Goldfish Feeding?

[The_Desacrator]

I have been feeding my goldies tropical flakes(didnt know this ws a no-no) once a day. Yesterday I got goldfish flakes and pellets. Now the instructions say to feed 2-3 daily. Should I feed them according to the instructions or continue once a day.

 

[bruinsbro1997]

I have been feeding my goldies tropical flakes(didnt know this ws a no-no) once a day. Yesterday I got goldfish flakes and pellets. Now the instructions say to feed 2-3 daily. Should I feed them according to the instructions or continue once a day.

What kid of goldfish do you have? I they're fancy ones or irregularly shaped the bet food are sinking pellets.

 

[The_Desacrator]

They are all Ryukins. One is red, another is red and white, and the last is a calico.

The pellets indeed sink. I have four cory cats as clean up. They won't get affected by eating the leftover pellets right?

 

[Esoteric Backbone]

I have been feeding my goldies tropical flakes(didnt know this ws a no-no) once a day. Yesterday I got goldfish flakes and pellets. Now the instructions say to feed 2-3 daily. Should I feed them according to the instructions or continue once a day.

Its up to you how you feed them, you can do every other day, once a day, or a couple of times a day. I used to feed my fish a couple of times a day, because for one i kept my tank at around 80 so they had a higher metabolism, but i would give them really small portions, so as not to overfeed

 

[Hubert90]

I have been feeding my goldies tropical flakes(didnt know this ws a no-no) once a day. Yesterday I got goldfish flakes and pellets. Now the instructions say to feed 2-3 daily. Should I feed them according to the instructions or continue once a day.

Ok firstly of all get rid of any flakes u have! Flakes increase the chance of bloating. Which in turn leads to swimming bladder disorder.

Now feeding schedule. U should feed 6 times a week and have one day of fasting to allow ur goldies system to rest and clean itself out! Do u have access to bloodworms and frozen peas? I feed my goldfish one of each once a week! The other 4 days u can feed them pellets! The amount of pellets is really up to u to investigate. But 5-10pellets each depending on the size of the pellets. What brand is ur pellets?

Just to give u an idea of how mine works here's timeline
Monday- NLS goldfish pellets
Tuesday- hikari bloodworms
Wednesday-NLS goldfish pellets
Thursday-greenpeas
Friday-fasting
Saturday-NLS goldfish pellets
Sunday- frozen food named goldfish gourmet or vegetarian (something like that gaha)

Not Alot of people will agree with my schedule! But I like to give varieties!

Hope this helps

 

[Hubert90]

O ya didnt really answer Ur questions. Ermm I feed mine once a day. That's only because I have one 10+year old fantail so there's no need to do feed more than once a day. However when I had juveniles, fry or trying to breed, I feed small amount 2-3 times a day but that comes with more pwc!

Once a day is more than sufficient

 

[The_Desacrator]

OK I'll see if I can return the flakes. The pellets are tiny. Maybe like a centimeter long each.

The brand is Omega One.

I have access to blood worms and I feed them 2-3 times a week.(used to have angels in the same tank)

My schedule will probably be something like:
Sunday - fasting
Monday - Live Blood Worms
Tuesday - Pellets
Wednesday - Pellets
Thursday - Peas
Friday - Pellets
Saturday - Pellets

Is this acceptable?

 

[Fishguy2727]

I only feed and recommend New Life Spectrum, it is better than Hikari or Omega One IME. Peas are fine but I wouldn't do the bloodworms in any form.

 

[jsoong]

OK I'll see if I can return the flakes. The pellets are tiny. Maybe like a centimeter long each.

That is not tiny! 1 cm is koi pellets .... maybe you mean 1 mm?? If you have 1 cm pellets, I would return those too.

For small goldfish 1 mm pellets are good. Bigger fish can take 3 mm pellets.

Anyway, your schedule looks OK, but i would add a veggie day .... Peas, or whatever. Fancy goldies do much be3tter with more veggies in their diet. <For me, veggies are just extras ..... veggies day means both pellets & veggies.>

Once or twice a day, it is up to you. Of course, if you are feeding multiple times a day, you would feed less per feed.

 

[Hubert90]

OK I'll see if I can return the flakes. The pellets are tiny. Maybe like a centimeter long each.

The brand is Omega One.

I have access to blood worms and I feed them 2-3 times a week.(used to have angels in the same tank)

My schedule will probably be something like:
Sunday - fasting
Monday - Live Blood Worms
Tuesday - Pellets
Wednesday - Pellets
Thursday - Peas
Friday - Pellets
Saturday - Pellets

Is this acceptable?

Looks cool. But live bloodworms can be abit risky as it may carry parasites and disease. Unless u have a reliable supplier stay with frozen! Don't get freeze-dried!

And omega one sounds good! Heard lots of good things about it!

 

[The_Desacrator]

Thanks guys. Yes my suppliers are reliable, haven't had any problems so far.

I put peas on Thursday.