We have a pond, and anacharis grows in abundance. I was throwing it away and giving it away. I put some in with the goldfish as a cover. I found out
they constantly nibble at the it. I also have tropical fish, but the anacharis doesn't do very well in that tank. It flourishes for a while then rots. I did get a new filter system, a fluval. I do not rinse anything in chlorinated water.
Georgene, Hunter, Harley, Rocky and Cinderella Isabella
>________________________________
> From: SIMMONDS JOHN <simmonds.john@ntlworld.com>
>To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 9:26 PM
>Subject: Re: [AquaticLife] Re: Feeding Amount
>
>
>
>Hi Ray,
>
>I'm all to aware of the need to feed sparingly, 100 gallons may sound a
>lot to those who don't keep Goldfish but it is not very much when you have
>4 large streamlined ones, even with a 25% water change every 2-3 days it is
>a struggle keeping the nitrate below 30. I agree that is unusual for them
>not to nibble at the plants, especially now I have them growing in such
>abundance but it definitely has a positive side & that is the tank looks so
>green & healthy with plenty of places for my fish to hide & explore.
>
>I have not tried Duckweed so that may be worth investigating, I know it is
>a nightmare to get rid of from a pond but I think in a controlled tank
>environment it should be easy-especially if the fish don't eat it.
>
>John<o)))<
>
>On 25 March 2013 08:40, <mailto:sevenspringss%40wmconnect.com> wrote:
>
>> **
>>
>>
>> Hi John,
>>
>> No matter what amount of food one makes these numerous feedings throughout
>> the day, and the purpose for them including putting on faster growth, the
>> fish shouldn't be fed any more than they can eat at any one time. We need
>> to
>> always be careful of how much to offer our fish at any one feeding. In
>> your
>> case, as you plan only to space out the normal amount of food they'd
>> receive in one day, there's no danger of overfeeding, as they'll always
>> have the
>> capacity to eat more. I don't need to repeat this again, but most of us
>> already know overfeeding (feeding more than the fish will consume at any
>> one
>> time), will only result in the excess food decaying on the substrate,
>> polluting
>> the water.
>>
>> While Goldfish can be offered lots of different vegetables, their usually
>> just as happy feeding on tender, nutritioius aquatic plants like Anacharis
>> and Duckweed. That your fish haven't taken a liking to very many plants is
>> unusual for Goldfish as it's often the case that plants can't be kept in
>> their
>> aquariums or they'll be decimated. It's not always the case that Goldfish
>> will be that ravenous, but often enough that they've developed a
>> reputation
>> for it -- and Koi can be twice as bad.
>>
>> Ray</HTML>
>>
>>
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