| Feeding Fish |
From "Pet Care"
episode PCW-101 |
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- Two important things about maintaining an aquarium are water quality and feeding, which are closely related, as overfeeding can cause a decline in water quality.
- Never overfeed your fish. Give them a pinch of food, and if they eat it all, give them a little more.
- Food should not rest on gravel longer than one minute. If you give the fish more food than they will eat, it will fall to the bottom of the tank and rest on the gravel, fouling the water and possibly causing a fatal illness for the fish.
- Feed fish twice daily, or give larger feedings once daily.
- Provide a variety of foods.
Guest: Fernando Nosratpour
Senior Aquarist
Birch Aquarium at Scripps
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gillman Dr.
La Jolla, CA 92093-0207
Phone: 858-534-3624
Fax: 858-534-5306
E-mail: siocomm@ucsd.edu Web site sources for Feeding Fish:
Feeding Your Fish at Algone.com Saltwater Aquariums at About.com Fish Facts at A2Zofpets.com Feeding Your Fish from Petsmart.com Books: Feeding Tropical Fish the Right Way: A Complete Authoritative Guide
By Stephan Dreyer
ISBN: 0793802105
TFH Publications Inc. (1998)
Available at bookstores nationwide and online.
The Saltwater Aquarium Handbook: Everything About Setting Up a Marine Aquarium, Aquarium Conditioning and Maintenance, Selecting Fish and Invertebrates
By George C. Blasiola and Matthew M. Vriends
ISBN: 0764112414
Barron's Educational Series Inc. (2000)
Available at bookstores nationwide and online.
Simon and Schuster's Complete Guide to Freshwater and Marine Aquarium Fishes
By Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 0671228099
Simon & Schuster Trade (1988)
Available at bookstores nationwide and online.
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