MRSkz Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Well I've decided to jump into the cold water and get some baby oranda's I've got the tank, the filter, the water and the fish (next week) what I would like to know is other than oxy weed is there anything else that I should put in with them and what's the best food to use for these guys. I've done a bit of reading and I've seen that they do well on protein but I'm sure there are experienced keepers out there that would be more exact as to what brand, mix suits better than others. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 pm caryl or someone like that as caryl ghas a mssive pond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU1 Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Hikari food is good for orandas, maybe some live food once in a while, and any good quality flakes. High protein supports wen growth on orandas. Also, try to avoid pellets, fancy shaped fish like orandas easily become constipated with foods like this and can die if this is left. The main thing is to give them a varied diet, and clean water. Hope this will be some help to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 I might have a pond oscarboy but I don't have orandas If people just send PMs, how will the rest of us learn as well? I agree with IOU1, don't feed them pellets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 awwwwwww ma bad wat do u got caryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 All my goldfish are comets. Can't keep fancy goldfish outside here - too cold in winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 oh woops i thought goldfish were goldfish lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRSkz Posted November 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 IOU1 thanks for that. I had read about giving them pelets and had thought I'd do that but will stay away from it now. I've got a good culture of daphnia that's been sitting here, neglected but still thriving and getting some white worms again and hopefully some earthworms as well. Would you recomend spiralina tabs for them or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU1 Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Don't really know about spirulina tablets, never tried them on goldfish, but if they eat them it should be OK. I have spirilina flake that I feed them... Must be similar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 I wouldn't give them tabs or pellets. They are idiots and choke easily. Stick to flake. Daphnia will be good but my goldfish (when I had some in a tank insde) didn't seem to know what to do with white worms and they would sink into the gravel before the fish figured out what they were. It was then a case of 'out of sight out of mind' and I would have to siphon the worms out :roll: They did enjoy earthworms though. The kids used to dangle them in until a fish got a hold of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU1 Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Yeah I suppose tablets are the same as pellets, so avoid them, caryl is right. Excuse me today, I'm brain dead!!! (Got all this chem stuff going round and round- bromine water decolourises rapidly by alkenes as it is a addition reaction and the C-C double bond can easily break.... ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRSkz Posted November 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 ah thank you, I would have bought the tabs as they are usually better value for money but think I have a good place to get flakes by the kg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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