Feeding tropical fish with goldfish pellets?

[wackorash84]

Before anyone thinks anything, NO, I've not been feeding my tropical fishes any goldfish food.

However, I do want to gauge your comments. I lost an oranda bout 2 months ago and have since change the aquarium to a tropical one. I've got all these goldfish food and flake lying about so I thought, hey maybe I can use them to feed my tropical fishes.

Ingredients of TetraFin Gold Japan(Premium Food for Fancy Goldfish). Vegetable protein extracts, fish and fish derivatives,cereals, derivatives of vegetable origin, yeasts, oil and fats, milk and milk derivatives, minerals and lecithin. Typical Analysis: Protein 47%, Oil 10%, Fibre 2%, Ash 8%, Moisture 8%. Vitamin includes, vitamin A, D3, Vitamin E, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate.

Ingredients of Aquarian Tropical Flake Food. Fish and fish derivatives, cereals, derivatives of vegetable origin, oils and fats, algae, vegetables, minerals, mollucs and crustaceans, eggs and eggs derivatives, yeast. Typical Analysis: Protein 36.5% Oil 12.5% Ash 14% Fibre 3%. Vitamins includes, Vitamin A, D3, E.

Ingredients of Nutrafin Max Goldfish Flakes.Cereals, fish and fish derivatives, derivatives of vegetable origin, mollucs and crustaceans, oil and fats, insects, yeast, choline chloride. Typical Analysis: 43%, Oils & Fats 11%, Fibre 1.5%, Ash 7.6%. Vitamin includes Vitamin includes A,C,E.

Ingredients of Catfish Pellets. Fish and fish derivatives, derivatives of vegetable origin, minerals, algae, mollucs and crustaceans, oils and fats. Typical Analysis: Protein 37.5% Crude fibre 0.8%, Oils and Fats 7.4%, Crude Ash 17.8%, Moisture 20%. Vitamin includes, A, D3, E, Zinc, Manganese, Iron, Iodine, Copper, Molybdenum.

Ingredients of Tetra Fresh Delica Bloodworms. Insects 30%, vegetable protein extracts, derivatives of vegetable origin, fish and fish derivatives, oils and fats. Typical analysis: Protein 5%, Oil 1%, Fibre 1%, Ash 2%, Moisture 90%. Vitamin includes Vitamin A, D3, E, L-ascorbyl-2-poly-phosphate.

Now, any difference? Well I don't see much difference between tropical fish food and goldfish food. So any objection say if I fed my tropical fishes with TetraFin Gold Japan which is a premium goldfish sinking pellet? Would be good to know your thoughts?

 

[Jannika]

Yeah, I've found by reading ingredients that a lot of fish food is very similar, just labeled differently. If they like it, I'd use it in alternation with some other community food just to make sure they're getting what they need.

 

[wackorash84]

Yeah, I've found by reading ingredients that a lot of fish food is very similar, just labeled differently. If they like it, I'd use it in alternation with some other community food just to make sure they're getting what they need.

I've also googled about and the common feedback that I seem to read are that goldfish food are more vegetable based whereas tropical fish food are more meaty. However, referring back to the ingredients, the protein content of goldfish food are much higher. As vegetables also have protein, so more meaty does mean more protein here.

With my stocking being platies, danios n cories, whom are all omnivores, so there should not be a difference to me feeding them some goldfish food.

 

[Ara]

I actually have been feeding my danios with goldfish food because I was given a tonne of it, and they are fine.. I mix in a little tropical food & bloodworms from time to time.. but they've been fed the stuff for over 6 months with no problem.

 

[tanker]

Goldfish food is just plain fish food with less protein.

 

[angel fresh]

yes you can use it for danios and other fish too id won't harm but you could also give them occassional treat with blood worms or tubifex.. etc

 

[wackorash84]

Goldfish food is just plain fish food with less protein.

I'm quite surprised with your comment tanker? If you see the ingredients typical analysis that I when I started the thread, you would not have noted that all the goldfish branded food are at least 5% higher in protein than the tropical fish food.:headshake2:

 

[Haydn24]

There are different types of protein..

 

[Cerianthus]

I dont see why not as we old timers had no problems feedign one cheap avail staples before all these fancy foods. Mix it up with others foods. I even fed leftover f/w staples for s/w for many many yrs without ill effects. i dont mean to do such but better than starving , imo.

 

[benzjamin13]

There's really nothing wrong with feeding fish "goldfish" food. It's labeled that way, but all the ingredients are just about the same. It really boils down to the protein and veggie content. I have a friend that feeds his Goldfish Hikari Massivores just because he had them laying around since he switched from a Gar and Wolf Fish to just Fancy Goldfish. They actually seem to prefer the Massivores, lol!