Topic: fish feeding problem

[mrashoo]

hi ... i have a problem in feeding my fish i have upgraded to a 250 gallon tank and i have in it total 5 pairs of diff fish the are
goldfish
Red Wag-Tail Platy
silver angelfish
koi fish
rainbow shark
all of them are not big and the problem is when i try to feed them they do not only goldfish eats sometimes and the other fish keep hiding in the tank and if i leave the food for 20 30 mins it clouds the water and even goldfish dont eat it soon they also take time.  In my country the good quality fish food is not available and the only thing available is pallets (available in brown, red dark brown colors) without any brand or name and i went to a store and he showed me blood worms (freeze dried) made in china and dried shrimps also from china so any sugesstions what should i choose or should i search for some good quality pallets or something else please help ??

[mrashoo]

1 day and no reply ?

[Nic Obscurites]

Look into other forms of food from online sources?

[Cholly]

I suspect that part of the problem is incompatibility of the fish. Goldfish and koi are coldwater and the rest are tropical. The goldfish and koi need water under 75 degrees Fahrenheit, preferably between 65 and 70, and the tropicals over 76, preferably 78 to 80. Goldfish need the higher oxygen levels in the cooler water and tropical fish's immune systems will become depressed at those temperatures, making them more likely to get sick. Trying to "meet in the middle" will shorten the lives of both.
It is not a matter of the fish getting along, it is a matter of their needs being different. It's not as different as saltwater and freshwater, but their needs are different. One, the other, or both will suffer. Please, separate the tropicals from the coldwater fish.
Get a heater for the tropicals, and a thermometer for both. At least part of the tropicals lack of appetite is probably from being too cold. If the pellets are too big for the fish to swallow, crush them up into smaller pieces. 30 minutes is too long to leave food in, 10 is more like it.
Not eating in a new tank is fairly normal for fish. They'll eat when they get hungry if everything else is okay(temperature, ammonia and NitrIte levels...) If they have been eating regularly, fish can go two or even sometimes even three weeks without eating.

[groupiekilla06]

I wholeheartedly agree with Cholly!! Seperate the warm-water fish from the cold-water fish and they will be much happier. I always keep special ice cubes (dechlorinated water) in my freezer when I had my goldfish just in case their water got too warm. The became very lethargic and ill when their water was warm.

Likewise, my bettas and other tropical fish become most prone to illnesses and lethargic if their water is too cold.

[bulrush]

Perhaps you could crush the food pellets so the smaller fish will eat the smaller food pieces. Platies should eat just about anything if it fits in their mouth.

[ShieldWolf]

Perhaps you could crush the food pellets so the smaller fish will eat the smaller food pieces. Platies should eat just about anything if it fits in their mouth.

And if certain foods don't fit in their mouth ie wafers, they pick at it anyway. Pretty much omnivorous.