Hikari cichlid staple for fancy goldfish?

[ryukins]

I bought some of the mini floating pellets to add variety to my goldfish diet. Does anyone know if these are ok for fancy goldfish? I realize since they are floating it may not be ideal but I plan to soak them for a bit before feeding.

Anyone feed their goldfish these?

 

[jlk]

I feed only the hikari goldfish-specific foods to my guys but I have heard of people feeding the cichlid foods to goldies before though I dont recommend it. What are the protien, fat, & fiber %'s listed for this food? What is the first ingredient listed on the bag?

 

[ryukins]

Hikari Cichlid Staple Ingredients
White Fish Meal, Wheat Flour, Wheat Germ Meal, Brewer's Dried Yeast, Soybean Meal, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin A Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, B12 Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Calcium Pantothenate, Choline Chloride, D-Activated Animal Sterol, Folic Acid, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite, Inositol, Para-Aminobenzoic Acid, Zinc Oxide, Zinc Oxide, Manganous Oxide, Salt, Ferrous Chloride, Copper Sulfate, Cobalt Sulfate, Aluminum Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate.

Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein
min. 30.0%
Crude Fat min. 4.0%
Crude Fiber max. 5.0%
Moisture max. 9.0%
Ash max. 10.0%

I only bought it because the store had the goldfish ones but only in large packages that expire in one year (2013). The one I bought is mini floating pellets and it expires in 2014.

 

[jlk]

I just would not feed this as their staple food- its very low in protien compared to Hikari fancy goldfish foods (46-48%). I believe your guys are still juveniles & they need the protien for growth & development. It should be fine for an occasional meal though!

 

[ryukins]

Ok, thanks for the advice. Yeah they are still babies, and I am mixing their diet up with aqueon goldfish sinking pellet, some Betta flakes, and dried blood worms. The Hikari package says its supposed to enhance fast growing haha. But I also found this one had relatively higher fiber content which I think could help clear the wastes in their gastrointestinal tracts.

I would love to give them fresh veggies, but I find it is too complicated to make and I am not really into cooking..

 

[jlk]

Buy the bags of instant-steam veggies from the frozen veggie section! Throw them in the micro for a few mins & put in a tupperware container in the veggie drawer- they last @ week. I would reconsider feeding veggies if I had to cook them everyday!

 

[Cichlid Kid]

Also. Goldys do better with sinking pellet type foods. Floating foods allow them to "suck" air from the surface and ingesting it potentially causing gas and intestinal problems as well.