Rice ? Sure?

[Jeff99 31]

Now I want to give my goldfish a diet could someone help me ? What should I give to them and I now give them rice LOL ......... Is that a good food for diet ? Are the rice have poison ?

[dnalex 13,633]

Rice is just about as bad a diet as could be for your fish. It's too high in sugar. It's OK to give it as a little treat every once in a while, but not as a staple, or even a frequent treat.

[Jeff99 31]

Ok ... Thx .

So what kind of diet could my goldfish have?

[dnalex 13,633]

Check out the Goldfish Foods section. We have many threads on this, and it's a good place to start.

[PudgyGang89 6]

Rice is a grain. And from what I've read, goldies don't do too well with grains. I'd look more into a high quality food from your LPS or look into making some gel food.

[tithra 4,917]

Ok ... Thx .

So what kind of diet could my goldfish have?

definitely check out the food section of the forum, there's lots of info there.

As a staple food you want either a high quality sinking pellet or some type of gel food (there are commercial versions such as repashy or you make it at home, not sure what is available where you are). In addition to a staple food you can also feed veggies such as spinach, cucumber, kale, green leafy lettuces, zucchini etc. - just boil or microwave them to soften them up before feeding.

[Jeff99 31]

Ok thanks all I will check that now

[THUNDER 80]

Rice = Kaboom

They expand and explode inside your fish. Its why rice can't be thrown after the weddings cuz of birds. We don't want your Goldfish to suffer from explosions.

[dnalex 13,633]

Rice = Kaboom

They expand and explode inside your fish. Its why rice can't be thrown after the weddings cuz of birds. We don't want your Goldfish to suffer from explosions.

That is a myth with regard to the birds.

http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/birdrice.asp

In many Asian countries, chickens are fed rice grains, all without exploding incidents.

It is however true that rice is bad for fish, just as it's not exactly good for us. It has a very high glycemic index.

[THUNDER 80]

Alex, if you waited a few hours to observe terrified reactions.... :-D

Anyways, I thought it was true since high school!

[dnalex 13,633]

Alex, if you waited a few hours to observe terrified reactions.... :-D

Anyways, I thought it was true since high school!

I have watched many birds eat rice, since my childhood, and there have been no terrified reactions, no explosions of avian grisly mess.

Why would rice cause a bird to explode.

Also, when you feed a fish rice, which you could do on a very rare occasion, you feed cooked rice.

[THUNDER 80]

I meant for the original poster to be terrified. :-)

[GoldenSpoiledRotten 6,786]

My bird actually used to steal my white rice directly off of my plate if I had any. The rice did not effect her either.

[shakaho 6,312]

Alex. it's nice to know that I'm not the only one to run the strange things people say (and e-mail) through snopes or other debunking sites. The rice one was just to silly to check anyway.

Rice just isn't very nutritious, although the red and black whole grain rices are decent grains and really taste good.

[dnalex 13,633]

Alex. it's nice to know that I'm not the only one to run the strange things people say (and e-mail) through snopes or other debunking sites. The rice one was just to silly to check anyway.

[Jeff99 31]

LOL.......

[koko 14,340]

I meant for the original poster to be terrified. :-)

Well we like to tell the truth not scare the poop out of people dude.

[THUNDER 80]

I never knew it was a myth. :-)

[fantailfan1 26,742]

I meant for the original poster to be terrified. :-)

Well we like to tell the truth not scare the poop out of people dude.