How often do I need to feed fish?

On Mon, 8 Aug 2005 16:44:26 -0500, "Reel Mckoi"
wrote:


"Sam" wrote in message
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Yeah, I thought goldfish might be more high maintenance.

## A half dozen rosy reds may be a better choice. Even those need some
extra food to thrive.

I know there will be maintenance involved. How frequent, I don't know,
but I figure a once-a-week checkout and cleaning or changing water (I
plan to add a float valve to supply fresh well water, but I know
evaporation concentrates minerals, etc.).

## You may bypass fish altogether. You wouldn't need a filter to mess
with. Just to partial water changes or top-offs. It would be the least
work.

But if I can avoid the daily fish feeding it would be great. Just one
less thing to do in my hectic life. So maybe a couple of smaller fish?
I'll check with a local pond supply. know there are small ones that
love mosquito larvae. And we have plenty of bugs out here in the
country.

## I think all fish love mosquito larvae but you would need abnormal
amounts to keep even one goldfish or a pair of rosy reds healthy. You would
also need STILL water to attract the mosquitoes - which is bad for the fish.
If I were you I would go with no fish and some mosquito dunks.

Cripes, I feed my fish every now and then, certainly not every day.
Maybe that is why they come to the surface when they see me and
scream, "Feed me, feed me."

I figure that they are there to entertain me, not the other way
around.

John

"John Bachman" wrote in message
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On Mon, 8 Aug 2005 16:44:26 -0500, "Reel Mckoi"
wrote:
## I think all fish love mosquito larvae but you would need abnormal
amounts to keep even one goldfish or a pair of rosy reds healthy. You
would
also need STILL water to attract the mosquitoes - which is bad for the
fish.
If I were you I would go with no fish and some mosquito dunks.

Cripes, I feed my fish every now and then, certainly not every day.
Maybe that is why they come to the surface when they see me and
scream, "Feed me, feed me."

## Even being fed twice a day they come to the surface and act like they're
starving to death. :-) I'm probably at maximum capacity so have to feed
them. They'd starve to death on the few bugs that fall in......

I figure that they are there to entertain me, not the other way
around.

## Some people, such as myself, get great pleasure out of feeding them.
That's part of the entertainment.
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McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
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