feeding, feeding

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

"nativelaw" wrote in message
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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

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

"Donald K" wrote in message
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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.

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

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
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"Donald K" wrote in message
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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.

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.

thanks to all.

Andrea

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"GiveMeABMW" wrote in message
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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" 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