Regular Member Black Posted May 8, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted May 8, 2013 I thought I'd come up with a menu for the week to help googles get a varied diet but I'm not sure what to feed and when! What do you think of this...? Monday- spinach - peas Tuesday- bloodworms - spinach Wed. - hikari pellets - repashy Thurs. - hikari pellets -spinach Friday - repashy - peas Saturday- bloodworms - spinach Sunday- fast day 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Pearlscaleperfect Posted May 8, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted May 8, 2013 I think peas should be fed more sparingly, because they go right through the fish there aren't many other benefits besides being a laxative at least in my opinion. My goldies really enjoy Kale, and it's packed with nutrients. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Black Posted May 8, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 8, 2013 Ah, ok. Shall I replace the peas with kale? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member GoldenSpoiledRotten Posted May 8, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted May 8, 2013 (edited) Though kale is also a laxative, it should give them more than peas in nutrients. Vote #2 for Kale!! edit: Didn't see those... agh. Pardon. -.- Edited May 8, 2013 by ChelseaM 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Black Posted May 8, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 8, 2013 I was only going to feed him bloodworms twice a week as he's not a young fish anymore, and he's a sinker so he doesn't need too much food as he doesn't do much swimming. I'll have another think 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member GoldenSpoiledRotten Posted May 8, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted May 8, 2013 Twice a week is fine! I just didn't see them typed down. I apologize. If he isn't strong enough to tear the kale up, it's okay to boil it longer than suggested. Also, if you want to add some of the nutrients you boil out back into his diet, you can make the repashy using the green water from when you boil the spinach and kale. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Black Posted May 8, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 8, 2013 That's a good idea 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member shakaho Posted May 8, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted May 8, 2013 Peas are much more nutritious than kale. Kale is a fantastic vegetable if you also have good sources of macronutrients in your diet, like we overfed humans do. Spinach is is great but less nutritious than the other two, and is most useful as a source of fiber. In nature, goldfish have algae as a mainstay of their diet. While algae looks to us like a green vegetable, it is, like peas, and unlike leafy greens, a rich source of protein. The people who make the high-quality fish foods base their formulas on the nutritional needs of the fish as determined by research. I think it's great to supplement commercial fish food with assorted treats as one of the daily meals. I also think it's great to make a gel food containing a wide variety of vegetables and some animal proteins and feed that, provided that you do the research on what nutrients the fish need and what nutrients are in the foods you are gelling or use the gel food as a treat. Of course the diet you have described is adequate, but hardy ideal. I think it's much more sensible, if you want to provide variety, to feed a small amount of a good commercial food each day with a different food each day as a supplementary treat. Hikari and Repashy are both quality commercial foods. Since goldfish in nature eat virtually nonstop, it seems mean to me to fast them unnecessarily. Necessary fasting is for treatment of some disorder, as preparation for transport or shipping or for when you are away and can't change water. IMO it's better to have a veggie day each week than to fast. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jeana727 Posted May 8, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted May 8, 2013 (edited) That's what I do. I feed gel food (either Mazuri or Rapashy daily. Then I drop in some kind of veggie or fruit...usually whatever I am making for Hubby & myself! Occasionally I drop in a few pellets. I don't have a real schedule...but I do have an arsenal of assorted goldie foods!! Edited May 8, 2013 by Jeana727 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Black Posted May 8, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 8, 2013 Thanks everyone, this has been really helpful I'm always happy to learn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Black Posted May 13, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 13, 2013 Ok, how's this? Mon - bloodworms - respashy - pellets Tues - pellets -spinach -repashy Thurs - pellets -peas -repashy Fri. - bloodworms - repashy - kale Sat. - pellets - algae wafers (has spirulina in them) spinach Sun. - spinach - peas (veggie and WC day) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Black Posted May 15, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 15, 2013 I forgot Wednesday! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dnalex Posted May 16, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted May 16, 2013 Looks good to me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Black Posted May 16, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 16, 2013 Good to know thanks Alex 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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