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bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	can problems occur, if i feed my rosy barbs, goldfish foods.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
illustrae Fish Addict Posts: 820 Kudos: 876 Registered: 04-May-2005	For long term feeding, goldfish food may not have the correct balance of necessary nutrients for tropical fish. FOr one or two days until you can get to a pet store and get proper food for your fish it should be okay, but you really should feed them a varied diet of tropical formula foods. Hoping that there must be a word for everything I mean...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	ok, b/c they are in a cold water tank with a goldfish, and i put goldfish food in tehre, and they eat it. but usually they get oranges.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Try also to feed them normal Tropical fish foods, like Flakes & Granules. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	In the short term , probably not, but tropical fish have higher metabolic rates because of the higher temperatures, and will often mature faster, move quicker , and need to replace their cells more often than coldwater fish- this means that their bodies will burn protiens and minerals etc quicker than coldwater fish. Tropical fish foods are formulated specifically for this and possible long term vitamin deficiencies will occur over the long term.You would notice the condition of the fish deteriorate in months rather than in a few days or weeks. So basically its ok to use as a standby in an emergency,but i wouldnt make a habit of it. and yes - goldfish fed tropical fish flake may get extremely fat
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56


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