"Nikki" wrote in message
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"Köi-Lö" $##$$@$##$$.#$$ wrote in message
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For the sake of the fish I hope they're platys and not GF. Healthy
goldfish that are well fed can easily grow 1/2" to 3/4" a month. I hear
and see advice online and in the shops where feeding GF once a day is
recommended. GF are not predatory fish, they're browsers or grazers and
nibble all day long. For proper growth they not only need space and
clean water but several meals a day, with variety. To put a pinch of
flakes in their tank once a day isn't going to get it. For example today
my GF got Ichabon pellets for brunch, Shrimp pellets for supper and a
slice of fresh orange around 9 PM.
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Yes i agree, I feed mine smaller amounts though out the day, and even
after they eat they are always still looking for something left at the
bottom,

Yes, they'll pick over the gravel for every last morsel that may have sunk
to the bottom.

and
it dont matter how much i feed them they can always eat one more time if i
let them.

And it wont harm them! :-)) They'll just grow faster and you'll need to do
a bit more maintenance on the filter and a few more water changes than if
you half starve them. If you don't mind the extra hassle and expense they
also love thawed bloodworms, tubafex, brineshrimp and glass worms.

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