Things You'll Need:
- Aquarium Fish Nets
- Goldfish Food Packages
- Brine Shrimp
- Weekend/holiday Fish Food
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Step 1
Purchase the right kind of food for your fish. Goldfish need protein and a wide range of vitamins and carbohydrates, so choose a nutrient-rich food specifically for goldfish. Use either flake-form or floating pellets. Ask at the aquarium store for food recommendations for the specific type of goldfish you own.
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Step 2
Consider occasionally offering snacks, such as leafy vegetables (lettuce and spinach) or live food (brine shrimp and mosquito larvae), for variety.
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Step 3
Feed your fish once a day by adding one small pinch of food to the tank at a time. In general, provide as much food as the fish will consume in 2 minutes. (Vary this accordingly for larger fish.) Remember to offer just a tiny amount in each pinch.
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Step 4
Remove excess food with a net after the feeding session, to avoid polluting the water.
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Step 5
Consider using a feeding ring, which attaches to the side of the tank and allows better control, thus reducing the risk of overfeeding your fish.
Comments
vanijoe said
on 12/24/2008 VERY USEFUL TIPS. TQ.
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Anonymous said
on 8/6/2007 If you want a beautiful, planted tank (without your goldfish eating the plants), try planting Egeria densa (Anacharis, elodea). For some reason they never like to eat this, but don't worry-- it's perfectly safe.
Anonymous said
on 8/6/2007 Fish need vitamin C for a good immunity system, and either a type of fish or seafood should be listed as the first ingredient. If not first, then second is fine, if the first is a wheatgerm food. Make sure that corn is not one of the first four ingredients. It isn't easily digested. Corn Gluton is acceptable as fourth or later. It is the most easily digested part of corn. Cooked-non salted, non buttered rice or peas is a good snack. Grapefruit, dark lettuce (not iceberg) or an orange are good vitamin C supplements.
Anonymous said
on 8/6/2007 Center your decors in the middle of the bowl because goldfish like to swim in circles.
Anonymous said
on 8/6/2007 Freeze dried treats are the way to go if you want to avoid bacteria from frozen or live foods. Other treats that you can feed your goldfish include hard-boiled eggs, which is high in protein, and boiled peas with the skin removed. Boiled peas may help your fish's digestive system, especially if he is constipated or has swim-bladder disorder (characterized by swimming on his side or upside down).