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Lessons Learned "Quick Hits"
We are soliciting short lessons-learned from hobbyists: events that possibly left you sadder, but measurably wiser. Have a good one? Please send it to the . Here is a brief diatribe from the Webmaster:
Goldfish will fall into behavioral ruts, just like people. One key one is feeding behavior; if you only feed a sinking food, the fish may only ever look on the bottom for things to eat. Conversely, if you always feed floating foods, they may never look on the bottom. This is not really a problem, until you need to do something different than normal, like feed a medicated food that does not do what they are used to.
In general to keep the fish active and flexible, it is good to cycle through an assortment of sinking, floating, frozen and live foods. You may feed a sinking pellet, for example, as the staple. But giving frozen bloodworm, some flake food, green peas or other supplements a couple of times per week will keep your fish on their toes. It may also add to the interest of the fish keeping experience, as both you and your fish break out of your routine a bit.