Black Moor goldfish with their striking, black colors have long captured the hearts and imagination of aquarists. Easy to care for and versatile eaters, Black Moor goldfish thrive in any aquarium environment.
Predominantly omnivorous, they enjoy pre-soaked pellets and small flakes as well as vegetables such as par boiled zucchini, fresh peas and romaine lettuce.
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Pellets and Flakes
Black Moor goldfish have won over many aquarists with their eye-catching black colors and easy care requirements. They eat various food sources including flakes, pellets, veggies, brine shrimp and bloodworms but it is recommended to feed only small portions at one time due to poor vision – protruding telescopic eyes will cause them to swim into anything in their aquarium!
As such, it is advised that they be fed slow-sinking small pellets with proteins from brine shrimp or bloodworms added. They also do well with easily digestible freeze-dried live foods like tubifex worms, blackworms or bloodworms which should be soaked before feeding in order to ease digestion and increase their nutritional value.
Black Moor Goldfish can be kept either alone or with other non-aggressive and peaceful species of fish; however, aggressive species could potentially bite at their long flowing fins and cause injury.
Vegetables
Black moors goldfish are omnivorous, meaning they feed both on plants and meat. As with most fancy goldfish species, their diet should consist of goldfish flakes that can be purchased at most pet shops with frozen spinach, peas or carrots as an addition. Live feeders such as brine shrimp or tubifex worms may also provide ample sustenance.
Black moors, along with other telescope-eyed fancy fish, tend to be fairly easy to care for; aside from their tendency for bumping into ornaments and decor within the tank, black moors should live up to 10 years with proper care in an aquarium or pond.
Black Moors, like many fish species, can develop swim bladder disease when fed low quality foods with inadequate vegetables and/or live food intake. This causes their buoyancy to become out of control so that they either bounce around their tank or sink to the bottom; usually due to waste build-up that must be cleared away. To reduce this problem, feed your goldfish two or three times daily, giving small portions that will be devoured within 2-3 minutes.
Brine Shrimp
Black moor goldfish are omnivorous creatures that will accept various sources of nutrition, from pellets and flakes to live or freeze-dried brine shrimp (Artemia salina). Other suitable choices are blood worms, daphnia, tubifex worms; however, frozen foods should only be fed sparingly to avoid overfeeding your tank.
Goldfish in their natural environment tend to feed on various crustaceans and insects found in ponds or other natural habitats; however, such foods are likely not pure and may even contain harmful parasites that could pose serious threats.
Black Moor Goldfish are best suited to solo tanks as their poor eyesight and slow swimming ability makes them more vulnerable in crowded aquariums or collisions with sharp objects. In addition, they are susceptible to Swim Bladder Disease caused by digestive issues, infection or trauma which causes them to swim erratically before eventually becoming stuck at the surface of water or substrate surfaces.
Bloodworms
Black moor goldfish enjoy snacking on bloodworms, but this should not be their main food source. Although bloodworms contain both iron and protein, fish require a diet full of different vitamins and minerals for proper growth and should only be fed occasionally to maintain balance in their tank environment.
Tubifex worms (commonly referred to as bloodworms) can be found widely within the aquarium hobby as either frozen or freeze-dried treats, with frozen ones offering easier care due to no larvae cycle and being ready for use immediately upon purchase. Furthermore, they’re often less costly than their live or gel-encased counterparts.
If selecting frozen varieties, be sure to thaw them for at least several minutes in water before feeding to avoid an abrupt temperature change. Gel bloodworms have similar textures as live or frozen food sources and may even be preferred by certain fish species.
