Good quality food for fancy goldfish

[em1981ma]

I was just wondering what brands and prepared foods are considered good for fancy goldfish. I currently use a mix Tetra Gold Japan sinking pellets and New Era sinking pellets. Looking for suggestions to mix it up for my goldies. I have tried other pellets in the Tetra Gold range but they all float. So just sinking pellet suggestions. I feed live,frozen and veg too. But want more variety in the way of good quality sinking pellets

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[icydeath]

Hikari makes some good sinking foods for fancies, as does Omega one.

 

[em1981ma]

Ooops just realised thread in wrong section. Cheers I feed my subtropical fish hikari pellets. Didn't know they do goldfish food too.

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[icydeath]

My petco always has a bunch in stock, they usually hang on their own little section thingy. Haha hope that helps!

Most of your threads are about your goldfish, how bout some pictures?

 

[em1981ma]

This is most expensive one Ambrosius my grade B Calico Ryukin.

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[icydeath]

Wow, that is looking REALLY good! I like the nacreous scales on a Ryu.

 

[em1981ma]

Is that what the shiny scales are called. I have a calico fantail that has a few scales like that and I paid like 3pound for her. She's fast I'll try get a pic

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[em1981ma]

Hard to get a clear PIC that's Hoggle. The black moor in the background is Ludo he looks small in the PIC but his 6inches long. His also disabled got a cleft lip I adopted him he was living in a tiny tank about 10cms bigger than he was. Excuse the sponge bob theme my variatus platy Rodney is attached to Squidworth house so until he lives out his lifespan i can't get rid of them.

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[em1981ma]

BTW back on topic the brands I'm using are they good ones what's the best quality brand?

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[icydeath]

I would say Hikari again. Omega one is also good. Live or frozen foods will help you out a lot too

Anacharis and duckweed are cool plants that goldies love eating. Plus the grow fast enough to have some in the tank at all times.

 

[jasmin1502]

Fluval and nutrafin max are the best


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[Niki86]

I know you said something along the lines of a prepared pellet but have you tried repashy? It's a really good veggie based food for them and doesn't take too much time or effort to prepare.


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[Coursair]

Read ingredients. Many have a ton of fillers. The better foods have better ingredients.

Repashy is good.
Omega One is good IMHO

I also recommend feeding veggies and greens.

If you feed enough veggies and greens to your goldfish you can also manage to keep some live plants in their tank which can help with the water quality as well.




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[KevinB]

How much to do you use per GF and how often?

They seem to eat all that you give them.

 

[em1981ma]

I feed twice a day. I use to feed 3 times a day when they were under 1yr old.

we're gona need a bigger tank (boat).. JAWS ~~~∆~~\o/~~

 

[KevinB]

EM, thanks for your response.

I am curious from the rest of the group what the recommended frequency and amount for feeding per goldfish? As mentioned in last post, they will simply eat everything you give them, so wondering what is needed.

 

[em1981ma]

Well when I first got my two goldies I feed once a day. Then jlk told me it was a starvation diet and that babies need small regular meals I started feeding 3 times a day and they grew bigger and bigger. I don't think they would have, had I stuck to feeding once a day. I only feed twice a day now cause all are over a year old, apart from one. The juvenile is getting a good share of the food. I feed two pinches of sinking pellets twice aday, I have 6 goldies. If I feed live,frozen food that counts as a meal so they would only get 1 (2pinch) of sinking pellet meal that day. I feed veggies several times a week. I don't count veg as a meal.

we're gona need a bigger tank (boat).. JAWS ~~~∆~~\o/~~

 

[em1981ma]

How much to do you use per GF and how often?

They seem to eat all that you give them.

I think this would be hard to do give a certain number of pellets or flake per goldfish. As my fantails are faster than my moors they would eat more. I just make sure I give a generous portion that everyone gets a share even if the fantails eat a bit more of that share

we're gona need a bigger tank (boat).. JAWS ~~~∆~~\o/~~

 

[KevinB]

I've actually heard every other day. Right now, I have 1 14yr old GF about 6" long and currently feed 2 times a day. First, 1 pinch of flakes, and a then later a pinch (3 or 4) freeze dried shrimp. I told my wife, that may be a bit much. Just the shrimp might be enough.

 

[em1981ma]

I've actually heard every other day. Right now, I have 1 14yr old GF about 6" long and currently feed 2 times a day. First, 1 pinch of flakes, and a then later a pinch (3 or 4) freeze dried shrimp. I told my wife, that may be a bit much. Just the shrimp might be enough.

I think a fasting day once in a blue moon is good for them. Personally I treat blood worms and shrimp as a treat. The high protein content I heard isn't good for goldies esp black moor. I also throw algae wafers in as a treat too occasionally.

we're gona need a bigger tank (boat).. JAWS ~~~∆~~\o/~~