I went to a petstore the other day and I saw an orange floating around in the tank. Has anyone ever heard of this? If so what does this do and should I give it to my gold fish. Also will the citric acid in the orange affect the pH level of the tank?
2006-08-03 17:54:48 · 11 answers · asked by inalehk 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
oranges are great for goldfish or Koi. I used to have $2,000 koi and would give them sliced oranges as treats. The vitamins help their color, but make sure you have good filtration and pull out the oranges after an hour or so as they will decay in the warm water quickly
2006-08-03 17:59:49 · answer #1 · answered by surfingbill 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Goldfish are vegetarians and might eat any plant matter, so are pacus, and many other varieties but oscars are predatory and will eat fish foods or better still, other fish. Certainly the orange will affect the pH of the water...oranges have a pH range of 3 to about 5.5. A good treat for the vegetarian fish is well washed romaine lettuce...floating or tied to a plastic rod and pushed in the gravel.
2006-08-04 01:07:33 · answer #2 · answered by Frank 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Oscars and other fish enjoy a little treat like this from time to time. I worked at a pet store for a couple of years and we would use oranges and lettuce ever so often with our Oscars, gold fish, and salt water fish. Just be sure to take any uneaten food out after a short peroid of time so not to corrupt your water ph and ammonia level.
2006-08-04 13:48:06 · answer #3 · answered by Derek M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I raise fish and I gave my severum and gold fish lettuce and they love it. I have given them zuccini also. I have never heard of oranges, but if you do frequent water changes weekly, I doubt that the ph level will be affected. Gold fish do make a lot of waste so change the water often.
2006-08-04 05:34:05 · answer #4 · answered by BirdCatFishlady 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Should be a play toy for the fishes.
But for arowana, normally will float a table-tennis ball so that the fish will lift up to avoid dropsy eyes problem.
Orange for fish? Yes maybe for big fishes sucj as guramic
2006-08-04 01:07:35 · answer #5 · answered by MATTHEW Wong 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard of giving fish various things, though I'm not sure ours would go for it since they are so picky, my oscar especially. Not sure what the orange would do, I say go back and ask! ; )
2006-08-04 01:01:02 · answer #6 · answered by Indigo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've never heard of giving them oranges but i know that oriental farmers give their fish watermelons and zucchini, that sure could make a mess in an aquarium or small pond
2006-08-04 04:32:33 · answer #7 · answered by Loollea 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask the petstore why and what they do and the affects, geeze, i know they like bits of lettuce, thats like freshwater plants, but the rest, goldfish are pretty hardy anyway, the oscars i dont know about. right now i have betas.
2006-08-04 01:04:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i give mine fruit and veggies they love it and its a lot cheaper then some overpriced "special" fish food when you can buy an orange for a buck
2006-08-07 17:04:45 · answer #9 · answered by mexi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never heard of fruit, but i used to give my fish veggies all the time! They love it!
loj
2006-08-04 15:13:38 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋