"Fish food: Boy do They Get Hungry"

Oh my, there are so many types of fish and so many types of fish food How do you match them together? This is a harder question to answer than you might expect.

It is not possible to perfectly match every fish in you tank to the perfect diet, but you can come close. Fish will need some time to adjust to their new diets and following some guidelines will make this transition smoother. These fish food guidelines will work well with most freshwater breeds, but may not be so good for fish that need highly specialized diets. Always check with your pet store pro for guidance. Dried, high in nutrition fish foods are a wonderful development, and can feed

most breeds of freshwater fish. You can find them in the form of flakes or pellets. The size of your fish and the amount of food they eat, as well as their eating habits will determine what form of fish food you feed them.

Smaller fish do well with fish flakes, granules for midsize ones, and pellets for larger fish. It wouldn't be a good thing to try and feed pellets to small fish, as their mouths just can't handle a piece of food that large. Large fish will most likely ignore a flake, so feed your fish the appropriate type of food.

Another way that fish food is categorized as"sinkers" and "floaters." This means pretty much what it says; some food will slowly sink to the bottom of the tank, while the other will remain on the surface. Since different fish have different feeding habits, get the food which suits them.

Dietary patterns are another important factor. Do they eat plants, are they carnivorous, or omnivores. You can find fish food made of plant material or animal based material. If your fish are herbivores and you feed them an animal based food, they will eventually die, so research what kind they need.