important goldfish question

[Jkoziatek]

i got a few goldfish my girlfriend gave me... n i wanna keep em... so if i'm gunna have em i at least want them to be big b/c over wise they r kinda lame. what can i feed them besides flake and betta pellets... any kind of brine shrimp or something? ( anythign to help size/color )

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

some high quality goldfish pellets from Hikari or some other good brand.

 

[Angel51087]

occassional bloodworm and other live frozen foods plus Hikari pellets

 

[rallysman]

A large variety and change the water VERY often. They'll grow faster that way.

 

[~A betta named Mowgli~]

Tank Size: 150+ gallons if common, 75+ if regular
Parems: pH: 7.0-7.5, no ammonia or nitrite, a little nitrate
Temp: 62-72 degrees F
Food: Any goldfish food
HEAVY filtration.

 

[Mystix212]

Tank Size: 150+ gallons if common, 75+ if regular
Parems: pH: 7.0-7.5, no ammonia or nitrite, a little nitrate
Temp: 62-72 degrees F
Food: Any goldfish food
HEAVY filtration.

What kind of goldfish did your girlfriend give you?

 

[Jkoziatek]

the ones u get at like the fair... she knew i was getting a tank and she wanted ot win me something so she won me fish... lol

 

[sandtiger]

In that case you have the potensial for some real monsters. Got any plans for a pond?

 

[JEAE21]

Hey even thought they will get eaten, I feed my feeder goldfish that are in my turtle tank..

the problem is when I feed them pellets/flakes, all the topwater guppys take it away and don't leave any for the goldfish and rosies on the bottom. I am afraid that they will starve.. What can I do?

 

[TLkmDN]

just put enough food so that the guppies dont want anymore and the goldfish can get sum later. an alternative is to seperate the two or maybe to use sinking pellets. those are about the only things u can do...u cant exactly teach manners to guppies...