How many pea’s can a goldfish eat?
I feed my goldfish 2 pea’s a day. Is two good enough or am I over feeding! then at 2pm I give him 3 fried Shrimp which are small and then i feed him reg. fish flakes at night. Is this over feeding.
and I only have 1 fish.
Tags: fish flakes, fried shrimp, Goldfish
January 14th, 2010 at 10:04
yes you are over feeding it. The recommended amount of food a fish should take is no more than one pinch once a day. And regarding the peas, normally half of one should be enough.
If I were you I’d do the following:
Feed the fish only 5 days a week and simply alternate : One day you feed him half a pea, the next day a small pinch of his flakes. Use the shrimp as a small treat, no more than once a week. Don’t feed on weekends, so he can digest his food properly, that way you can avoid future problems like constipation, swim bladder and ammonia spikes…
January 14th, 2010 at 10:04
I think one or two is good enough but it probably depends on how big your goldfish is. Make sure it has variety in its diet.