Fish: Re: [tropical fish club] Update!

Hi Amy,

That's great that Marshmallow is learning to eat again. These 3 or 4 large Aquarian brand flakes aren't really a lot, but if you could feed him at least 3 (or preferably, 4) times a day like this, it should be enough along with supplements of bloodworms every few days, to sustain him and promote some growth -- even if it may not be the fastest growth a Goldfish can exhibit.

If he can learn to eat more flakes at each feeding, you can reduce the bloodworms, but while we've already established that bloodworms are not the ideal staple food for Goldfish, right now even if he takes 10 flakes a day it may not be enough to keep him healthy. I would suggest continuing the bloodworms as a more substantial variety since right now he's able to eat it better than the flake. This would be one instance where we'd be going against what's considered as the best diet for Goldfish, but his overall calorie/nutrition intake is what needs to be considered here foremost. That he can eat flake food is a big plus, as it means the bloodworms do not need to be his main diet. Perhaps he may also be able to take tiny pellets, or pieces of broken algae wafers in time. As pond season is now approaching, you may be able to get some duckweed, which he may learn to eat.

Ray

--- In tropicalfishclub@yahoogroups.com, froggylover2425 <no_reply@...> wrote:
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> Hi Donna,
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> You are totally right these guys here, including you are brilliant :) Thanks everyone.
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> Thought id update further to you. I ran out of bloodwoprms and the last i had i dropped in bleach so of course had to throw the pack away.
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> I am still unwell and struggling to get out the house. I panicked becaus ei saw he was hungry. I turned the filter off, i put the feeding ring i made in added some flakes and marshmallow ate 3-4 flakes :O Im so happy :) it looked like he had trouble at first but i think hes now found a way to eat.
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> I know he will be disabled though and i think going to have to keep him in a seperate tank indefinately, he woudlnt get to eat with my other hungry fishies.
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> I will obviously get someone to drop me some blood worms in tomorrow, but for now was wondering is 3-4 big flakes of aquarian brand flake food is ok for him to keep his energy up?
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> Thanks
> Amy x
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> --- In tropicalfishclub@yahoogroups.com, Donna King <donnalynneking@> wrote:
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> > YEA!!
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> > We have the best fish help people going!! Thanks Guys!!
> > Donna
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