power feeding
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well i'm makng sure that the fish dont over binge... i seperate feeding times;.. and i dont plan to continue for much much longer... i just need the fish to gain size faster because they will be with some more aggressive fish... and having some size on them will help...
You will cause you fish serious constipation (even lethal) if you continue to do this. Not to mention its also very bad for the water quality considering that goldfish can crap out 1 third of their total bodyweight a day too.
Its cruel to power feed fish like you are doing, because you are just doing it for selfish reasons regardless of the impact it will have on the fishes health.
Its cruel to power feed fish like you are doing, because you are just doing it for selfish reasons regardless of the impact it will have on the fishes health.
You should read the wikibook article on keeping goldfish. Bet you didn't know that they don't have stomachs?
It all depends on what you consider power feeding, and the type of fish you are feeding. Feeding too much of a staple is bad for them. Powerfeeding with moderate amounts of high protein high vitamin food is good, for several weeks in a row.
I do it with Bass and Perch. It can also be done with Koi. They live a long time and get big quick.
I do it with Bass and Perch. It can also be done with Koi. They live a long time and get big quick.
When i had my Green Sunfish, i use to feed them like crazy...alot alot, they got real big..real fast.
There is nothing wrong with feeding often when it comes to juviniles but when you do feed them only small amounts and cut it down to like three times a day. Food alone will not make your fish grow faster. They also need very clean water and feeding them as often as you do won't help with that. Other factors also come into play such as temp, stress and of course health. Fish don't use up food the same as we do, it is not wise to feed them so much. I also suggest a day for fasting once a week, no food at all. This will help clean out their system.
Change the water often, increase water temps to summer water temps 78-82, and feed moderate amounts of high protein high vitamin foods two to three times a day. I don't feed as much as a fish will eat in a couple minutes with the high protein foods. A couple krill, shrimp, earthworms, night crawlers, gut loaded crickets, gut loaded grasshoppers at a time. You only need a couple but it is more crude protein then a staple diet.
A coldwater fishes primary drive is to get as big as it can during the spring, summer, and fall so it can last the winter on its reserves and not be less of a bite size morsel. If winter never comes then no need for reserves but the fish will still have put on the size for the several weeks it was doing this. Then you back down to feeding staple once or twice a day during a winter.
Dirty water, cold water, and too much staple makes a fat stunted fish.
A coldwater fishes primary drive is to get as big as it can during the spring, summer, and fall so it can last the winter on its reserves and not be less of a bite size morsel. If winter never comes then no need for reserves but the fish will still have put on the size for the several weeks it was doing this. Then you back down to feeding staple once or twice a day during a winter.
Dirty water, cold water, and too much staple makes a fat stunted fish.