My new Fantail Goldfish

[Redeem]

Hi all,

Finally made it to the world of the indoor fish keeper; I purchased a
biorb 30 litre, and a new Fantail Goldfish. 24 hours later, and the
fish seems to be happy, swiming around.

One question though, how many pellets should I fed it? One book say
3-4 once a day, another 3 times a day. So far I've feed it 4 pellets
once a day which have been eaten. Anyone else out there in the same
situation?

Redeem

[Peter Ammon]

Redeem wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Finally made it to the world of the indoor fish keeper; I purchased a
> biorb 30 litre, and a new Fantail Goldfish. 24 hours later, and the
> fish seems to be happy, swiming around.
>
> One question though, how many pellets should I fed it? One book say
> 3-4 once a day, another 3 times a day. So far I've feed it 4 pellets
> once a day which have been eaten. Anyone else out there in the same
> situation?
>
> Redeem

Companies that sell consumable goods always overstate how much you need
to up their profits. This isn't a big deal when they're selling, say,
toothpaste, but when it comes to a living animal it's despicable.

It's not clear how big your pellets are, but if a pellet is a mouthful
then four per day is about right. Overfeeding is a lot more dangerous
than underfeeding.

-Peter

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[Redeem]

Hi Peter,

The pellet size is quite tiny, here is a photo I took of one pellet:

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~friend/images/foodpelletsize.jpg

I fed my fantail 8 pellets and he ate them within 2 minutes.

Would you say from the size of that pellet, that 8 is just about right,
or too much?

Red.

[Geezer From The Freezer]

Redeem wrote:
>
> Hi Peter,
>
> The pellet size is quite tiny, here is a photo I took of one pellet:
>
> http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~friend/images/foodpelletsize.jpg
>
> I fed my fantail 8 pellets and he ate them within 2 minutes.
>
> Would you say from the size of that pellet, that 8 is just about right,
> or too much?
>
> Red.


They are quite small. I'd feed about 4 or 5 twice a day.
Do they expand when they are wet?

[Redeem]

Hi Geezer Freezer,

Nope the pellets do not expand when wet.

Okay I'll feed 5 in the morning, and 5 in the evening.

or 10 in the evening? would the fish be more hungry?

Red.


Geezer From The Freezer wrote:
> Redeem wrote:
> >
> > Hi Peter,
> >
> > The pellet size is quite tiny, here is a photo I took of one pellet:
> >
> > http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~friend/images/foodpelletsize.jpg
> >
> > I fed my fantail 8 pellets and he ate them within 2 minutes.
> >
> > Would you say from the size of that pellet, that 8 is just about right,
> > or too much?
> >
> > Red.
>
>
> They are quite small. I'd feed about 4 or 5 twice a day.
> Do they expand when they are wet?

[Geezer From The Freezer]

Redeem wrote:
>
> Hi Geezer Freezer,
>
> Nope the pellets do not expand when wet.
>
> Okay I'll feed 5 in the morning, and 5 in the evening.
>
> or 10 in the evening? would the fish be more hungry?
>
> Red.

I think 5 morning and 5 evening is sufficient. It's better feeding that
way than 10 in the evening, less waste, and won't bloat the little fishy :)