Feeding Fish

Feeding your aquarium fish is more than just dropping flakes into the tank. This article will tell you what, when, how, and how much to feed your fish to keep them healthy and happy.

Plecos are freshwater aquarium fish similar in appearance and habits to catfish--they have sucker mouths with whiskers and spend most of their time at the bottom of the tank. However, plecos are...

Whether raising minnows for an aquarium, using them for bait, or merely observing their behavior in the wild, minnows are highly adaptive fish. Their widely varying diet allows minnows to thrive...

Koi are the Japanese variation of the common carp that derived from the original species in the early 1800s in Japan. These fish exist in a wide range of colors and are often found in water...

Anyone who keeps large predatory fish knows that providing them with live food, rather than the typical pellets and frozen food that large commercial pet stores offer, is ideal in helping to keep...

Having a koi pond requires patience, large amounts of responsibility, and proper knowledge of how to effectively care for your fish. Koi are much different from having a regular fresh water tank...

Daphnia Magna are easy to culture at home where they can continue to provide you with a healthy form of live fishfood.

Halibut have a unique diet that can consist of several different fish and formulas. Farm-raised halibut have a very different diet than that of wild halibut. It is important for anyone interested...

Frozen foods for tropical fish contain fresh ingredients that are frozen solid and only thawed when ready to be served. They provide something similar to what fish would eat in their natural habitat.

The question every aquarium owner has asked, "how much and how often should I feed my fish?" Here is the real answer!

Copepods are small, water-dwelling crustaceans. They live in every conceivable part of the ocean, from tide pools to ravines, and also in streams, rivers and lakes. Copepods are small enough that...

At the top of the food chain is the human species- strong and dynamic. At the bottom of the food chain is one of the most abundant and widely consumed sea animals on the planet--krill. The word...

Macropodus Chinensis, or Chinese paradise fish, aren't considered picky eaters. They are omnivores, although they favor a high-protein diet of meaty foods. These colorful relatives of the Betta...

Fish are amazing creatures. Some species actually never stop growing until they perish. In the wild, fish forage for food to survive, which can limit growth due to availability and predation by...

Microfex worms are one of the best live fishfoods available. They breed the fastest out of all of the aquatic worms that are used for live fishfood. Microfex worms are also called dero worms or...

Live fishfood is definitely good for your newborn fry. However, there are times when your supply of live fishfoods may be low. These times are when you will be glad that you took the time to make...

Most people do not like to buy gold fish because you can not pet them like a dog or snuggle with them like a cat. Gold fish, however, can make excellent pets if you know how to take care of it to...

Brine shrimp technically aren't shrimp, but they do make great food for fish, especially fry and carnivorous fish with small mouths, such as sea horses. Although hatched brine shrimp can be bought...

A goldfish is one of the most common pets for people to get, they don't require a lot of care and are generally easy to care for. In this article you can learn how to feed you goldfish pet.

Saltwater fish have different feeding requirements from freshwater fish. Marine fish often maintain their natural wild diet, rather than a largely domesticated diet, like freshwater fish. Properly...

Grindal worms are the perfect live fishfood. They breed very fast and fish eat them up quickly. There are many ways to culture grindal worms. Here I will describe a grindalworm culturing method...

Knowing how and when to feed your saltwater fish is important for their survival. Too much food is as dangerous for them as not having enough--both can cause shortened lifespan or immediate death...

Sucker fish or suckermouth catfish are the common names for bottom-feeding fish such as algae eaters or one of the types of plecostomus fish. They spend a lot of time in the aquarium sticking to...

Minnows are kept by some people as bait for fishing, while other people often keep them as pets. There are both freshwater and saltwater minnows and feeding them is an important part of keeping...

Blackworms are a popular live fishfood. They are easy to keep and culture. Aquarium fish will happily eat California blackworms. These worms are fed live to fish of many sizes and...

Blackworms are segmented annelids that readily regenerate their own tissue. This nifty biological trick allows fragments of worm to be cut off and isolated and then used to begin a new worm...

Copepods are a type of crustacean which can live in both fresh and ocean water. The miniscule creatures are an important source of dietary protein for many forms of aquatic life, particularly when...

Sockeye salmon reside in the Pacific Ocean, from the northern Canadian waters to the eastern coasts of Japan and the western coasts of North and Central America. It is also found in inland waters...

Rockfish are native to the North Pacific Ocean, living in the waters from as far north as Alaska to as far west as Japan. Also known as Pacific red snapper and rock cod, rockfish is a broad...

Catfish and snails are not strictly algae eaters. They will happily snack on algae all day long but they will still need to be fed once or twice a day. These hungry aquatic scavengers will need a...

Sometimes, certain aquariums can accumulate algae faster than others. All fish tanks are different. Here are a few natural and organic ways to control algae in a freshwater aquarium using living...

You can't feed all your fish the same foods--some breeds need different nutrients. Sucker fish, known as plecostomus or plecos, are primarily omnivores. Their diet should consist of a diet high in...

Culturing dirtless grindal worms is the easiest way to grow your own live fish food. Why would you want to culture grindal worms in dirt when they don't need dirt to survive? It is so easy to...

Breeder shrimp need a widely varied diet in order to rear large batches of young. Here we will discuss the many things that you can feed to your adult shrimp to get them into tip-top shape and...

Feeding free floating ghost shrimp larvae is cheap and easy. In fact it is almost free! The larval stage in ghost shrimp is short but if the tiny shrimp can't find enough food, then they won't...

Culturing your own live food is one thing. What if you have figured out how to culture live food so well that you have extra cultures on your hands. Well if you don't want to go into business...

Vinegar eels are tiny, non-parasitic, free living nematodes. They feed on even smaller microorganisms that live in and eat apple cider vinegar. Vinegar nematode or Vinegar Eels (Turbatrix aceti)...

Tiny newborn fish fry, eat even tinier live fish foods. Vinegar eels are one of the most popular live fry foods. They are widely available and easy to care for. Vinegar eels live in the water...

Grindal Worms are a perfect choice of live Fishfood. They are similar to white worms but need much warmer living and breeding conditions. This makes them easier to care for than white worms....

For many years, fathead minnows have been used largely as bait or as food for other aquarium fish. Recently, they are beginning to be regarded as aquarium pets themselves. They also go by the name...

Infusoria is a collective term for microscopic aquatic creatures like ciliates, euglenoids, protozoa, and unicellular algae that exist in freshwater ponds. Aquarists feed infusoria to their...

When Oscar fish are ready to breed, common signs and behaviors for the mating process can often confuse fish owners into thinking that a fight to the death is taking place. The Oscar fish is a...

During spawning season, a biological switch is thrown inside of fish, and they turn their thoughts to mating. Some fish (like salmon) swim all the way back to their childhood spawning grounds,...

Tired of dirty live food cultures for your fish and aquariums. From your smallest guppy babies to your adult discus, your fish will thank you for growing them grindal worms the easy way.

Yes, your pet fish can get constipated - and it can be deadly to them.

Frozen fish food is a great source of nutrients and fresh food for your saltwater fish, but it can be expensive and doesn't last very long. You can make your very own frozen fish food at home and...

Got fish? If you're planning a vacation or some time away, you don't have to worry about who will feed your fish. There are many great products to keep your fish fed without you. Some fish can...

Feeding sea monkeys is a simple task. There are no complicated preparation methods. There aren’t even colorful flakes to spread over the water of the tank on a daily basis like with fish....

Some fish will allow you to hand feed them while others may act wary. However, you can teach almost any fish accept hand feeding. This feeding method will let you monitor exactly how much your pet...

Floating fish pellets are not for all fish-bottom feeders, for instance, require food that sinks to the bottom of the aquarium. For most fish, however, a floating pellet is appealing and can be...