When people say feed greens to your fish meaning??
Feed fresh veges or algae waffer I can buy from the LFS? What are the specific purpose of feeding greens to the fish?
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yep ..goldies love their vegies the more to their diet the better ..mine go nuts for kiwi (whithout the seeds)it is packed with vitamin C and it's tasty ..I also have steamed them carrots ..and some people give them oranges (messy)..do it before a large water change ..banana's ..only once in a while they are high in sugar..tomatoes ..messy again ..your fish will be healthier with a wide range of food ..and there is tonnes more to list 
Cabbage is a good one..just boil until it is really soft
My fish is taking green peas last night and one piece of steamed carrot this morning. He seems very active swimming around.
I also found brown algae poo as well as the green pea poo in the tank.
I also found brown algae poo as well as the green pea poo in the tank.
My fish love spinach, broccoli and peas. These are the main three "fresh" greens that I give to the fish. I incorporate them into gel food - or blanch them an hang them in the tank. (well - not the peas! 
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Hanging the veggie leaves makes a lot more mess than putting it in gel food. The fish take pleasure in peeling pieces off the main bunch and running all over the tank playing keep-away with each other. They shred and spread the food everywhere.
It may take some time for your fish to learn to eat from a clip of leaves or veggies hung on the side. I have found that all it takes is ONE fish that knows - and the others learn almost instantly. If you have a tank of fish that have to learn it on their own, it can take a while.
)Hanging the veggie leaves makes a lot more mess than putting it in gel food. The fish take pleasure in peeling pieces off the main bunch and running all over the tank playing keep-away with each other. They shred and spread the food everywhere.
It may take some time for your fish to learn to eat from a clip of leaves or veggies hung on the side. I have found that all it takes is ONE fish that knows - and the others learn almost instantly. If you have a tank of fish that have to learn it on their own, it can take a while.
Darlyn,
Can I start feeding my fish with Hikari Frozen bloodworms and brineshrimp? I think the fish has an eyesight problem, difficulty finding small piece food. Not sure he will have the same issue with frozen bloodworms.
I dumped couple small/tiny pieces of ColorBit dry food and he could't find them even when the food were floating around in front of him.
Can I start feeding my fish with Hikari Frozen bloodworms and brineshrimp? I think the fish has an eyesight problem, difficulty finding small piece food. Not sure he will have the same issue with frozen bloodworms.
I dumped couple small/tiny pieces of ColorBit dry food and he could't find them even when the food were floating around in front of him.
Sure - feed away. With a larger fish as that, you may find that he has difficulties with smaller food. He is, also, probably used to eating on the bottom of the tank - not the surface (most fish will not reach "size" from surface feeding). He may not realize that floating stuff is food.
Have you ever seen a feeding cone? They are plastic cones that have slits in the sides. They stick on the side of the tank with a suction cup. You drop a cube or two of frozen bloodworms into the cone and as they thaw the little worms stick out the slots. The fish love to suck the worms out of the slots and the cone holds the worms steady for them - and keeps them from being lost in the tank/filter.
Frozen Brine shrimp (NOT baby brine shrimp) thaw quickly, too and can quickly become lost in a tank. A larger fish will generally gulp the whole cube, chew on it a while and burp out shrimp as he swallows and thaws it. Mine eat the whole cube ina gulp - and a whole cube of bloodworms, too.
With a larger fish, it is always advisable to balance out your heavy protien with greens - so when feeding bloodworms and brine shrimp, make sure you feed about twice the amount of greens as you do straight protien.
Have you ever seen a feeding cone? They are plastic cones that have slits in the sides. They stick on the side of the tank with a suction cup. You drop a cube or two of frozen bloodworms into the cone and as they thaw the little worms stick out the slots. The fish love to suck the worms out of the slots and the cone holds the worms steady for them - and keeps them from being lost in the tank/filter.
Frozen Brine shrimp (NOT baby brine shrimp) thaw quickly, too and can quickly become lost in a tank. A larger fish will generally gulp the whole cube, chew on it a while and burp out shrimp as he swallows and thaws it. Mine eat the whole cube ina gulp - and a whole cube of bloodworms, too.
With a larger fish, it is always advisable to balance out your heavy protien with greens - so when feeding bloodworms and brine shrimp, make sure you feed about twice the amount of greens as you do straight protien.
QUOTE(daryl @ Mar 28 2008, 11:52 AM) 
Sure - feed away. With a larger fish as that, you may find that he has difficulties with smaller food. He is, also, probably used to eating on the bottom of the tank - not the surface (most fish will not reach "size" from surface feeding). He may not realize that floating stuff is food.
Have you ever seen a feeding cone? They are plastic cones that have slits in the sides. They stick on the side of the tank with a suction cup. You drop a cube or two of frozen bloodworms into the cone and as they thaw the little worms stick out the slots. The fish love to suck the worms out of the slots and the cone holds the worms steady for them - and keeps them from being lost in the tank/filter.
Frozen Brine shrimp (NOT baby brine shrimp) thaw quickly, too and can quickly become lost in a tank. A larger fish will generally gulp the whole cube, chew on it a while and burp out shrimp as he swallows and thaws it. Mine eat the whole cube ina gulp - and a whole cube of bloodworms, too.
With a larger fish, it is always advisable to balance out your heavy protien with greens - so when feeding bloodworms and brine shrimp, make sure you feed about twice the amount of greens as you do straight protien.
Have you ever seen a feeding cone? They are plastic cones that have slits in the sides. They stick on the side of the tank with a suction cup. You drop a cube or two of frozen bloodworms into the cone and as they thaw the little worms stick out the slots. The fish love to suck the worms out of the slots and the cone holds the worms steady for them - and keeps them from being lost in the tank/filter.
Frozen Brine shrimp (NOT baby brine shrimp) thaw quickly, too and can quickly become lost in a tank. A larger fish will generally gulp the whole cube, chew on it a while and burp out shrimp as he swallows and thaws it. Mine eat the whole cube ina gulp - and a whole cube of bloodworms, too.
With a larger fish, it is always advisable to balance out your heavy protien with greens - so when feeding bloodworms and brine shrimp, make sure you feed about twice the amount of greens as you do straight protien.
Plastic cone is a great idea. I probably be able to get one in my LFS. So I should always feed more meaty food than the greens when I feed them both?
ACtually, the opposite. I try to balance a fish's diet. A fish, unless a fry or being prepped for something (breeding or show or whatever) is generally given 1 part protien to 2 parts green.
This is not an exact science. It is a general approximation. Goldfish do well with loads of greens - it keeps them stable, grows them nice and plump and gives them great color. A pond full of natural green algae would be perfect, but our "spoiled" babies indoors receive organic homegrown broccoli and spinach!!!
This is not an exact science. It is a general approximation. Goldfish do well with loads of greens - it keeps them stable, grows them nice and plump and gives them great color. A pond full of natural green algae would be perfect, but our "spoiled" babies indoors receive organic homegrown broccoli and spinach!!!
I can't seem to get the gelatin mix right consistently when I try to mix my own food. So, I take the lazy way out and use Formula Two by Ocean Nutrition. I alternate with pellets and other foods.
No wonder most people dont feed their GFs with frozen food.. Feeding my fish with frozen brineshrimp is a mistake. I'm not sure do all GF have a bad eyesight or just my lionhead.. He seems couldn't find the floating shrimp. I'm done feeding frozen food to him. 
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