food

I read in my book that as well as peas I can feed my fantails on small bits
of potato, breadcrumbs, tiny bits of beef, breakfast cereals, chopped
spinach, bits of chicken and liver.

Is this true? as I'd quite like to stop feeding them flake food and vary
their diet more, or should I get a new book?

They get bloodworm (yes it is irradiated i checked) or brine shrimp in the
evening and flakes in the morning at present.

Tess,

Just get yourself a good sinking fish food. Aquadine
is kind of expensive when bought in small quantities so
you might want to go to the Goldfish Connection and
order some Sho-Gold. If is in the 30% in protein
range. Aquadine runs about $25.00 a pound and Sho-Gold
runs about $13.00 a pound. Sho-Gold is an excellent
food.

Ingrid is wrong saying that Goldfish can not digest
carbohydrates. That is pure horse pucky. Real
research shows that Goldfish do well on carbohydrates,
if this was not true none of the expensive Japanese
feeds for fall and winter would not be high Carbohydrates.

Goldfish and KOI don't need any more than about 30%
proteins in their feeds. I have raised 1/2 inch
goldfish in one season to 4 and 6 inches on Sho-Gold so
the proof is in the pudding. In actuality the research
suggests 28% protein in Goldfish and KOI feeds, but it
is hard to find feeds that low in protein so you need
to look for feeds in the 30% range.

The water quality is your most important place to put
your effort. I always say there are three things to
Keeping Good Goldfish and KOI and that 1. Clean water,
2. Clear water and 3. Clean water. If you work on the
water your fish will be extremely healthy and resistant
to fish diseases.

Good Luck.

Tom L.L.
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Raccoon wrote:
> Thanks Ingrid,
>
> I'm definitely gonna throw my book away, it says to feed my GF foods high in
> carbohydrate. their recommended treatment for swim bladder has also been
> heavily critisised on theis newsgroup, I bought it when I got my first two
> GF, I had already read up on GF (theres so much to learn, its great tho) but
> thought it a good idea to make sure I had at least a basic care guide, it
> seems to contain a fair bit of poor advice.
>
> Tess
>
>
> <dr-solo.DeleteThis@wi.rr.xx.com> wrote in message
> news:415d690c.208962859@news-server.wi.rr.com...
>
>>yes, altho if you leave the algae alone on the sides they can nibble on
>
> that. GF
>
>>just dont need as much food as most of us are giving them. IF we give
>
> them
>
>>nutritious high quality food they just dont need that much. What GF and
>
> koi need is
>
>>protein and fats. they cannot digest carbohydrates to any extent.
>>growers feed small amounts all day long .. BUT, they also have extremely
>
> good water
>
>>and feeding must be balanced by water changes. wastes of any appreciable
>
> amount
>
>>slows or stops growth (like ammonia). so it is better to keep feeding
>
> levels even
>
>>with ability to keep nitrates at or below 20 ppm. if a person's feeding
>
> is running
>
>>the nitrates up, then either increase number per week or amount of
>
> replaced water OR,
>
>>decrease feeding. INgrid
>>