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Losing pond fish food
"Spider" wrote in message ... On 26/09/2012 11:31, john ryan wrote: Since the price of pond food has shot up, we got to wondering what else would be good to feed the goldfish in the pond with. It turns out that they really like cooked rice. We are now wondering if there is anyway to keep the rice and other food floating for them, rather than have it sink and get lost in the soft mud? It is very difficult to stop foods sinking if that is their nature. I have found that even some 'floating' food tends to sink eventually. You could try putting in less rice at a time ... or consider nature's remedy for the same problem. Fish are generally divided up into three feeding groups: Surface feeders - who snap up food from the surface; Drift feeders - who feed as the food slowly sinks through the water; Bottom feeders - who scavange in the mud and detritus on the bottom of the pond. Perhaps the addition of a few bottom-feeding fish (yes, I know how it sounds!) will help clean up anything your goldfish miss. It is possible to tell the feeding habit of fish by looking at the shape of their mouth. Surface feeders have a somewhat 'smiley' up-ward facing mouth shape. Drift feeders' mouths are forward-facing , and bottom feeders have a slightly glum downward-facing mouth. Each type will endeavour to reach a little out of their comfort zone, but they are limited by their design for good reason. Evolution has sensibly arranged it so each type of fish can find food for survival. Spider from high ground in SE London gardening on clay ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks, interesting about the rice crispies; i'm now wondering what other cereals are good floaters. Also i'm thinking about putting food in a little net attached to a cork? |
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