I alter between a granule and flake food for the tetra and its a small pinch since its a nano based on the number of fish and how much I see them eat. The shrimp paludarium never used to get fed much each feeding session coz theres so many biofilm surfaces, but now theres more shrimp and I notice they nom the food quite quickly they get fed more- but some sessions they get a small amount, others a larger amount, plus they also get indian almond leaves. I also vary which food they get/ what amounts ( between algae wafers, shrimp pellets and bottom feeder pellets). The small quarantine tank is the same- when theres quarantining fish, a bit of either granule or flake food with less shrimp pellets since the shrimp will help clean up any dropped food. ATM I have a heavily pregnant guppy, so I am feeding small amounts daily to make sure she is getting the food she needs for her developing young- and when it has quarantining fish the filter gets cleaned more regularly. When its only shrimp the bioload is minimal and needs less maintenance- and even so I've never had that filter be particularly dirty. I've not fed live/ frozen food coz til now I only had one small tank of tetra so it wasn't worth getting the food (defrosting one block or even half a block would definitely overfeed the tank!) but since I'm about to get another tank running with guppies, it will be worth it :) I'm also gonna get another brand/ type of food to add since both my granules and flakes are half full, and that'll vary what they get. Also I have a test kit to keep an eye on things- but more importantly is just checking the tanks and knowing what is normal behaviour of the inhabitants and conditions, and what is not so you can get to any issues quickly. Oh- another point- if you have shrimp make sure your fish food is shrimp safe! Some fish foods contain copper. BTW I'm a novice at fish keeping, only been doing it just over a year so this is just what I've learnt over that year and watching youtube vids (Thanks MD!)/ researching. I did previously keep tetra years ago and I KNOW I overfed that tank- plus it wasnt planted. ALWAYS had algae issues! Now, my two shrimp tanks are always clean, minimal algae, minimal maintenance, and my tetra tank had issues coz I think I overdid the nutrients when I rescaped, had spikes, had fish deaths, had more nutrients and algae... you get the picture. It's now balanced/ fixed, healthy plants, healthy fish, and I monitor it more closely.

Hi Matt. I´m from Argentina!!! I used a automatic feeder for the daily dose and when i get home i feed the tablets and others stuff hehe. I enjoy feeding the fish but i concious about over feeding is a pain in the arsh haha. Exellent video as allways.

Fantastic video. Giving me second thoughts about how to feed the fish over the day.

This is an excellent video, thanks!

I have those exact severums they have a beautiful pink at the top of their dorsal fin ... and i have those massive angels too

I needed this video. Hopefully it will sort my algae out. Cheers matt

Thanks so much for doing these tips and tricks my grandson has just started fish keeping and he is now addicted to Fish shop Matt .I have goldfish who throw pebbles at the glass when they want food so yes I over feed thanks again keep up the great content

I have started doing my own mixes with different good quality feeds so, hopefully, there is something that everyone likes. I bought small plastic pots from the supermarket and I have a mix of granular for one tank, a mix of flake for another as that’s what they seem to prefer and I have a mix of shrimp powders/fine granules for all tanks with shrimp. It seems to work well.

I thought I had lots of fish in my planted 250L tank but just doing a count I only have 35 and honestly I thought that I’m starting to over stock 😂, I feed once daily with a quarter algae wafer sometimes half I just put a pinch in compared to you and MD my pinch is small and the large pieces are gone within under a minute with the exception of the wafer, that’s in there for my Corey’s and shrimp. Sometimes I miss a day, I would be interested in what you and others do when you go on holiday, personally I feed mine up with a little more than usual then leave them alone, rightfully or wrongfully. Great video again Matt keep them coming. Cheers. Steve.

Wonderful video, loving this!

Great informative video. One thing I have seen on other channels is people that have a lot aquariums raise their own live food cultures. What are the pros and cons of doing this?

Top video! Great watch, just gutted your not my local fish shop. Amazing selection of everything 🤣🤣🤣

I’ve been guilty of over feeding but this was a helpful reminder to keep it little and often if necessary I try to offer a lot of options and frozen constantly ❤️🌸

love the videos matt can we get a video of the tanks that you own in your personal collection

Amazing

Great video Matt! I wish Maidenhead Aquatics was in the US, I would love to visit the shop

Wow, even though I don’t keep fish, I watched the whole video and found it super interesting. I wish you all the best for your channel, have fun and enjoy yourself. A bunch of greetings from Cologne/Germany. ☀️

Loved it mate!!!! live foods are good for protein, variety and take a little longer to digest so in-between feeding times can be extended. Making sure your fish can clear the items within 5 minutes is key to not having any bad parameter spikes. Im kinda lucky that having heavily planted tanks also help break down fish waste quickly in those hard to see areas. Great content again, loved the little never clean your sponge media under the tap

Great video 😊 I allwas go after food without so much corn.

I'm Trying to Watch Matt But My Eyes keep going to the background to the show going on in that tank 😍 But I did hear you Matt Great Video and Info!

I swear by baby brine shrimp, especially when raising fry but all adult species love em too!

very well explained matt i do my feeding in the morning of my 3 tanks so the fish have plenty of time to eat forage and digest im no professional but seems to work out for me

Another very interesting informative video thanks Matt, I know I am guilty of over feeding but I feel that some of my fish get more aggressive if I lower feeding or skip a feed.

hi Matt, how would you moderate frozen foods? for example how much would one cube of frozen blood worms feed? love the videos and keep it up!