Live foods, healthier fish?

Have a question. I have had three goldfish that have died, all started
with bladder problems and eventually died with pine-coning. I have
kept fish for years the tanks chemistry was good etc. etc. No obvious
problems, all the fish lived healthy for at least a year before they
became sick. Died at different times too. Not sick at the same time.

I recently read something suggesting that live foods made for healthier
Godlfish, especially when it came to swim bladder health . I wondered
if anyone had any experience with this and if there was anything to
this?

We have sworn off Goldfish because of our experience. I have kept fish
for years and never gotten attached to fish. But the Goldfish we had we
got quite attached too and it was not fun watching them get sick and
eventually die.

Kudzu

Kudzu wrote:

Have a question. I have had three goldfish that have died, all started
with bladder problems and eventually died with pine-coning. I have
kept fish for years the tanks chemistry was good etc. etc. No obvious
problems, all the fish lived healthy for at least a year before they
became sick. Died at different times too. Not sick at the same time.

I recently read something suggesting that live foods made for healthier
Godlfish, especially when it came to swim bladder health . I wondered
if anyone had any experience with this and if there was anything to
this?

We have sworn off Goldfish because of our experience. I have kept fish
for years and never gotten attached to fish. But the Goldfish we had we
got quite attached too and it was not fun watching them get sick and
eventually die.

Kudzu

sounds like your fish died from dropsy

get larger GF. that they are larger indicates probably older and more genetically
healthy.
feed high quality food (not live type food unless it is human quality/grade or, it
has been irradiated).
feed EXTREMELY small amounts of food at a time. they are grazers and their digestive
tracts did not evolve to chow down on lots of food at a time. the higher the quality
(as in food that comes from the water like shrimp or krill or even fish meal) the
less is needed cause it is more digestible and provides nutrients in the correct
balance. aquadine is one. google for it online.
it is also important to acknowledge that GF are dirty and require real work to keep
the damn tank clean and the water pristine.
Ingrid

"Kudzu" wrote:
Have a question. I have had three goldfish that have died, all started
with bladder problems and eventually died with pine-coning. I have
kept fish for years the tanks chemistry was good etc. etc. No obvious
problems, all the fish lived healthy for at least a year before they
became sick. Died at different times too. Not sick at the same time.

I recently read something suggesting that live foods made for healthier
Godlfish, especially when it came to swim bladder health . I wondered
if anyone had any experience with this and if there was anything to
this?

We have sworn off Goldfish because of our experience. I have kept fish
for years and never gotten attached to fish. But the Goldfish we had we
got quite attached too and it was not fun watching them get sick and
eventually die.

Kudzu



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I recently read something suggesting that live foods made for healthier
Godlfish

live food is as much fun as the fish but requires as much work.