Is there something wrong with my goldfish???

Question

My two fish Dolce & Gabbana eat their golfish flake food but then they cough it back up and it comes out of their mouth again.Is there something wrong with the food or wat???

Also how often should I feed them?

Answer 1

a pinch of fish food once a day. mine used to spit it out, dont know why they do it!

Answer 2

my fish does that too and he seems to be fine, the bottle says to feed them twice a day. this is usually how it is for most fishies

Answer 3

Sometimes gold fish suck in their food along with water and spit it back out again its normal. But if you are worried, crush the food up as small as you can and only feed them a little amount because you can kill fish with love by over feeding they do not each much even though they always appear like they are starving (mine follow me up and down the tank when i walk around like i am starving them all day). You could change their food. And give them a variety of foods. They LOVE brine shrimp and blood worms. But remember only a tiny amount of food for them, if you only have 2 then less then an average pinch once a day at about the same time every day.

Answer 4

Most people feed their goldfish on dried flakes or pellets designed specifically for goldfish. Good quality ones, such as those from the major manufacturers, such as Tetra, Aquarian and Hagen, are very well-researched and will provide everything the fish needs in its diet.

As a treat, you might also like to offer some frozen foods such as Daphnia, bloodworms or maybe a couple of squashed frozen peas.

Most goldfish will be fine on just one or two small feeds each day. Don't feed the fish more than they will eat within a couple of minutes. If there are flakes floating round in the tank after a couple of minutes, you've been adding too much and you're likely to end up with polluted water as a result.

if a goldfish eats to much this might be why they regurgitate there food.

hope this helps.

Answer 5

Maybe your overfeeding them? Fish only require a pinch of food twice a day really. You could try changing their food to a brand called Supa, this is much smaller grains that most feeds and is easier for fish to eat than some of the flaked types which tend to float to the top of the tank.

http://www.seapets.co.uk/gallery/770000.... Supa food.

Answer 6

They should be fine. I find that most fish do that. I think its just how they eat. They may be softening up the food or just trying to gulp too much down at a time as goldfish are well known for. try crumbling up the food with your fingers into tiny bits. This should help if its a digestion problem.

Answer 7

get some new food it might be because they dont like there food or that that want somthing totally new.Feed them when you get up and when you go to sleep.It might vary in the different types of fish food. It will say on the tub or bottle when to feed them.

GOOD LUCK!!!!!

Answer 8

GET NEW FOOD

feed them once a day at about the same time everyday

Answer 9

base on experience some fish takes time to like the new food you gave them.  I bought a goldfish before being fed by mosquito larvae when I have it,  it won't eat flakes they just suck and spit it out in due time they love the flakes.  How many once to 3 times depend on the capacity of your filter to clean the waste and how big is your tank.  However once is enough.  This spitting is common in newly bought fish

Answer 10

how long have you had them? my betas did that at first to, but quit it pretty quick. they may have been feed different food where ever you got them. also feed them once a day, or in very small amounts twice a day.