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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Goldfish / February 2004feeding, feeding
Hi all, I feed my Oranda once per day, in the morning, and they are happy to see me -- when I turn on the light they rush to the surface. They eat for a good five minutes or so, then spend a big part of the day searching for leftover tidbits they might have missed, kissing the sides of the tank for algae, etc. I was wondering, it's probably natural for them but I wanted to check -- are your fish hungry little buggers, too? Also, I was feeding them twice per day in the very beginning, and then it seemed too much so I went to once per day. Am I better off feeding them a smaller amount, but twice per day? Thanks, Andrea > Hi all, > I feed my Oranda once per day, in the morning, and they are happy to see [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Thanks, > Andrea I think, because they like to eat so much, I would feed them less food, more often. Jacqui > Hi all, >They eat for [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > to once per day. Am I better off feeding them a smaller amount, but > twice per day? This is perfectly normal behavior, a booking goldfish is a happy goldfish. As for feeding? They probably would like smaller meals several times a day rather than one big one. -D  Signature"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort." -Herm Albright > > Hi all, > >They eat for [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > "A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy > enough people to make it worth the effort." -Herm Albright Thank you both for the advice. Unfortunately, I had a disaster shortly after I wrote this message. I'd changed the water in the tank today using a different water source than usual. A few hours later I went by the tank to find the fish floating. I am afraid that the water source I used had either soap or detergent of some sort on it, and it killed them quickly. I tried water changes, to no avail. I feel pretty lousy, needless to say. Two healthy fish, gone in almost an instant. > I feel pretty lousy, needless to say. Two healthy fish, gone in > almost an instant. Ah $hit. Sorry for your loss. Rinse, rinse, rinse the tank before trying again... -D Signature"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort." -Herm Albright That was an opps.. Sorry to hear about that.. I have a group of buckets set aside that I use strickly for aqaurium maintanence...Nothing else gets put in them so I can avoid these types of problems.. Tim > > > Hi all, > > >They eat for [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > I feel pretty lousy, needless to say. Two healthy fish, gone in almost an > instant. Thank you both for the advice. Unfortunately, I had a disaster shortly after I wrote this message. I'd changed the water in the tank today using a different water source than usual. A few hours later I went by the tank to find the fish floating. I am afraid that the water source I used had either soap or detergent of some sort on it, and it killed them quickly. I tried water changes, to no avail. I feel pretty lousy, needless to say. Two healthy fish, gone in almost an instant.>>>> The same thing happened to me a year or so ago. I changed the water without using dechlorinator [I had been adding it after, my house has a dechlorinator built in, but it was broken that day]. Killed all 4 of my fish in a matter of minutes. :'( Sorry for your loss. thanks to all. Andrea -- --- > Thank you both for the advice. Unfortunately, I had a disaster shortly > after I wrote this message. I'd changed the water in the tank today using a [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > built in, but it was broken that day]. Killed all 4 of my fish in a matter of > minutes. :'( Sorry for your loss. > > > Hi all, > > >They eat for [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > I feel pretty lousy, needless to say. Two healthy fish, gone in almost an > instant. Oh dear... I'd feel crummy too. Well, when you're ready to get some new fish, then you can feed those ones a few times a day. Try not to beat yourself up about these fish... just learn from the mistake. Jacqui |
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