whats wrong in overfeeding fishesh
2006-10-28 20:16:22 · 14 answers · asked by srini 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Firstly they get too fat with adipose liver which can be fatal. Secondly the excess food rots and wrecks the water quality.
Strangely underfeeding is better than overfeeding as wild fish that have often not eaten for many days still come out healthy.
feeding little and often is what to do if it can be managed.
2006-10-28 20:32:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-28 00:32:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The food rots, which takes oxygen away from the fish and it adds more ammonia which stresses and can kill the fish. It more than just a waste. Try to take out excess with a net if you get too much in at once.
2006-10-28 20:25:51 · answer #3 · answered by Susan M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
fish are cold blooded that means there metabolism is controled by the water temp. 72-76 deg. the fish will digest its food in 18 to 26 hours if u overfeed u will have a over abundence of nitrates,phospates and disolved organics and course alge wich is all in good intentions although it is hard to starve most fish good luck finding your happy medium
2006-10-28 20:56:46 · answer #4 · answered by Ray M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they become obese and they don't want to do anything. Watch tv all day long and years later they'd be 700 pounds and couldn't even move. Firemen have to bring in a crane to get it off the bed and into a hospital.
2006-10-28 20:39:56 · answer #5 · answered by professorminh 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the same as overfeeding a human they get fat and die of heart failure
2006-10-29 10:04:43 · answer #6 · answered by crazychick.uk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
goldfish get to big.
the food will rot on the bottom thus poisoning the fish.
They might try to eat to much and will die or get to much air in their stomach causing them to swim upside down (only seen that once though)
2006-10-28 20:25:08 · answer #7 · answered by LoneWolf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well for starters, fish have tiny belly's and what they don't eat will cause the water to be murky and bacteria in their water
2006-10-28 20:48:37 · answer #8 · answered by nanook 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to clean the cage more offten and you can kill them!
2006-10-28 20:23:35 · answer #9 · answered by Katie 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
the fish will be more fat than before
2006-10-28 20:57:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋