new food sources - big, juicy worms.

Hi all, the past couple of weeks i`ve been trying some foods on my goldies
to see what they like. So far i`ve discoved that they eat absolutely
everything. cheese, ham, lettuce, skinned sweetcorn, skinned baked beans,
practically any fruit chopped small enough to get in their mouths, goldfish
fry, rinsed and chopped szeschuan chicken, chopped boiled egg, chopped
steak, quaker oats, rice crispies, caught spiders and swatted flies... they
gobble up all of the above with far more relish than they do the flake food
(which according the the ingredients list is basically wheatflour and a bit
of ground fishmeal) they`ve been living on for the past 2 years.

However, tonight my uncle suggested feeding my fish a worm from his bait
box, I`ve used worms as bait in the past and they are killer for breem and
carp. After seeing someone in this NG suggest it i thought i`d try it...

Goldfish are not peaceful.

I dropped the worm in and all the fish got really aggressive, biting him to
bits, with the big goldie headbutting and chasing off the two slightly
smaller fish, then he grabbed the worm and shook it all over the tank like a
rottweiler with a ragdoll, THEN one of the other fish bit the other end of
it and they raced around the tank until one of them got a mouthful and the
other the rest of it... This went on for five minutes until there was
nothing left of the worm...

Goldfish have a violent side. Try feeding your fish a big juicy worm.



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I know they like worms and such but I have been persuaded that
sticking to sterile (ish) dead food is the best bet. If it risks
introducing an infection into the tank it just isn't worth it.


On Mon, 10 May 2004 01:38:05 +0100, "johnhuddleston"
wrote:

Hi all, the past couple of weeks i`ve been trying some foods on my goldies
to see what they like. So far i`ve discoved that they eat absolutely
everything. cheese, ham, lettuce, skinned sweetcorn, skinned baked beans,
practically any fruit chopped small enough to get in their mouths, goldfish
fry, rinsed and chopped szeschuan chicken, chopped boiled egg, chopped
steak, quaker oats, rice crispies, caught spiders and swatted flies... they
gobble up all of the above with far more relish than they do the flake food
(which according the the ingredients list is basically wheatflour and a bit
of ground fishmeal) they`ve been living on for the past 2 years.

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John, feeding them as you have been doing would be fine once a week or so as
a treat but I don't think it wise to do it more often than that. Fish are'nt
geared for digesting overly rich protein foods, you may find some of them
suffering from health probs at a later stage, stick to the store food, thats
what its designed for!
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**So long, and thanks for all the fish!**

"johnhuddleston" wrote in message
et...
Hi all, the past couple of weeks i`ve been trying some foods on my goldies
to see what they like. So far i`ve discoved that they eat absolutely
everything. cheese, ham, lettuce, skinned sweetcorn, skinned baked beans,
practically any fruit chopped small enough to get in their mouths,
goldfish
fry, rinsed and chopped szeschuan chicken, chopped boiled egg, chopped
steak, quaker oats, rice crispies, caught spiders and swatted flies...
they
gobble up all of the above with far more relish than they do the flake
food
(which according the the ingredients list is basically wheatflour and a
bit
of ground fishmeal) they`ve been living on for the past 2 years.

However, tonight my uncle suggested feeding my fish a worm from his bait
box, I`ve used worms as bait in the past and they are killer for breem and
carp. After seeing someone in this NG suggest it i thought i`d try it...

Goldfish are not peaceful.

I dropped the worm in and all the fish got really aggressive, biting him
to
bits, with the big goldie headbutting and chasing off the two slightly
smaller fish, then he grabbed the worm and shook it all over the tank like
a
rottweiler with a ragdoll, THEN one of the other fish bit the other end of
it and they raced around the tank until one of them got a mouthful and the
other the rest of it... This went on for five minutes until there was
nothing left of the worm...

Goldfish have a violent side. Try feeding your fish a big juicy worm.



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true. fish cannot digest complex carbohydrates, fats or proteins. it goes in one
end, comes out the other and fouls the tank. too much of this food just constipates
OR gives a fish diarrhea. Ingrid

"Happy'Cam'per" wrote:


John, feeding them as you have been doing would be fine once a week or so as
a treat but I don't think it wise to do it more often than that. Fish are'nt
geared for digesting overly rich protein foods, you may find some of them
suffering from health probs at a later stage, stick to the store food, thats
what its designed for!



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Cheese, ham, chicken and steak are not a good idea - too tough on their
digestion
and too high in proteins. Stick to veggies, fruits and any aquatic food (cooked
chopped shrimp, skinned chopped and cooked prawns etc)

johnhuddleston wrote:

Goldfish have a violent side. Try feeding your fish a big juicy worm.

You try squished banana or shelled peas mate, or pro-gold!

"Happy'Cam'per" wrote in message
...

John, feeding them as you have been doing would be fine once a week or so
as
a treat but I don't think it wise to do it more often than that. Fish
are'nt
geared for digesting overly rich protein foods, you may find some of them
suffering from health probs at a later stage, stick to the store food,
thats
what its designed for!

yeah, i was feeding them as an addition to their usual flakes (ie replacing
either the second or third meal of the day with them) they just seem to go
for the real food with more relish than the flakes...

**So long, and thanks for all the fish!**

Do dolphins like goldfish you reckon?

Okay... i tried shrimp today for their supper, they love it, what about
stuff like cockles and muscles? I`ve heard they can have a lot of (insert
name of bad metal her that i`ve forgot) in them... The fish seem so bored of
flakes and pellets... understood about the proteins...


"Geezer From The Freezer" wrote in message
...
Cheese, ham, chicken and steak are not a good idea - too tough on their
digestion
and too high in proteins. Stick to veggies, fruits and any aquatic food
(cooked
chopped shrimp, skinned chopped and cooked prawns etc)

Tried the peas, the goldfish love them but the weather loach loves them even
more.. whats pro gold?

"Geezer From The Freezer" wrote in message
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johnhuddleston wrote:

Goldfish have a violent side. Try feeding your fish a big juicy worm.

You try squished banana or shelled peas mate, or pro-gold!

Pro Gold is a brand of GF food... very good quality


"johnhuddleston" wrote in message
. net...
Tried the peas, the goldfish love them but the weather loach loves them
even
more.. whats pro gold?

"Geezer From The Freezer" wrote in message
...


johnhuddleston wrote:

Goldfish have a violent side. Try feeding your fish a big juicy
worm.

You try squished banana or shelled peas mate, or pro-gold!