Suggestions on cycling my new 20 gal aquarium

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"Nikki" 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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I have been feeding them different kinds of worms, seem to like them. I have
also been checking out different kind of foods, i got the fancy GF sticks
last time and the round pellets bio stuff, they liked that also, stuff is a
bit expensive, but I only have six fancy's and four regular (what are
feeders called) so its not so bad, i buy their food twice as much as the reg
flake food for the other guys.
Nik

"Nikki" wrote in message
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I have been feeding them different kinds of worms, seem to like them.

Small earthworms and grubs are also loved by GF. Just make sure the soil is
clean and not contaminated by anything.

I have
also been checking out different kind of foods, i got the fancy GF sticks
last time and the round pellets bio stuff, they liked that also, stuff is
a bit expensive, but I only have six fancy's and four regular (what are
feeders called)

From my experience they're comets/serassas. Some are quite beautiful with
long flowing fins. Feeding all mine is expensive. :-( I have quite a few
fancies in the house. Those outside get the Ichabon and Catfish pellets
plus small amounts of orange. They have more access to natural foods that
the indoor GF do not.

so its not so bad, i buy their food twice as much as the reg
flake food for the other guys.

Healthy GF can pack away the food. :-O

Nik

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