austinado16 19 Posted October 5, 2011 Just kidding! But have some fun with your Goldfish today and feed them a couple slices of organic limes. It's a hoot to watch the faces they make! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dnalex 13,633 Posted October 5, 2011 I will observe international feed your fish lime day with you :rofl 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikroll 243 Posted October 5, 2011 lemon is a regular part of my gold fish and koi diet 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
austinado16 19 Posted October 5, 2011 I will observe international feed your fish lime day with you :rofl You sir, are a genlteman AND a scholar! Mikroll: Try a lime. It's priceless! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dnalex 13,633 Posted October 5, 2011 You sir, are a genlteman AND a scholar! Likewise, sir! I'll report back in a few hours, after I've given them a slice or two. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
austinado16 19 Posted October 5, 2011 Possibly with a couple photos? Or video? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikroll 243 Posted October 5, 2011 (edited) I will observe international feed your fish lime day with you :rofl You sir, are a genlteman AND a scholar! Mikroll: Try a lime. It's priceless! yes i use both lime and lemon and go here to see video of what my fish do with it yes i use both and they love it . eat all. go look at this video of how my fish play the game http://s29.photobucket.com/albums/c288/mikroll/koi/?action=view¤t=KOIBALL.mp4 Edited October 5, 2011 by mikroll 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dnalex 13,633 Posted October 5, 2011 Possibly with a couple photos? Or video? LOL. That will have to come next week. But I shall. I am actually treating my tank with Prazi at the moment, and it will be over next week. I have tons to tiny bubbles, which really annoy me lol 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
austinado16 19 Posted October 5, 2011 Cool video! The are like sharks!! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kathyt 24 Posted October 5, 2011 Going out now to buy some limes. I want to play too. This will be fun, mine love oranges, but limes will be new. Mikroll, great video. Those are some hungry fish. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CmB 13 Posted October 5, 2011 Oh was that today? I was planning on sending out engraved announcements. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shakaho 6,312 Posted October 5, 2011 I have orange trees. So naturally I tried feeding my fish oranges. They don't like them at all. I pull the uneaten slice out the next day. They taste it, of course, but spit it right back out. Now a nice, fat grub is really tasty. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tithra 4,917 Posted October 5, 2011 I actually tried lime for the first time a few days ago because of a suggestion you had made in a previous post... they really weren't into it! They tried it and then ignored it! Guess I will have to stick to oranges. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
austinado16 19 Posted October 5, 2011 Funny that some of them don't like lime. Mine are that way with oranges and lemons now. They will eat them, but not with the vigor that hey have for lime. Wonder if it's a single tail thing? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Azlaier 12 Posted October 5, 2011 I will observe international feed your fish lime day with you :rofl You sir, are a genlteman AND a scholar! Mikroll: Try a lime. It's priceless! yes i use both lime and lemon and go here to see video of what my fish do with it yes i use both and they love it . eat all. go look at this video of how my fish play the game http://s29.photobuck...ent=KOIBALL.mp4 Haha...are you sure those aren't Piranhas?! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
number20121 2,663 Posted October 5, 2011 Mine have never been crazy about fruit at all. No matter if it is lime, lemon, orange, strawberry or even tiny bits of banana. Maybe it is because I have not fed it to them when they were little? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShawneeRiver 2,720 Posted October 5, 2011 I gave mine an orange slice last week, and they were crazy about it. I wasn't nice. I spread it out, but I didn't slice it. They had to work for it, and they did -- all day. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
austinado16 19 Posted October 6, 2011 I didn't feed fresh anything to these 3 until coming here and learning that people did it. By then, they were all several years old. I actually think they enjoy working at something like this. It seems to give them something to do. Heck, they normally spend most of the day rooting through the gravel, uprooting the live and plastic plants, tearing the the leaves on live plants, and even knocking over the petrified wood. So time spent on a hunk of citrus is less time spent vandalizing the tank......I'm just sayin'! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ashlee18 1,169 Posted October 6, 2011 I managed to find one organic lime at whole foods today. It is super awesome since I don't need 5. So far, they haven't found it but they know that food is in the water. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShawneeRiver 2,720 Posted October 6, 2011 I actually think they enjoy working at something like this. It seems to give them something to do. Heck, they normally spend most of the day rooting through the gravel, uprooting the live and plastic plants, tearing the the leaves on live plants, and even knocking over the petrified wood. So time spent on a hunk of citrus is less time spent vandalizing the tank......I'm just sayin'! Yes, they need things to do! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dnalex 13,633 Posted October 6, 2011 I agree. An engaged fish is a healthy happy fish! Austinado, the lime was a success...after a little time after they got used to it. The pucker face is hilarious 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ashlee18 1,169 Posted October 6, 2011 The butterflies loved it 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
austinado16 19 Posted October 6, 2011 LOL!! Success! Glad they loved it. Mine have gotten to the point where they recognize the slice if I hold it up to the outside of the tank.......then swim to the glass and just watch it intently until I put it in the water. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dnalex 13,633 Posted October 6, 2011 LOL!! Success! Glad they loved it. Mine have gotten to the point where they recognize the slice if I hold it up to the outside of the tank.......then swim to the glass and just watch it intently until I put it in the water. Thank you for the suggestion. Somehow I like giving them lime better than orange (shrug) Goldfish are such stalkers 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
austinado16 19 Posted October 6, 2011 Yeah, mine actually get a piece torn enough that they can get it in their mouths, and then they jerk their heads side-to-side just like a shark, in order to tear it free. The are serious hunters. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites