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food?
ok at the risk of sounding stupid, i have a question. i have a fantail goldfish and i was wondering how often i should feed it. the food container says two-three times a day, but that seems like a lot.
i dont want to kill him!!
help is apreciated thanks!
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Re: food?
Originally Posted by annmarie
ok at the risk of sounding stupid, i have a question. i have a fantail goldfish and i was wondering how often i should feed it. the food container says two-three times a day, but that seems like a lot.
i dont want to kill him!!
help is apreciated thanks!
Twice a day should be fine
Breakfast and dinner
Think of it that way
Leave just enough for it to eat at once
Extra fish food gets messy and stinky very fast
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Re: food?
ok thanks
i havent has a fish since i was about 6 so im nervous about this one. my snake is easier
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Re: food?
You could even go once every other day if you wanted. Fish don't need to eat every day and in the wild, they certainly don't get to. If he's a pretty big goldfish, you could even knock it down to once every two days. My fish (most of which are tank busters) only get fed 3 times a week. Those big guys can go days without food if they had to. Plus, it cuts way down on your tank maintenance.
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Re: food?
For my Cichlids in a 120 gal tank I go with once every 2-3 days and have for the past 4 years. They do well with this but if I am going away (very rarely) I feed daily the week before if it is going to be a week without food. You didn't state whether it is in a bowl or a tank with mechanical filtration but if it is in a tank without a power filter less is definitely better! Also, flakes are less polluting than pellets or granules but for a large fish the floating pellets are easier to feed because you can feed as many as they will eat in a few minutes with no waste.
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