Funkytown Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Hey everyone! First of all, I've read the back of the fishfood container, so I have an idea of how much to feed my fish, but I'm interested to know what the danger actually is. It sounds as though it's marginally better to underfeed your fish than to over feed them. Is this true? What is the sequense of events when you overfeed your fish (and I don't mean, too much food -> fish get sick -> fish die)? What are the risks of UNDERfeeding? What are the symptoms of both? Thanks people! Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Overfeeding pollutes the tank so causes more problems. Underfeeding can stunt the fish. In a well established tank the fish can browse on algae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkytown Posted January 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Thanks Caryl! So tank polution is the main concern with overfeeding? Is there a danger associated with fish eating too much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 You would have to feed an awful lot at once for a fish to overeat enough to hurt itself. Fish see food and eat as much as possible as they never know (in the wild) when the next bit is going to go by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkytown Posted January 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Fish see food and eat as much as possible... Fish and I have a lot in common... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 It's called the seafood diet See food and eat it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 I'm not really sure you CAN overfeed fish. But you can pollute the tank with food. The ideal way of feeding them would be feeding them constantly, like a small trickle of flakes or pellets into the tank. But, that would obviously pollute a tank pretty quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 I understood from reading other forums that it is possible to over feed causing heart problems etc and shortening the life of the fish. Usually the posts are advise to not over feed fatty foods like some worms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Id like to clear this up before theres too much confusion. The only bad fatty worm for fish is Tubifix, A worm like White worms are thought commonly to be full of fat but they are not, there was a study i read about them a little while ago done by a university that said, what little fat they contain is not saturated fat which is the bad kind of fat that causes the problems, infact the fat they contain is quiet healthy, full of nutrients that alot of other foods cannot supply for fish. Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Thanks LB, so in the context of this post there is a worm (tubifix) that is commonly used and is high in fat so shouldn't be over feed to fish. The point being YES you can over feed fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 I know there is debate re the fat content of white worms. I know that when I was given some leopardfish they were on flake foods until I started a white worm culture. Thinking I was being kind, I fed them white worms every day and it quickly killed them. They were fine up to that point. This was about 18 years ago. Of course, like us, fish like variety so a treat of worms once or twice a week is sufficient. The problem with tubifex (wild caught that is) is that it grows in polluted water (loves sewage) and you can kill your fish with the bacteria and parasites introduced with the live tubifex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Theres no way to tell wether or not the White Worms caused the death. Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 It is likely though Shae whether directly or indirectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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