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Can you overfeed fish.
The reason i ask this is that i have twelve 6" golden orfe, if i sit by the pond and throw food to them, a few pieces at a time, i could go on forever, and they would keep on feeding, is this good for them.
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Can you overfeed fish.
"deesee" wrote in message ... The reason i ask this is that i have twelve 6" golden orfe, if i sit by the pond and throw food to them, a few pieces at a time, i could go on forever, and they would keep on feeding, is this good for them. ======================= If they're already "fat".... yes. My koi and goldfish are the same way. -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 Zone 6. Middle TN USA ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
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Can you overfeed fish.
On 30 Jul, 11:20, "Reel McKoi" wrote:
"deesee" wrote in message ... The reason i ask this is that i have twelve 6" golden orfe, if i sit by the pond and throw food to them, a few pieces at a time, i could go on forever, and they would keep on feeding, is this good for them. ======================= If they're already "fat".... yes. My koi and goldfish are the same way. -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. My Pond & Aquarium Pages:http://tinyurl.com/9do58 Zone 6. Middle TN USA ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö Sure its possible to over feed anything, fish included. Fish in general can go a long time without a constant supply of food. Even my sal****er aquariums and freshwater aquariums only get fed 1x a day every other dasy or two and my fish all do fine. Same for any pond fish.............The more you feed also means the more waste is produced which leads to more filter load and higher organic loads in the water, which can lead to more nitrate and other chemical levels which can make water paramters off and cause algae blooms.............best to feed sparingly for a given amaount of time and then stop. Say feed what they consume in 5 minutes etc, and let it at that. If they show signs of being pooor feed em a bit more. I do doubt other than filter or bio overload that excess food if its decent quality food anyhow will hurt the fish any, but they certainly do not eat like a king in the wilds and they certianly do not need to eat like that in a back yard pond either. |
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Can you overfeed fish.
no. it isnt. their mode of eating is grazing on itsy bitsy critters
all the time and they dont eat large amounts, or anything "dry" at all. dont know about orfes, but neither GF nor koi have a stomach. so dry food goes into the gut and is not processed as well as soft, wet, small things. Ingrid On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:32:28 +0100, deesee wrote: The reason i ask this is that i have twelve 6" golden orfe, if i sit by the pond and throw food to them, a few pieces at a time, i could go on forever, and they would keep on feeding, is this good for them. |
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Can you overfeed fish.
On 31 Jul, 11:04, wrote:
no. it isnt. their mode of eating is grazing on itsy bitsy critters all the time and they dont eat large amounts, or anything "dry" at all. dont know about orfes, but neither GF nor koi have a stomach. so dry food goes into the gut and is not processed as well as soft, wet, small things. Ingrid On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:32:28 +0100, deesee wrote: The reason i ask this is that i have twelve 6" golden orfe, if i sit by the pond and throw food to them, a few pieces at a time, i could go on forever, and they would keep on feeding, is this good for them.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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Can you overfeed fish.
On 31 Jul, 11:04, wrote:
no. it isnt. their mode of eating is grazing on itsy bitsy critters all the time and they dont eat large amounts, or anything "dry" at all. dont know about orfes, but neither GF nor koi have a stomach. so dry food goes into the gut and is not processed as well as soft, wet, small things. Ingrid On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:32:28 +0100, deesee wrote: The reason i ask this is that i have twelve 6" golden orfe, if i sit by the pond and throw food to them, a few pieces at a time, i could go on forever, and they would keep on feeding, is this good for them.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Typical reply from Dr. Solo the closet lesbian. She is gonna say the exact opposite of what anyone else posts. She really needs to go back to her moderated group and keep to her promise of not patronizing this group any more..........Typical for idiots like her though, since she is a hipocrite and thinks she knows it all................Ingrid the Lesbo! Are you gonna get a dick transplant like your buddy TYNK did? Oh thats right you like munchingo n a carpet, tynk likes munching on poles. |
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Can you overfeed fish.
"Mud Ponder" wrote in message oups.com... brevity snips ....best to feed sparingly for a given amaount of time and then stop. Say feed what they consume in 5 minutes etc, and let it at that. =============================================== This is about the amount of time mine have to suck up their pellets. The young fish get fed twice a day plus some extras such as orange slices, whole grain bread, canned Mackerel and duck weed. But these are only treats given a few times a week. -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 Zone 6. Middle TN USA ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
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