What human food can fish eat?

Green foods are well worth trying, as are some fruits. Blanched lettuce and cooked peas and spinach are enjoyed by most herbivorous fish, while suckermouth catfish like plecs will also happily graze on raw courgette, cucumber and sweet potatoes, even slices of melon!
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Can a fish eat bread?

Eating bread is bad for fish health because it contains too many carbs and, depending on the bread variety, too much fat for their digestive system to handle properly. Fish require a varied diet of protein and nutrients, which makes bread a bad choice when feeding your fish.
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Do fish eat fruit?

Vegetables and Fruit

Vegetables are full of the minerals and vitamins that herbivorous fish need. You can also feed your fish small amounts of fruit including apples and pears.
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Can I feed meat to my fish?

Meat Eaters vs.

Fish are either omnivores, carnivores, or herbivores. So make sure you know what your fish is, and feed it accordingly. Never, ever feed your carnivorous fish a diet only consisting of beef. Some people do, but it's not recommended because fish have a hard time digesting beef.
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What human food can pond fish eat?

You can feed koi almost anything people can eat. This includes shrimp, fruit, vegetables, and anything that isn't high in carbohydrates. Bread and foods like that are hard on your fish's stomachs.
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There are 4 main foods people feed koi fish:
  • Spirulina Algae. ...
  • Wheat Germ. ...
  • Brine Shrimp. ...
  • Fish Food.
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Do fish eat popcorn?

Fish can eat popcorn, especially the fluffy part of it. In some places, like Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia, they even use it as bait, which tourists enjoy. They also eat boiled corn. But some fish may not be suited for it, especially carnivorous breeds like Betta fish.
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What are the natural food for fish?

Natural food is found naturally in the pond. It may include detritus*, bacteria*, plankton* , worms, insects, snails, aquatic plants and fish. Their abundance greatly depends on water quality.
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Can fish eats chicken?

If you notice that your fish are not eating as normal, it can be good to feed them a little bit of chicken to help encourage nutrition. This can include frozen chicken. The key is to not give them too much because chickens are often fed hormones and antibiotics.
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Do fish eat vegetables?

Some fish are meat-eaters (carnivores), some are fully vegetarian (herbivores), while others eat a variety of food (omnivores). Almost all fish will benefit from some vegetable matter in their diet. So even if you don't eat your veggies, don't skimp on adding vegetables in your fishes' diet.
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Do fishes sleep?

While fish do not sleep in the same way that land mammals sleep, most fish do rest. Research shows that fish may reduce their activity and metabolism while remaining alert to danger. Some fish float in place, some wedge themselves into a secure spot in the mud or coral, and some even locate a suitable nest.
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Do fish like bread?

A. Actually, bread is a great bait for fish like catfish, suckers, and carp. Many anglers use “dough balls,” which is simply rolling bread into a ball around a hook and fishing it under a bobber or on the bottom.
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Do fish eat cereal?

Just be sure to offer a wide variety to insure your fish get all the necessary vitamins and minerals. Our fish like every kind of breakfast cereal we've tried so far: corn flakes, wheat flakes, bran flakes, oat flakes (and Cheerios), puffed rice, muesli, and wheat germ.
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Is banana good for fish?

Yes, fish likes bananas because bananas are easy to be eaten by fish and also easy to digest by fish. Fish requires essential nutrients like potassium, but they don't get much potassium in their natural diets. They like to eat bananas to get important nutrients like potassium.
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Do fish eat crackers?

It may be seem like a difficult ordeal to feed your fish, but really it is not. As long as you don't indulge your underwater pet by giving it some crackers to munch on, you should be fine. Anyways, fish aren't much into snacking.
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Do fish eat lettuce?

There is a wide variety of vegetables that fish do very well on. There is a wide variety of vegetables that fish do very well on. Regular lettuce is not one of them, and just as we eat it on weight-reduction diets because it has very few calories, it also provides very little nutrition to fish.
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Can fish eat carrots?

Some fruits and vegetables can be fed raw to the fish, but most vegetables should be blanched prior to being offered to your fish. The fruits and vegetables that are generally alright to serve raw are bananas, plantains, pumpkins, pears, apples, carrots, potatoes and sweet potatoes.
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Can fish eat scrambled egg?

Just plain, unseasoned scrambled eggs. Just eggs and milk, no salt or pepper! It's a rather rich and fattening treat, so they don't get them too often--just once every month or two. But they love them!
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What smell attracts fish?

Three scents that appear to be positive scents are salt, anise, and garlic. Anise and garlic may be masking scents rather than attracting scents. Now think about this: The smells or scents are transmitted to the fish by the water surrounding the fish. Now the old adage about oil and water comes into play.
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Can I feed my fish earthworms?

When you find clean worms, place them in a large container of dechlorinated water, and 3 to 4 times a day rinse them thoroughly until the water runs clear. Store them in the refrigerator and examine the water each morning. If the water is clear they are clean and can be used to feed your fish.
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What food do most fish like?

Fish enjoy a variety of foods. Some fish are herbivores, some omnivores, and others are carnivores.
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Types of Foods That You Can Give to Your Fish
  • Fresh seafood.
  • Organs and meat (with no fats)
  • Spinach and lettuce.
  • Root vegetables, broccoli, and carrots.
  • Small quantities of fruits.
  • Flour and corn.
  • Raw eggs.
  • Spirulina.
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How do you make homemade fish feed?

Instructions: Cut the salmon, shrimp, carrots, and spinach into pieces and blend them. If the mixture is too thick you can add a little water). Mix your gelatin in a pan of 2L of hot water, and then add the rest of the ingredients to the pan.
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What is the best food for fish?

Best Fish Foods Reviewed
  1. Zoo Med Spirulina 20 Flakes. ...
  2. Omega One Freshwater Flakes. ...
  3. Fluval Bug Bites Cichlid Formula (Pellets. ...
  4. Omega One Super Color Veggie Kelp Floating Pellets. ...
  5. Fluval Hagen Vegetarian Pellets. ...
  6. Omega One Veggie Rounds. ...
  7. Repashy SuperGreen Gel Food. ...
  8. Hikari Bio-Pure Freeze Dried Spirulina Brine Shrimp Cubes.
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