Alternative foods for goldfish

[E.Otter]

Other than store purchased foods, what other foods can be fed to goldfish?
From what I've researched on the web I've heard of the following:
* peas (tried this and the fish love it)
* carrots (tried this also and the fish won't touch it)
* lettuce (tried and the fish didn't touch it)
* broccoli
* eggs
* spinach
* any fresh green vegetable
* worms (preferably from a live bait shop - they would be cleaner)
* coctail shrimp

What about food like lunch meat, cooked chicken, or tuna?

Thanks,
E.Otter

[DCrowno835]

>Other than store purchased foods, what other foods can be fed to goldfish?

You can grown mosquito larvae (don't let them hatch) and tadpoles (which have
taken over my FULLY chlorinated pool...weclome to Florida) for meaty treats.

Deanna

[Cheryl Isaak]

On 7/31/03 1:11 PM, in article ,
"Larry Blanchard" > wrote:

> In article ink.net>,
> says...
>> * worms (preferably from a live bait shop - they would be cleaner)
>>
> Many years ago, we used to "clean" worms for bait by putting them in a
> bucket of coffee grounds or cornmeal for a day or so. Coffee probably
> isn't good for fish, but the cornmeal should work OK.
Sounds like how we used to clean steamers and little necks. Made for tasty
fried clams!
Cheryl

[Nona]

On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 20:27:52 -0700, Donald Kerns
> wrote:

>
>Orange

Orange sections with membrane removed? Chopped up or whole sections?

Nona (another foodie and hapa)

[JudyK]

My goldfish really enjoy mosquito larvae. I catch them live when I can
and buy frozen ones out of season.

They also really like eating plants so I give them duckweed and
hornwort to snack on.

I think some kinds of tadpoles are poisonous, or at least nasty
tasting. My gfoldfish didn't like American toad tadpoles. They would
eat them and then spit them out again.

Judy

[DCrowno835]

>My gfoldfish didn't like American toad tadpoles. They would
>eat them and then spit them out again.

My tadpoles are tree frogs, not the bullfrogs or toads. They love the tree
frogs...or maybe they're way underfed. Either way, they eat them!

Deanna

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why not just get a really good, high quality, high protein, high fat food made
specifically for GF and stop trying them out on people food which isnt really
appropriate. GF are not herbivores. Their intestines are 3X as long as their
bodies.. about the same as wolves. They need protein for building their bodies and
fats for energy and they cannot digest carbohydrates well and complex carbs not at
all. all those veggies are in one end, out the other and make bulk wastes that foul
the tank. switch to good quality food, feed VERY LITTLE at a time and see the
nitrates drop, the filter is cleaner longer.
http://users.megapathdsl.net/~solo/puregold/care/food.html
Ingrid


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