Koi food for goldfish??

[~Kswords~]

I'm sure goldfish eat anything but, does it matter if they are fed koi food? I am going to be buying more food for my goldfish and was looking into getting bigger pellets/stick food for my goldfish. I like to give my goldfish a variety of foods.

So I was wondering if it really matters if goldfish are fed koi food? Does anyone do this? What are your thoughts on this?

 

[wataugachicken]

i think the koi food would be fine as long as the goldfish won't have any physical trouble eating it. as far as feeding a variety of food, look into fresh foods like spinach, romaine lettuce, diced zucchini, peas, and orange sections, not just other pellet foods.

 

[~Kswords~]

Yeah i've tried the vegetables and that with my goldfish already, just wondering about koi foods.

Cause I mean in ponds there is often a combination of Koi and goldfish, so i was wondering if it really mattered.

 

[captainpiratebo]

yeah it should be fine, so long as you use small pellets for smaller goldfish and bigger pellets for bigger goldfish (obviously). i feed my bigger goldfish pond pellets, and they love 'em!

 

[Buckdog]

Try this:
www.aquariumfish.com/aquariumfish/detal.aspx?aid=9612&cid=3783&search=

This article, in my opinion, makes the most sense on feeding goldfish and koi.

If the link doesnt work type in "The fundamentals of feeding koi and goldfish."

 

[~Kswords~]

Thanks for all the replies. I also enjoyed the article. That did make a lot of sense and was interesting to read! That was just what I was looking for. I had tried doing my own searches but never came up with anything that really answered the question!

 

[Jazba]

yeh as long as they are not having trouble swallowing the koi food then its fine.