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Feeding your fish may seem like a simple task, but there are many things to remember when trying to keep your fish healthily fed. Scroll down to see our list of fish foods. First point: Do not overfeed! Your fish should be fed a pinch of flake food between twice a day to every other day. A pinch of food is not as much food as you can fit between two fingers. It is a tiny bit that you put on the top of the aquarium water. If your fish take longer than 2-3 minutes to eat the food, you have fed them too much. Some fish will eat until all the food is gone, even if they are overly full. Be careful of this. If you want to be very careful not to overfeed, stick with feeding once a day or once every other day. See how your fish react. If they are frenzied at feeding time, you may not be feeding them enough and may want to increase how often you feed them. If your tank has food left over after your fish have stopped eating, remove it with a net or siphon vaccuum before it starts to grow too much bacteria or add too much ammonia to the water, making your fish sick. Second point: It is best to find out what kind of food your fish likes to eat. A variety of foods is the best way to get your fish the most nutrients and keep them healthy. Many larger types of fish love to eat live foods in addition to flake foods, as do even many smaller fish. Some kinds of fish even love blanched vegetables or frozen(thawed) vegetables, such as peas and cucumber slices. Again, remove any uneaten foods after a few minutes. Look at our fish profiles to see what kinds of food your fish like best. You can also buy some and try it out. Sometimes different fish of the same species have different tastes. Often fish will only eat foods that they are raised with. Fish generally all need similar nutrients. Look for high quality flake foods at your local fish store. Any high quality flake or pellet foods will be good for your fish, in addition to any of the live, frozen, or freeze-dried foods available as well. List of fish foods: Flake food Pellet food Sinking wafers Brine shrimp
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