Feeding Your Fish

        One of the most exciting things in fish keeping is being able to feed your fish, who always seem eager and ready to eat! Some of the most shy and timid fish will almost completely transform when it’s time to eat! However, you need to make sure that you’re feeding them properly. Just like humans, there are a lot of very important things to consider when feeding your fish!

 

Diet:

 When keeping fish, it is highly important to KNOW the diet that your fish naturally eat in the wild. Different fish have many different diets, some fish are herbivores; meaning that they need a vegetable based diet. Some fish are carnivorous; meaning that they prefer meatier foods like other fish, insects, etc. Some fish are omnivorous; meaning that they can eat all types of food!

          You MUST know what your fish naturally eats in the wild; switching a fish’s diet from what they would naturally eat can affect them in many ways including appearance: they could lose colors or other features that are supported by their natural diet; it can affect your fish’s health, and it could possibly kill your fish. When buying fish food, make sure that it’s meant for your type of fish! When considering your fish’s diet, it is important to consider it as if it were your own diet, giving you fish all that’s necessary to survive!

How Much:

          Many people struggle with feeding there fish the right amount! It seems almost impossible to feed your fish the amounts recommended by major fish experts! It’s very important to know that all fish LOVE to eat! All fish: the big, the small, the tough, the weak, all fish love to eat! Many fish will even risk their lives to get another meal! It’s essential that you feed you fish without falling into the snare of their greed!

          When feeding fish, I’d say keep it simple. Keep a scheduled feeding two to three times a day. During each feeding, feed your fish as much as they can consume in 3-5 minutes, NO MORE. If you feed your fish more than they can eat, the leftovers can waste away an make your tank water nasty.