Peas

[Kellbot]

Do peas have a decent amount of nutritional value for goldies? I know
they're reccomended in case of swim bladder or constipation, but what
about for healthy fish?

My fish Bob seems to love them, and they're the only sinking food he's
taken any interest in (he'll eat anything floating along the water,
including my fingers, but ignores sinking food). Are they good to give
him when he's not sick?

Peas are also nice because they're handy, they don't require chopping
or mushing, just a quick zap in the microwave and then popping them
out of their skin.

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no.. their main value is as a laxative. land based "foods" are mostly not digestible
without pre-digestion and GF dont utilize carbohydrates for the most part. GF mostly
eat the little animals hanging around the algae or plants in a pond.
if you want to treat the fish feed VERY small amounts of cooked chopped human
quality shrimp. If your fish are ignoring sinking food you are overfeeding your fish.
a hungry GF is a healthy GF.
Ingrid

(Kellbot) wrote:

>Do peas have a decent amount of nutritional value for goldies? I know
>they're reccomended in case of swim bladder or constipation, but what
>about for healthy fish?
>
>My fish Bob seems to love them, and they're the only sinking food he's
>taken any interest in (he'll eat anything floating along the water,
>including my fingers, but ignores sinking food). Are they good to give
>him when he's not sick?
>
>Peas are also nice because they're handy, they don't require chopping
>or mushing, just a quick zap in the microwave and then popping them
>out of their skin.



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