| Knowing how much food to give when feeding | | | | larvae, grapes, oranges and spinach |
| goldfish and how often to feed is tricky. | | | | A good rule of thumb when feeding goldfish is to feed |
| Goldfish pets are very sensitive and will eat more than | | | | no more than the fish can consume in three to four |
| they need to if it is offered to them. When you | | | | minutes. Only feed the fish one time a day or once |
| overfeed your fish, you open the door for digestive | | | | every two days. Because the food is digested very |
| problems which can cause disease and even death. | | | | fast, overfeeding can cause a lot of extra waste in |
| However, younger fish will require more food to grow | | | | the tank. |
| at the proper rate. | | | | Goldfish diets need to have protein and a variety of |
| Overfeeding causes the food to not be digested | | | | vitamins and carbohydrates. Your local pet store |
| properly. This, in turn, causes the food to move through | | | | owner is a good source of information on what is best |
| the digestive system quickly and can affect water | | | | to feed your goldfish. |
| quality and cleanliness. Any food that remains can get | | | | Flake food or pellet food needs to be soaked first. |
| into and clog the filtration system. When feeding | | | | Otherwise, this food will lay on top of the water. When |
| goldfish, remember to remove the remaining food from | | | | the fish feeds at the top of the tank, it will collect air in |
| the tank. | | | | the swim bladder, which often leads to disease or |
| The two types of food are -o Dried food - flakes, | | | | even death. Give vegetables once every three to four |
| pellets, tubliflex, krill, plankton, brine shrimp, blood worms, | | | | days and fruit no more than once a week. Offering |
| spirulina and daphniao Fresh food - romaine lettuce, | | | | boiled peas is a good remedy for constipation |
| cooked peas, earthworms, eggs, cucumbers, insect | | | | problems. |