How do you feed a fantail goldfish?

Answer 1

All goldfish eat the same:

Many mass produced goldfish foods go on the assumption that goldfish are vegetarians. This is not true. Although goldfish love plant material and algae they do require the mix of animal protein and plant protein to really thrive.

Other goldfish treats:

Peas - Peas are a great supplement to your goldfish's diet. They help keep their digestion moving along. I like to treat my goldfish to peas once or twice a week. Frozen peas are the best. Nuke them in the microwave for a few seconds to defrost them and squeeze the shell off the pea before feeding them to your fish. For smaller goldfish you may want to remove the shell and chop the pea into smaller pieces.

Cooked Shrimp - These are the peel and eat kind of shrimp you can buy at your local grocery store. Remove the tail then finely chopped the shrimp to feed to your fish.

Rice - Cooked rice is a good occasional treat for your goldfish.

Freeze Dried Plankton and Krill. This is another readily accepted treat for goldfish. The high animal protein is a definite plus.

Frozen Bloodworms - Frozen Bloodworms are an excellent addition to a goldfish's diet. They are very good for keeping their digestion in good shape. There are a couple cautions with frozen bloodworms. One - be sure and trust your supplier in that the worms have not defrosted and refrozen. Two - look out for frozen bloodworms with Beta Carotene added as a color enhancer. Beta Carotene does enhance the red color in goldfish but it also turns the white areas in red and white goldfish orange. No health danger; just looks weird.

Earth Worms - Earth worms are an excellent source of animal protein for goldfish. There is a caution with earthworms depending on the source. Earthworms fed to goldfish need to be raised in an organic fashion with no chemical toxins that may harm your goldfish. Also, earth worms need to be chopped up before feeding them to your goldfish. Not a task for the squeamish. Freezing the earth worms prior to chopping helps cut down on the "eeeyyyeeww" factor of the task.

Broccoli - Broccoli is a good source of vitamin A and calcium. Broccoli is best for goldfish after nuking it a few seconds in the microwave then cutting up the blooms on the florettes.

Hope this helps you!

Answer 2

Buy goldfish food, open the lid, take a pinch of food and sprinkle it in the water. Only feed your goldfish once a day or you risk overfeeding it. A good way to see if your fish is getting too much food is by how much food is left over when you clean the tank.
You take fish food that you can sprinkle and just sprinkle it into the tank, and usually the fish comes and eats it.

Answer 3

Well, I feed my gold fish goldfish crisps.

Answer 4

Feeding a goldfish is fun you just drop flakes in the tank what kind of food to have the fish to eat is Tetra or you can give them betta food

Bye =)

Answer 5

what you can feed a goldfish is... goldfish food =) so buy the best quality of fish food and it will help them grow
mainly fish flakes but visit your local aquarium for more info.

Answer 6

ok you have to get fish flakes and you have to make it really small and if you dont have fish flakes then get a cucumber and slice just one piece and slice that piece in to bits

Answer 7

You feed it in exactly the same way you would feed any other fish. Sprinkle food on the surface of the tank. If the fish can not feed itself then it is better to be euthanased.

Answer 8

Don't. Go to the pet store and get gold fish flakes. They have special things in them for gold fish and your fish will be better off if you feed them the flakes.