My son have just brought home 3 goldfish from a fair?
i have a tank but as ive had no fish for a while ive got no food till tomorrow. anyone know what i can give a goldfish to eat to last it till tomorrow. thanks.
Answers:
they'll be ok for a day or 2 without food but put them in distilled H2O untill you can get water conditioner from the store. also, don't expect them to live too long.Fairs usually use feeder goldfish for those games and they usually don't make it past a week
They'll be fine until tomorrow.just get them some food tomorrow.
usually dry bread crumbs will work. good luck
bread.
try giving them bread it worked on my goldfish
Goldfish from the fair rarely live for more than a few days anyway, to trumatized by being bounced around and from thermal shock.
Their metabolisms are to slow for them to starve in a days time, they can wait.
goldfish will pretty much eat anything as long as it's small and swalloable. if you want the goldfish to live, put them in a small bowl for now with some distilled water. They should be ok not eating for a day. Prep the tank for a couple of days before you put your fish in. The net you have plenty of info on how to prep a tank for the fishes.
if the water is slightly colder than room temp, you wont need to feed them at all, they will be fine until tomorrow.
got any flakey skin or similiar?
I do not suppose they will want to eat till 2morrow anyway.
Is it not illegal for fairs to give them away nowadays?
you must be very proud send him my congratulations
x x x
I thought they were banned, its cruel and they will be dead within 7days.
There is no need to try and feed the goldfish anything until tomorrow. Fish can live easily for a couple days without food, just becarful not to over feed tomorrow.
They'll be alright without food for a day. Fish from the fair don't normally survive that long anyway. Sorry.
they will b fine til tom
They can wait until tomorrow. Let them acclimate to their environment. Good luck.
They should be fine until tomorrow, I had a fairground goldfish that lived for 12 years !
i hear goldfish are good battered and deep fried. then you won't have to worry about them.
I have seen this done at PetSmart and i am not sure why they did it but the fish might eat it! Put an orange slice in the water, it will float to the top, and then see what they do!
three goldfish?
take the other advice on the feeding and caring, but tell him from me.... GREAT SHOT!!
Chris
A couple of mashed up peas if they will eat it will do.
They will be ok for a few days but once you do get food don't make up for not feeding by giving them any extra as this will kill them.
Also don't keep them in a bowl they wont live for more than a week in there - has to be a decent sized tank with a filter.
theyll eat chips, seriously
Your fish should be fine until tomorrow. I got a goldfish from the fair 7 years ago, now he is like 8 inches long!
Your fish should be OK without anything until tomorrow. They are very hardy fish.
they will be fine. they wont starve. they will starve probaly after a week that you have not feed them, but not overnight. they can probaly eat some bread crumbs though.
they should be OK till 2mozz but if Ur not convinced try a thumb nail piece of bread.
I'm sure it was banned for fairs to give these as prizes
but you have them now so fill the tank with filtered water or let the water stand for 24hrs to let the chlorine leach out giving it a stir will help if you can, open the bags and stand them in the tank the fish should be ok until tomorrow as long as the tops are held open
then tomorrow release them into the tank
as for feeding the can wait till you get some fod fish can survive without food for weeks
an air pump and a filter for the tank would be a good idea with a weekly clean you hopefully will have fish that will survive
if not at least you will have tried
these fish can survive but you don't know how they were treated before your son won them
all the best with them
they don't need to eat every day so they will last
AHHHH- I can't believe people still do this. It is ughhh.
O.k. DO NOT feed them bread crumbs. You don't need to feed them at all really. Wait until you get proper fish food. In a balanced diet you should include veggies. Cooked zucchini, romaine lettuce, or shelled peas. It is not necessary right now- they probably won't eat anyways.
Goldfish- comets (what you have) get really big 12". They also live up to 40 years. They need at least ten gallons per fish right now and as they get larger they will need even more room, up to 40 gallons per fish. So your babies right now should be in a 30 gallon. If they do not have this room they will die. It might take a year or two but mother nature will balance things out. She will kill 2 of the fish so that the other can thrive. Most people who win fish from a fair don't care to hear this- so essentially the fair just signed their death sentence.
I would make a deal with your son- explain to him how big these fish get and that your tank is not big enough for them. You can bring them to a pet store to trade-in and get something more appropriate like danios. Or- he can save up his money for an adequate tank and filter for these fish.
If you are temporarily keep them in something too small then check your water conditions everyday. Your ammonia will get very high, very quick. You may have to change 25% of the water everyday or else it will become toxic.
DO NOT GIVE THEM BREADCRUMBS, goldfish cannot digest yeast, they will be fine till tomorrow.Keep them in a good size tank with plenty of aeration & proper filtration,do a 25% water change at least once a week & in this weather keep an eye on the temperature,they are cold water fish but can tolerate slight fluctuations.
dont bother they will be fucked in a week or two
Leave them untill you can buy food they will be okay for a day
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Answers:
they'll be ok for a day or 2 without food but put them in distilled H2O untill you can get water conditioner from the store. also, don't expect them to live too long.Fairs usually use feeder goldfish for those games and they usually don't make it past a week
They'll be fine until tomorrow.just get them some food tomorrow.
usually dry bread crumbs will work. good luck
bread.
try giving them bread it worked on my goldfish
Goldfish from the fair rarely live for more than a few days anyway, to trumatized by being bounced around and from thermal shock.
Their metabolisms are to slow for them to starve in a days time, they can wait.
goldfish will pretty much eat anything as long as it's small and swalloable. if you want the goldfish to live, put them in a small bowl for now with some distilled water. They should be ok not eating for a day. Prep the tank for a couple of days before you put your fish in. The net you have plenty of info on how to prep a tank for the fishes.
if the water is slightly colder than room temp, you wont need to feed them at all, they will be fine until tomorrow.
got any flakey skin or similiar?
I do not suppose they will want to eat till 2morrow anyway.
Is it not illegal for fairs to give them away nowadays?
you must be very proud send him my congratulations
x x x
I thought they were banned, its cruel and they will be dead within 7days.
There is no need to try and feed the goldfish anything until tomorrow. Fish can live easily for a couple days without food, just becarful not to over feed tomorrow.
They'll be alright without food for a day. Fish from the fair don't normally survive that long anyway. Sorry.
they will b fine til tom
They can wait until tomorrow. Let them acclimate to their environment. Good luck.
They should be fine until tomorrow, I had a fairground goldfish that lived for 12 years !
i hear goldfish are good battered and deep fried. then you won't have to worry about them.
I have seen this done at PetSmart and i am not sure why they did it but the fish might eat it! Put an orange slice in the water, it will float to the top, and then see what they do!
three goldfish?
take the other advice on the feeding and caring, but tell him from me.... GREAT SHOT!!
Chris
A couple of mashed up peas if they will eat it will do.
They will be ok for a few days but once you do get food don't make up for not feeding by giving them any extra as this will kill them.
Also don't keep them in a bowl they wont live for more than a week in there - has to be a decent sized tank with a filter.
theyll eat chips, seriously
Your fish should be fine until tomorrow. I got a goldfish from the fair 7 years ago, now he is like 8 inches long!
Your fish should be OK without anything until tomorrow. They are very hardy fish.
they will be fine. they wont starve. they will starve probaly after a week that you have not feed them, but not overnight. they can probaly eat some bread crumbs though.
they should be OK till 2mozz but if Ur not convinced try a thumb nail piece of bread.
I'm sure it was banned for fairs to give these as prizes
but you have them now so fill the tank with filtered water or let the water stand for 24hrs to let the chlorine leach out giving it a stir will help if you can, open the bags and stand them in the tank the fish should be ok until tomorrow as long as the tops are held open
then tomorrow release them into the tank
as for feeding the can wait till you get some fod fish can survive without food for weeks
an air pump and a filter for the tank would be a good idea with a weekly clean you hopefully will have fish that will survive
if not at least you will have tried
these fish can survive but you don't know how they were treated before your son won them
all the best with them
they don't need to eat every day so they will last
AHHHH- I can't believe people still do this. It is ughhh.
O.k. DO NOT feed them bread crumbs. You don't need to feed them at all really. Wait until you get proper fish food. In a balanced diet you should include veggies. Cooked zucchini, romaine lettuce, or shelled peas. It is not necessary right now- they probably won't eat anyways.
Goldfish- comets (what you have) get really big 12". They also live up to 40 years. They need at least ten gallons per fish right now and as they get larger they will need even more room, up to 40 gallons per fish. So your babies right now should be in a 30 gallon. If they do not have this room they will die. It might take a year or two but mother nature will balance things out. She will kill 2 of the fish so that the other can thrive. Most people who win fish from a fair don't care to hear this- so essentially the fair just signed their death sentence.
I would make a deal with your son- explain to him how big these fish get and that your tank is not big enough for them. You can bring them to a pet store to trade-in and get something more appropriate like danios. Or- he can save up his money for an adequate tank and filter for these fish.
If you are temporarily keep them in something too small then check your water conditions everyday. Your ammonia will get very high, very quick. You may have to change 25% of the water everyday or else it will become toxic.
DO NOT GIVE THEM BREADCRUMBS, goldfish cannot digest yeast, they will be fine till tomorrow.Keep them in a good size tank with plenty of aeration & proper filtration,do a 25% water change at least once a week & in this weather keep an eye on the temperature,they are cold water fish but can tolerate slight fluctuations.
dont bother they will be fucked in a week or two
Leave them untill you can buy food they will be okay for a day
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