Fish: [tropical fish club] Re: Fish injury

Hi Dawn,

That is a good idea for future when hes more healed. He seemed to struggle with the floating food. Im just a bit worried about future food, because right now he can only eat blood worm. Im not sure what other foods i can get that are worm shaped!

Amy x

--- In tropicalfishclub@yahoogroups.com, Dawn Moneyhan <dawnshungryeyes4u2c@...> wrote:
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> Have you tried koi pellet food?Â The nutritional content is all there for goldfish and it is made to float.Â If you can't find small enough pellets you can always break them up into pieces.
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> --- On Thu, 2/24/11, froggylover2425 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> From: froggylover2425 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [tropical fish club] Re: Fish injury
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> Date: Thursday, February 24, 2011, 9:36 AM
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> Thanks for suggestions, I have been trying to find one, but makes sense now to just improvise.
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> I must get some floating food however, all the food i have is either flake or pellet that sinks, because i heard its better for fish to eat at the bottom rather than take in air at the top. Of course its not the best idea in this case. I need that floating food. Any recommened that holds its form and doesnt dissintegrate too easily please?
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> The only thing i have have is reptomin for my frog that floats, can i feed this to fish? The vet said i could try bread, is this any good to try?
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> Also when feeding shopuld i turn the bubbler off to enable him to see the food better?
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> --- In tropicalfishclub@yahoogroups.com, Donna King <donnalynneking@> wrote:
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> > I am so sorry this isn't working out better. Try the straw that sounds like an
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> > Trying to enable him to eat at this time is paramount. The length of time a
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