Feeding
Goldfish naturally feed themselves and require regular, small meals of high-quality food in order to remain healthy, disease free, vibrantly colored and live long lives. A nutritious diet ensures optimal health, vibrant coloration and long lifespan in these creatures.
Avoid overfeeding. Too much food creates too much fish waste and pollutes your aquarium or pond with harmful ammonia and nitrite levels, while providing nutrients for algae growth. Unused food rots away in your tank or pond and creates an unsightly sludge layer, decreasing water clarity while depriving fish of essential dissolved oxygen.
Diets for goldfish typically consist of specialized flakes, pellets and live foods such as daphnia or brine shrimp. Look for probiotic- and omega fatty acid-enriched flakes with carotenoids to increase orange color in your goldfish.
Gel foods like Repashy’s Goldfish Complete and Gargeer Goldfish & Tropical Fish Food sink to the bottom of an aquarium or pond rather than floating at its surface, providing your aquatic inhabitants with healthier ingredients such as krill, whole menhaden and spirulina instead of ground up food processing waste products such as fish meal found in many flakes and pellets. They may cost more than their counterparts but should provide your aquatic inhabitants with better nourishment than ever.
Storage
Goldfish are known for being finicky eaters, spending most of their time snacking on algae, leftover food, and aquatic plant leaves in search of nutrients. Unfortunately, this can lead to overfeeding; therefore, the best goldfish food must contain an appropriate protein:carb ratio without excessive fillers.
The ideal goldfish food should contain high-quality proteins from various sources, fats and fibers as well as essential vitamins and minerals that maintain health and vibrancy in goldfish. Some foods also feature color enhancers to bring out their natural colors.
Gel food provides goldfish with an easier means of digestion, with optimal nutrient ratios than either pellets or flakes. To preserve quality ingredients and ensure an uninterrupted food source for their needs, be sure to store gel foods at room temperature or below and seal the jar until ready for use.
