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- Automatic feeders can make vacationing easy
- Higher quality foods have less filler
- Medicated fish foods can help heal sick fish
- Some fish foods contain additives to enhance color or encourage breeding
- Experts encourage sticking to a regular feeding schedule
- High ammonia and nitrate levels
- Unwanted algae blooms
- Low pH levels
- Clogged filters
- Disease and poor health
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Pet fish must be fed regularly to ensure that they get the proper sustenance to remain healthy. However, overfeeding fish can have negative consequences, since the breakdown of organic matter found in most fish foods can negatively affect the delicate ecosystem of the aquarium. Experts cite the general rule of thumb that most fish should be fed what they can consume in five minutes.
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Types of Fish Food
Many different types of fish food are readily available at most retailers, usually in the form of dried, freeze dried or frozen varieties. In the past, many aquarists raised their own live food such as brine shrimp or bloodworms, but the accessibility to these same organisms in frozen form has made raising live food mostly unnecessary. Fishkeepers are encouraged to ask their local merchant or do some research to find out what type of fish food and feeding schedule is best for their underwater ecosystem. -
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Fish Food Questions
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