Feeding and Nutrition :: 15 Feeder Goldfish

[tenlientl]

I bought 15 feeder gold fish yesterday along with the new 75g I purchased... My turtle ate all of them over night. I didnt think he would. I guess they werent fast enough. I remember how my neons survived weeks in a 20 gallon one.

Anyways.. Should I worry? That seems a lot. The feeders were like 1 1/2 inches.. My turtle is 5 inches. Around there. I havnt exactly measured him/her yet.

[jenaero]

That's definetly too much. Goldfish are high in fat and generally not good for your turt. Try rosy red minnows next time. They're a lot faster so they shouldn't get eaten so quickly. Guppies are good too, and they're so small that it wouldn't matter much if they ate them all in a day.

I think you should skip the next couple feedings while he digests the fish.

[tenlientl]

Dang.. I forgot about the goldfishes being high in fat. Hmm. Rosy Red Minnows. kk. Thanks

[DavidY]

He he, he's a little pig! Gold fish are not good regular food since they tend to be more fat and less nutritious. They also can introduce parasites. Don't worry about the 15 he just ate though. Maybe give him a day or two to digest those before feeding him anything else. The Rosy Red minnows and feeder guppies are good for a treat once a month, but not too often. Any live food you give to your turtle can possibly contain parasites or other disease so there is a very slight risk. If your turtle is in top health with a healthy immune system, he shouldn't have much problem, but there's always that slight chance. Most parasites can be treated with medication however.

For some reason the tropical fish like neons and platys tend to survive better with RES than others.

[SpotsMama]

Your turtle must be bursting out of his shell. Too bad shells don't come with elastic waistbands.

[N4784N R4613]

Your turtle must be bursting out of his shell. Too bad shells don't come with s.

LOL!! Never have to deal with a pyramided shell again!! With our new elastic waistband shell!!! ROTFL!!