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| Better underfeeding than overfeeding -The issue of feeding fish |
The issue of feeding fish is so important that you will have to come back to it more than once. For starters, it’s enough to learn some truths that are quite understandable for experienced aquarists.
Better underfeeding than overfeeding. This is the golden rule of aquarism. In the practice of aquarium fish farming, there are no known cases of death of fish from starvation. But more than half of the cases of diseases and, ultimately, the death of the fish are associated with their overfeeding, as well as with the uncontrolled throwing of feed into the water of the aquarium. “The fish are hungrier, the healthier they are, experienced aquarists joke.
Better underfeeding than overfeeding. This is the golden rule of aquarism. In the practice of aquarium fish farming, there are no known cases of death of fish from starvation. But more than half of the cases of diseases and, ultimately, the death of the fish are associated with their overfeeding, as well as with the uncontrolled throwing of feed into the water of the aquarium. “The fish are hungrier, the healthier they are, experienced aquarists joke.
And there is some truth in this joke. And yet, even an experienced aquarist finds it difficult to resist the sight of fish rushing to feed, so as not to increase the portion of food (because they so want to eat!).
As for the other members of the family, all of them consider themselves understanding in the issue of feeding. What is there to understand, if they want to eat - then come on! It's a pity because hungry fish.
An active desire to take food is one of the signs of healthy fish. Some of them (for example, young scalars) do not know the measures at all, overeat, fall ill, and often even die. The same adult fish that do not die immediately become predisposed to obesity, metabolic disorders in the body and serious illnesses.
It is enough to feed adult fish once a day, preferably in the morning. At the same time, it is imperative to observe how the fish take food. If the fish lose interest in the feed, pass the feed particles past the mouth or spit it out, then feeding should be stopped immediately, and remove the excess of feed not eaten from the aquarium. Even live food, not eaten by fish, sooner or later dies and begins to decompose. As for dry food, they immediately begin to rot. Water becomes turbid, deteriorates. It’s useful not to feed adult fish once a week at all (arrange a fasting day).
Young fish (fry) should be fed often, several times a day, but in very small portions.
When offering fish food, you need to know what type of food your pets belong to and what food is preferable for them. And although the majority of fish species in beginner’s aquariums can be attributed to omnivores, willingly eating any known food, among them there may be, for example, those that will not live normally, develop, produce offspring without receiving a sufficient amount of plant-based food, or vice versa , fish that do not live long (scalars) without live food in the diet.
When the range of interests of the amateur in the choice of species expands, he will want to start fish that have a more specific restriction on the type of food: predatory and peaceful, carnivorous and herbivorous, as well as narrowly specialized in a certain feed.
Your pets should receive the entire, as they say, food spectrum, food that is familiar to them in nature, and preferably in those ratios of plant and animal origin that this species needs.
For a beginner aquarist, in order to possibly balance the feeding ration in terms of composition, it is advisable to at least diversify the table, not be lazy to find the slightest opportunity to alternate food, trying to increase the number of components. In this case, one should adhere to the rule of using only fresh or freshly prepared feeds; many types of feed prepared for future use are oxidized during long-term storage and lose their nutritional properties.
Often, inexperienced aquarists do not attach importance to the size of the feed, not realizing that fry and small fish with a small mouth cannot be swallowed by a large larva, worm or daphnia and they remain hungry, while the feed dies and decomposes. At the same time, large fish become irritated when they see feed that is too small for them. There are known cases of death of juveniles that swallowed large fodder and are not able to get rid of it. So, for example, fry of laliuses can die, swallowing large crustaceans, fry of males that have swallowed the coronet. Of course, each species and at different ages has its own feeding characteristics. Sometimes in close conditions and with a lack of food, fry of some species (gourami, cichlase, etc.) grow so unevenly that if they are not sorted, then individuals that noticeably outrun their small cousins in growth, immediately begin to eat them. In fact, the manner of eating, so to speak, differs in different species of fish, and accordingly the structure of the mouth and digestive organs is different
As for the other members of the family, all of them consider themselves understanding in the issue of feeding. What is there to understand, if they want to eat - then come on! It's a pity because hungry fish.
An active desire to take food is one of the signs of healthy fish. Some of them (for example, young scalars) do not know the measures at all, overeat, fall ill, and often even die. The same adult fish that do not die immediately become predisposed to obesity, metabolic disorders in the body and serious illnesses.
It is enough to feed adult fish once a day, preferably in the morning. At the same time, it is imperative to observe how the fish take food. If the fish lose interest in the feed, pass the feed particles past the mouth or spit it out, then feeding should be stopped immediately, and remove the excess of feed not eaten from the aquarium. Even live food, not eaten by fish, sooner or later dies and begins to decompose. As for dry food, they immediately begin to rot. Water becomes turbid, deteriorates. It’s useful not to feed adult fish once a week at all (arrange a fasting day).
Young fish (fry) should be fed often, several times a day, but in very small portions.
When offering fish food, you need to know what type of food your pets belong to and what food is preferable for them. And although the majority of fish species in beginner’s aquariums can be attributed to omnivores, willingly eating any known food, among them there may be, for example, those that will not live normally, develop, produce offspring without receiving a sufficient amount of plant-based food, or vice versa , fish that do not live long (scalars) without live food in the diet.
When the range of interests of the amateur in the choice of species expands, he will want to start fish that have a more specific restriction on the type of food: predatory and peaceful, carnivorous and herbivorous, as well as narrowly specialized in a certain feed.
Your pets should receive the entire, as they say, food spectrum, food that is familiar to them in nature, and preferably in those ratios of plant and animal origin that this species needs.
For a beginner aquarist, in order to possibly balance the feeding ration in terms of composition, it is advisable to at least diversify the table, not be lazy to find the slightest opportunity to alternate food, trying to increase the number of components. In this case, one should adhere to the rule of using only fresh or freshly prepared feeds; many types of feed prepared for future use are oxidized during long-term storage and lose their nutritional properties.
Often, inexperienced aquarists do not attach importance to the size of the feed, not realizing that fry and small fish with a small mouth cannot be swallowed by a large larva, worm or daphnia and they remain hungry, while the feed dies and decomposes. At the same time, large fish become irritated when they see feed that is too small for them. There are known cases of death of juveniles that swallowed large fodder and are not able to get rid of it. So, for example, fry of laliuses can die, swallowing large crustaceans, fry of males that have swallowed the coronet. Of course, each species and at different ages has its own feeding characteristics. Sometimes in close conditions and with a lack of food, fry of some species (gourami, cichlase, etc.) grow so unevenly that if they are not sorted, then individuals that noticeably outrun their small cousins in growth, immediately begin to eat them. In fact, the manner of eating, so to speak, differs in different species of fish, and accordingly the structure of the mouth and digestive organs is different
(in herbivorous and omnivorous fish, the intestines are long, the stomach is poorly developed or even absent, in predators it is developed well, it is able to stretch and accommodate single servings of large food objects the size of which is slightly inferior to the predator itself, but the intestines are very short).
Some fish pick food mainly from the surface and even jump out of the water and have an upper mouth opening, others search for food at the bottom and are equipped with a lower mouth opening and, as a rule, have an increased sense of smell. Aquariums today contain fish scraping algae from stones, glasses and other objects. In these species, the mouth is equipped with a scallop and works like a scraper. so to speak, the structure of the mouth and digestive organs is different in different types of fish, respectively (in herbivorous and omnivorous fish,
the intestines are long, the stomach is poorly developed or even absent, in predators it is well developed, it is able to stretch and accommodate single servings of large food objects the size is slightly inferior to the predator itself, but the intestines are very short).
Some fish pick food mainly from the surface and even jump out of the water and have an upper mouth opening, others search for food at the bottom and are equipped with a lower mouth opening and, as a rule, have an increased sense of smell. Aquariums today contain fish scraping algae from stones, glasses and other objects. In these species, the mouth is equipped with a scallop and works like a scraper.
Some fish pick food mainly from the surface and even jump out of the water and have an upper mouth opening, others search for food at the bottom and are equipped with a lower mouth opening and, as a rule, have an increased sense of smell. Aquariums today contain fish scraping algae from stones, glasses and other objects. In these species, the mouth is equipped with a scallop and works like a scraper.
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so to speak, the structure of the mouth and digestive organs is different in different types of fish, respectively (in herbivorous and omnivorous fish, the intestines are long, the stomach is poorly developed or even absent, in predators it is well developed, it is able to stretch and accommodate single servings of large food objects the size is slightly inferior to the predator itself, but the intestines are very short). Some fish pick food mainly from the surface and even jump out of the water and have an upper mouth opening, others search for food at the bottom and are equipped with a lower mouth opening and, as a rule, have an increased sense of smell. Aquariums today contain fish scraping algae from stones, glasses and other objects. In these species, the mouth is equipped with a scallop and works like a scraper. accordingly, the structure of the mouth and digestive organs is different
(in herbivorous and omnivorous fish, the intestines are long, the stomach is poorly developed or even absent, in predators it is well developed, it is able to stretch and accommodate single servings of large food objects the size of which is slightly inferior to the predator itself, but the intestines are very short )
Some fish pick food mainly from the surface and even jump out of the water and have an upper mouth opening, others search for food at the bottom and are equipped with a lower mouth opening and, as a rule, have an increased sense of smell. Aquariums today contain fish scraping algae from stones, glasses and other objects. In these species, the mouth is equipped with a scallop and works like a scraper. accordingly, the structure of the mouth and digestive organs is different (in herbivorous and omnivorous fish, the intestines are long, the stomach is poorly developed or even absent, in predators it is well developed, it is able to stretch and accommodate single servings of large food objects the size of which is slightly inferior to the predator itself, but the intestines are very short ) Some fish pick food mainly from the surface and even jump out of the water and have an upper mouth opening, others search for food at the bottom and are equipped with a lower mouth opening and, as a rule, have an increased sense of smell. Aquariums today contain fish scraping algae from stones, glasses and other objects.
In these species, the mouth is equipped with a scallop and works like a scraper. in predators it is well developed, it is able to stretch and accommodate single servings of large food objects the size of which is slightly inferior to the predator itself, but the intestines are very short). Some fish pick food mainly from the surface and even jump out of the water and have an upper mouth opening, others search for food at the bottom and are equipped with a lower mouth opening and, as a rule, have an increased sense of smell. Aquariums today contain fish scraping algae from stones, glasses and other objects. In these species, the mouth is equipped with a scallop and works like a scraper. in predators it is well developed, it is able to stretch and accommodate one-off portions of large food objects the size of which is slightly inferior to the predator itself, but the intestines are very short). Some fish pick food mainly from the surface and even jump out of the water and have an upper mouth opening, others search for food at the bottom and are equipped with a lower mouth opening and, as a rule, have an increased sense of smell. Aquariums today contain fish scraping algae from stones, glasses and other objects.
In these species, the mouth is equipped with a scallop and works like a scraper. others search for food at the bottom and are provided with a lower orifice in the mouth and, as a rule, have an increased sense of smell. Aquariums today contain fish scraping algae from stones, glasses and other objects. In these species, the mouth is equipped with a scallop and works like a scraper. others search for food at the bottom and are provided with a lower orifice in the mouth and, as a rule, have an increased sense of smell. Aquariums today contain fish scraping algae from stones, glasses and other objects. In these species, the mouth is equipped with a scallop and works like a scraper.
Danio rerio grabs a worm on the fly, and goldfish, descendants of silver carp, digging in the sand with pleasure I delve into the sand. All this should be known in order to be able to create the usual feeding conditions for their pets in the aquarium.
Danio rerio grabs a worm on the fly, and goldfish, descendants of silver carp, digging in the sand with pleasure I delve into the sand. All this should be known in order to be able to create the usual feeding conditions for their pets in the aquarium.
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