Hi Ray & Karl,
I do use the Pro Gold sinking pellets that I have sent over from the US
as part of my fishes diet but I also don't think that surface feeding can
create problems as this only seems to be an issue with fat bodied fancy
Goldfish rather than the streamlined Commons & Comets that I have.
Furthermore I have never seen any problems like this in pond fish or indeed
wild fish who gulp air at the surface constantly.
There are two sizes of Pro Gold, the regular small pellets & the larger 6mm
round pellets for bigger fish-these are what I use.
John*<o)))<
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On 5 September 2012 09:50, <sevenspringss@wmconnect.com> wrote:
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> Karl,
>
> You make a valid point, gulping air has always been a problem -- not only
> with Goldfish but with many other fishes. Quite often, when this does
> occur,
> the manifestation of this problem of gulping air resulting in the fishes
> not being able to balance themselves properly in the water column, is seen
> just about as soon as they're put on dry foods. At least, this is what
> I've
> observed in some of my tanks -- depending on the species -- and then, it's
> seen only as a temporary condition which lasts just a very short time
> (until
> the next feeding brings it on again). John's problem appears to have
> cropped
> up very suddenly whereas he's never seen it before while the fish was
> growing, affecting only his grown fish, so I'm not sure if his problem is
> due to
> his fish merely gulping air, or at least it wouldn't seem to be; but
> refraining from feeding floating foods is sure worth a try. I have seen
> reports of
> sudden swim bladder problems resulting from the intake of air though.
> Thanks for drawing our attention to the Pro-Gold food. It's worth
> considering,
> even for other members.
>
> Ray</HTML>
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