I feed my goldfish a small pinch of flakes each day and he eats those quickly and when I throw the cory its tablet he will also push the cory away to munch on it. Lately hes been picking up gravel with his mouth and looks like he's in search of food. Should I feed him more or is he just a pesky begger? He isn't losing weight and doesn't look to be starving.
Is my goldfish hungry or greedy?
- Thread starter Irisheyes1772
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The number one cause of death in goldfish is overfeeding, they only have a 3 second memory span. Your goldfish shouldn't be with a cory in the first place. Goldfish are coldwater, they like the temp around 70 while a cory cat is tropical, temp around 78-80.
Feed what your goldfish can eat in 2-3 minutes. Depending on the size of your goldfish, you can feed 2-3 times a day. Younger goldfish can be fed more often. Goldfish are make a lot of waste as all they do is eat and poop, so by overfeeding your goldfish, you can create excess waste which will ruin your water quality and thus necessitate more frequent water changes (work) for you.
Try to feed your cories their sinking tablets after the lights are out or try to feed at different sections of the tank.
Try to feed your cories their sinking tablets after the lights are out or try to feed at different sections of the tank.