Discussion:Accueil

Absolutely! 1) Fantail goldfish2) I have two fish3) Each fish has its own 10 gollan tank right now, but only as a temporary measure. We are upgrading one to 20 gollans in a day or so, and the other ten gollan tank is currently housing a sick goldfish being treated for fungus. It will become a quarantine tank.4) I try to feed the healthy fish three times a day, but I do NOT just throw a pinch in and hope he eats it. I sit at the tank during feeding time and give him one large flake broken into four or five bite-sized pieces at a time. I watch him until he has eaten every piece, then I give him another few bites of flake food. I repeat this process until I see him stop racing for the food, or until he starts letting bits sink. I believe that feeding them a few small meals instead of one large one is good for their health, as they are meant to forage for food throughout the day. However, I agree with you that frequent feeding means extra waste and pollution. This is why I actually watch to be sure he actually wants all of the food I am giving him. If he lets any sink and doesn't eat it within five minutes, I will remove it, but so far I have not had to do this. The best way to fix the overfeeding problem is to actually watch as they eat and give them more little by little as long as they are acting hungry.Just a thought, but I think most people use that horrible little slide tab on the top of the fish food lid. The problem with this is that it is virtually impossible to accurately measure how much food is given. When I was new to goldfish keeping, I had more than one accident where too much food all went in at once. Fortunately, I knew it would kill the fish to leave it there and I quickly netted it out and did a partial water change. However, many do not realize that when food rots it poisons the water. I think the problem may be that people are inconsistent and do not remove extra food if too much falls in. My husband, being new to fish care, once accidentally dumped extra in. The fish almost died because he didn't tell me until the next day when he mentioned not to feed the fish since he got too much the day before. He assumed the fish would just eat it over the next few days, like left-overs. Perhaps you should advise people when they buy their fish to actually use their fingers to pick up the flakes. This is more accurate and would greatly reduce the risk of accidental overfeeding.