Feeding Goldfish

[Im a BusyBee]

Ive only recently got some goldfish, havent had any for many years. Im sure we only used to feed ours once a day and if we missed a day it would not matter, however on my tub of food it says feed 2-3 times a day - how often do you feed yours?Thanks for your help

[puddicat]

hi bee we have 2 goldfish at work and one is a food muncher, we only feed once a day!!!

[Schutzengel]

Twice a day, morning and teatime. I sprinkle just enough so that they eat it all in 5 minutes, more than that is too much. My goldfish are fed with Aquarian flakes. I have 5 fish who live in a six-sided tank, which holds 7 gallons of water, they have an under-gravel filter with an outside the tank air pump. How many fish have you got.

[Im a BusyBee]

only 3 at the moment but will be getting a few more, my local pet shop didnt have any choice so only got 3 til i go to a bigger shop. my tank holds 10 gallons of water, it has a filter and the air pump

[wildwood]

It depends were you have the fish. If inside where it is warm, feeding them 2-3 times per day doesn't matter and they'll grow better but as above, only as much as they'll clean up in 5 minutes. In Nature carps are grubbing most of the time and eat a little bit often.
Once per day is still ok as you won't have to clean out so often.

In colder weather in a pond in winter goldfish go semi dormant and don't eat at all during the coldest months.

[hammerman]

I love that word "Carps"...bwahahahahah

Feed once a day....it will be ample.

Well i feed my koi in "the colder months" wildwood.....how do you explain that ?

[Schutzengel]

The goldfish in question are in a tank not outside, but the information about outdoor fish is very useful.

[wildwood]

Hammerman, why don't you stick your head in one of your ponds and keep it there until the bubbles stop coming up. You a real nasty little man with the mind of a goldfish.