I have a bunch of leftover tropical fish flakes from when I used to keep Tropical fish. Now I am only keeping goldfish. Is it safe to feed them this food or should I stick to strictly goldfish flakes?
2007-04-02 03:45:24 · 8 answers · asked by HUBBS 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
They eat different types of foods that is why they make food for tropicals and food for goldfish but you can give it to them as a treat as long as you still feed them goldfish food as their main diet. If the tropical food has been opened for more then a year though it is old and should be thrown out.
2007-04-02 03:59:22 · answer #1 · answered by Nunya Biznis 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The food types are really not that different - most of the difference is in the labelling on the container. Use the tropical food sometimes and a goldfish food sometimes and they will do just fine. The Spirulina suggestion is always a great part of the diet of almost any fish.
2007-04-02 12:51:20 · answer #2 · answered by Ghapy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stick to the goldfish food.Tropical fish food is not meant for a goldfish as these have different minerals, vitamins, and protein than what a goldfish needs. The flake foods are not that expensive, I would just toss it.
2007-04-02 14:53:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would use a fish food designed for goldfish as they have different requirements. I also recommend pelleted food for gold fish as pelleted food expands better in a goldfish's gut and will be less likely to cause intestinal infections brought on by air in the intestines. I also recommend soaking the food for 5 minutes prior to feeding and balancing the diet with Spiulina, frozen or FD brine shrimp and other food supplements (although I do not recommend worms for goldfish).
Stay away from poor quality goldfish foods such as TetraFin. Hikari, Sanyu, and others make excellent goldfish diets along with Spirulina 20 as a source for Spirulina.
Here is an article I recommend reading for more information about proper fish food ingredients:
http://www.americanaquariumproducts.com/Quality_Fish_Food.html
2007-04-02 11:13:04 · answer #4 · answered by Carl Strohmeyer 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To thrive, goldfish need a diet high in plant material. You can feed them the flakes you have, but I wouldn't feed them only that. I would alternate the flakes in every third or fourth feeding, feed them algae based or spironella flakes for most of their feedings.
2007-04-05 23:10:25 · answer #5 · answered by Sank63 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What happened to your Tropical fish?
2007-04-05 15:57:43 · answer #6 · answered by Kristi F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tropical flakes are WAY better than gold fish flakes.
2007-04-02 12:18:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
you could give him tropical it really doesn't matter.
2007-04-02 10:54:11 · answer #8 · answered by joe d 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋