Guest Shubunkin Queen Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 How long would be recommended to let them soak in water before giving it to the fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member d_golem Posted February 20, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted February 20, 2006 at least 2 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member mailboxck Posted February 21, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted February 21, 2006 What i do is simply to soak them in water, do some of my morning chores...then come back after. I dont take note how long they've been soaked, for as long as they're big and soft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member siansy Posted February 22, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted February 22, 2006 Same here, I soak them while I get on with other things and then poar them in. Can be anything from 5 mins to 30 mins. You can try leaving for a while and see how big the pellets swell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member 2befree Posted February 22, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted February 22, 2006 I soak them for about 5 minutes. They are as big and swollen as they are gonna get within 5 minutes that I find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member br553 Posted February 24, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted February 24, 2006 I use a mix of 3 kinds of pellets, Hikari oranda gold, biogold, and Wardley pellets. I will let them soak at least 30 minutes, sometimes longer. That way they are soft enough for my guys to eat easily and any pellets that are still floating can be gently pinched to make them sink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Kissy Posted February 25, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted February 25, 2006 I have a question that goes hand in hand with this topic. When I used to have goldfish, I would soak my pellets for a bit (probably 1-3 minutes but I can't remember) until they were mostly soft. I would pinch them tight to get rid of air and compress they so they didn't make such a mess in the tank. Would this pinching method compensate for a shorter soaking? I've never soaked flakes before because they don't expand so much. If you are feeding them to fancy goldfish, try to sink them below the surface before they get to the flakes so the fish can avoid gulping air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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