Regular Member Mr. Hyde Posted August 30, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted August 30, 2013 Hi. I think I'm getting the hang of dealing with my fish and their floating issue; peas an hour or two after eating, depending on when they start to to show signs of floating. It works well enough. My question is if it's okay to include peas as a consistent part of their daily diet? Particularly, since one of the two doesn't have much of an issue with floating...noticed that one had a ridiculously long poop trailing it the colour of the food it eats, shortly after the peas it had. Thanks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dnalex Posted August 30, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted August 30, 2013 You can feed daily, if you like. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Mr. Hyde Posted August 30, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 30, 2013 Great. Thanks Alex. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jeff99 Posted August 31, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted August 31, 2013 I always give peas to my goldfish diet 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Flipper Posted August 31, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted August 31, 2013 Yummo! Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk 2 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Steve1107 Posted August 31, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted August 31, 2013 ours get peas in their regular diet rotation. fwiw I've read peas sometimes can stop working for constipation. This actually happened to one of our telescopes in the past. For another constipation remedy we've found that blanched fresh baby spinach has been the ultimate secret weapon...in case you'd like to have an alternate in your "aquarium armamentarium" (lol) Best wishes! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dnalex Posted August 31, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted August 31, 2013 ours get peas in their regular diet rotation. fwiw I've read peas sometimes can stop working for constipation. This actually happened to one of our telescopes in the past. For another constipation remedy we've found that blanched fresh baby spinach has been the ultimate secret weapon...in case you'd like to have an alternate in your "aquarium armamentarium" (lol) Best wishes! Steve, we actually don't think that peas are the best for constipation, and while blanched spinach is good, there are others that are just as good, or even better, such as green beans, and raw red leaf lettuce (no blanching necessary)! Welcome to Koko's! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member cmclien Posted September 1, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted September 1, 2013 Like you, I have a variety of fish. One floats, one sinks and floats alternately and one who's not effected much. Like Alex said there are a variety of veggies that can help the different issues. I find personally that for the floater maybe only half a pea a day but better yet, zuchini, squash, carrots, seaweed, help to combat floatiness. My sinker does better with the peas, green beans, lima beans etc. In a way, those veggies actually help him float. I know lettuce is good too, I just haven't tried it yet. I find the seaweed, zuchini and squash to be kind of neutral in that they don't make any of them float. Just experiment with some different ones and you'll find a good solution. Possibly cut back on how many times a day you feed pellets etc also. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member 4prettyfish Posted September 1, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted September 1, 2013 Or..smaller meals throughout the day if you can. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Mr. Hyde Posted September 2, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 2, 2013 Thank you everyone, these are all very helpful suggestions. I appreciate them all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member goldiegeek Posted September 30, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted September 30, 2013 Another great food I have had tremendous success with is cooked, mushy pumpkin (not the pie filling). Whenever peas haven't worked, the pumpkin has been a life saver…literally. Cucumbers as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Mr. Hyde Posted September 30, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 30, 2013 Another great food I have had tremendous success with is cooked, mushy pumpkin (not the pie filling). Whenever peas haven't worked, the pumpkin has been a life saver…literally. Cucumbers as well. Thanks, I hadn't considered either of those. The cucumber...you give the inside without the peel, I assume? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member goldiegeek Posted September 30, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted September 30, 2013 Another great food I have had tremendous success with is cooked, mushy pumpkin (not the pie filling). Whenever peas haven't worked, the pumpkin has been a life saver…literally. Cucumbers as well. Thanks, I hadn't considered either of those. The cucumber...you give the inside without the peel, I assume? You slice them as thin as possible making sure they will hold up to some mushiness and munching. I peel them, but some don't. Boil it until it is sort of translucent, then hang it on a suction cup with a metal hook. They will munch on it for ten or fifteen minutes, then take it out. You can also use gravel to weigh it down to the bottom. If it is floating around each bite will push it away (it is kinda funny though). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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