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Goldfish are omnivores which means they can and will eat almost anything - meat or vegetable. Because a certain amount of their diet consists of vegetable matter, they need less protein than other aquarium fish. Because goldfish are always hungry, it can be easy to overfeed them.
The most common food manufactured for goldfish is flake food. Goldfish flake food is different than that made for tropical fish because goldfish nutritional needs are different. Flake food intended for goldfish will provide a good staple around which to build your goldfishes' diet.
Pellet food usually comprises the same matter as flake food but is compressed into pellets. Like some flake food, some pellet food contains only one type of ingredient, such as brine shrimp, which is meant to be a treat food rather than a staple. Check the labels before purchasing.
Goldfish enjoy live food, but few pet stores carry more than live brine shrimp. Cultivating live food is best left to the expert, as it can carry diseases which can harm your fish.
Frozen food provides your goldfish the benefits of live food with the added protection of being free of the diseases sometimes associated with growing live cultures. You can get frozen brine shrimp, daphnia, tubifex worms or mosquito larvae at a pet store. Frozen food comes most often in different-sized flat slabs, bits of which can be broken off and hand-fed to your goldfish without thawing the whole package. Store the unused portion in your freezer.
Homemade food or household foods give your goldfish variety and offer fresh nutrients to its diet. Some simple foods can be added relatively safely without danger to your fish or the risk of polluting your tank. If you are inclined to cook for your goldfish, a recipe for "gel food" is described below. Two of the easiest items to give your goldfish are lettuce and peas. Although goldfish will eat other types of lettuce, red leaf lettuce is easy for them to chew and unlikely to cause digestive problems. Rinse the lettuce in warm water then attach it to a lettuce-clip inside the tank. Don't cook the lettuce, however, as the lettuce may come off in strands and get caught in the goldfishes' throats.
Cooked baby peas are an excellent addition to your goldfishes' diet. Cook the peas until they are soft and refrigerate them. When it's time to feed a few to your goldfish, pinch off the skins, then slightly MASH the pea between your fingers and drop it into the aquarium. Wait until your goldfish eats one pea to offer another. If you feed your goldfish peas that are too hard, he may develop bloat or other digestive problems
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Can goldfish eat human food?
Goldfish can eat some human foods. They can eat shrimp, crab, small pieces of orange, and softened small pieces of broccoli.
Will an eel eat your goldfish?
If the goldfish is small enough for the eel to swallow, then you can confidently expect your goldfish to be eaten.
Do toads eat small goldfish?
Yes they do.
Will goldfish eat small catfish?
Yep
Do goldfish as well as carp eat small fish?
No, they eat vegetable matter and worms.
What food besides goldfish food can goldfish eat?
A very good addition to their diet is earthworms. If they are small fish they can be fed treats of small pieces of earthworm. As they get larger they will be able to eat whole worms.
Can a bigger goldfish kill a smaller goldfish and how?
Yes. Goldfish have been known to eat other goldfish that are small enough to fit in their mouth.
Can Goldfish overpopulate a pond?
Most likely not. If there are goldfish, then there are definetely going to be predators. Goldfish are small, and one predator could eat about 5 goldfish. It's very unlikely, but possible.
Do owls eat goldfish?
Owls are nocturnal predators with extremely acute eyesight. They eat small animals such as rodents and even fish as long as they are accessible.
How many goldfish should your red eared slider eat?
our red slider turtle is 1 1/2 years old and she will eat 5 small goldfish at a time.
My goldfish seems to be very aggressive to your new baby goldfish What is happening?
It is not being aggressive it is just being a goldfish. Goldfish will eat any fish small enough to get into their mouths. They do not recognise their own fry(youngsters) so are quite likely to eat them given the chance.
Will a goldfish eat a tetra?
Goldfish are noot aggressive fish, and will not eat a tetra. Unless the tetra is a) dead b) just born and small enough to swim into the goldfishes mouth. On the contrary, Tetras are known to bite goldfish fins
