Just curious

it is not the over eating that is the bad part of feeding fish in an aquarium to much.

the food that isn't eaten is the problem. rotting food creates amonia which is harmful to fish.

any way there is a constant source of water so even it to food degraded in the wild the water flow will clear it out, plus when fish overindulge they don't really absorb the food but rather it comes back out of mulched food, and not really of pure waste

scavenger said:

Overfeeding your fish is said to be one of the most common causes of fishes dying and one of the most common mistakes made by newbies, right? If this is so, then how come fishes living in the wild, where there's an abudance of food, don't gorge themselves to death when they have the chance?

Just curious

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In the wild, generally speaking, fish are getting better quality, natural and more varied food sources. Also, food may often be more sporadic in its availability depending on rainfall, the time of year, etc. I concur with both Snakeice and wannabefishguru in that it is primarily the issue of excess food in an artifical, closed system that wreaks havoc for our fish. Buying the highest quality food you can and using good filtration and water changes will keep 'em happy!