how long do you give goldfish tubifex worms? and do you still give them flakes

I never fed mine tubifex worms.
I just stuck with the regular Hikari Lionhead pellets. And for the fry, I fed them hard boiled egg yolk, crushed up for the first couple weeks, and then powdered fry food.

Good luck

Jessica

the fish bible (some people know what book im talking about!) suggested either boiled egg yolk and/or liquifry for the first couple of weeks, then feed tubifex crushed up and smushed up soaked pellets (high in protein is best) for the next month or so with two feedings a day. after that start feeding crushed pellets and flakes. avoiding these for the first few months can reduce the chances of swim bladder problems in later life. also, a little trick of the trade here, if you get some daphnia and put some in the tank with the fry, they will clean up small particles in the tank and feed the fry with their babies. everyones happy! hope this helps!

thankyou