feeding, feeding

[nativelaw]

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

[Chris & Jacqui Tondreau]

"nativelaw" > wrote in message
...
> 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
>

I think, because they like to eat so much, I would feed them less food, more
often.

Jacqui
>

[Donald K]

nativelaw wrote:

> Hi all,
>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?

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
--
"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy
enough people to make it worth the effort." -Herm Albright

[nativelaw]

"Donald K" > wrote in message
...
> nativelaw wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >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?
>
> 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
> --
> "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.

[Donald K]

nativelaw wrote:

> 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
--
"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy
enough people to make it worth the effort." -Herm Albright

[T]

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


"nativelaw" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "Donald K" > wrote in message
> ...
> > nativelaw wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >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?
> >
> > 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
> > --
> > "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.
>
>
>
>

[GiveMeABMW]

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.

[nativelaw]

thanks to all.

Andrea

--
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"GiveMeABMW" > wrote in message
...
> 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.

[Chris & Jacqui Tondreau]

"nativelaw" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "Donald K" > wrote in message
> ...
> > nativelaw wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >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?
> >
> > 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
> > --
> > "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.

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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