What are the feeding and storage methods for fish food (live fish food organisms)?
How do you feed and store fish food (live fish food organisms)?
Ornamental fish like to eat fresh bait, and especially fresh live fish food can promote the growth and development of ornamental fish. When feeding fish food, pay attention to the following points:
First, fish food that has just been caught must be thoroughly washed before being put into the tank for feeding, so as to reduce as much as possible the invasion of external pathogenic bacteria into ornamental fish.
Second, fresh fish food should be fed promptly; fish food that has been dead for a long time or has already spoiled must not be fed.
Third, feed according to the "three fixed" principles of fixed time, fixed amount, and fixed quality. ① Fixed time: generally, when the water temperature is low in winter, the bait should be fed around noon; when the water temperature is high in summer, it should be fed before 6 a.m.; spring and autumn are the peak feeding seasons for ornamental fish, so feeding can be done from 8 to 9 a.m. When feeding, try as much as possible to avoid irregular times in the morning and evening or feeding sometimes early and sometimes late, otherwise it will cause a disturbance in the conditioned feeding reflex of ornamental fish. ② Fixed amount: for ornamental fish of the current year, feeding each fish a ball of fish food equal in size to its head each day is appropriate; for 2- to 3-year-old ornamental fish, the feeding amount gradually decreases. If the amount fed is sometimes more and sometimes less, it easily causes disturbances in the feeding and digestive functions of ornamental fish, leading to disease. Ornamental fish have a greedy feeding habit; once too much bait is fed, they will die from overeating and bloating. In addition, if a large amount of bait is placed in the container at one time and the ornamental fish cannot finish eating it in a day, then leftover bait will inevitably rot and deteriorate in the water, causing the water quality to worsen, the pH value to decrease, and dissolved oxygen in the water to become insufficient, thereby causing the death of ornamental fish. ③ Fixed quality: fish food is required to be fresh; dead fish food and foul-smelling fish food must not be fed.
Fourth, each time fish food is fed, observe the feeding situation of the ornamental fish in order to understand the health condition of the fish and the total amount of food intake, as a reference for the next feeding of fish food. It is appropriate for the bait that has been put in to be basically finished within 20 to 30 minutes.
Fifth, for parent fish that have just finished sperm release and egg laying, sick fish with poor appetite, and ornamental fish kept in small containers, appropriately reduce the amount of bait each time; for sick fish that have been ill for a long time and have not recovered, feeding may be temporarily stopped as appropriate.
Sixth, during the breeding period of ornamental fish, the water filtered off from rinsing the fish food can be collected in one container; after standing for a moment, rotifers will float to the surface layer and can be scooped up with a fine cloth net to feed the young fish.
If the fish food brought back cannot be eaten all at once, it can be kept temporarily in a basin, with the water changed once a day, and it can survive for 3 to 4 days. The fish basin should be placed in a cool, ventilated place, avoiding direct sunlight. When the temperature is relatively high in summer, dense fish food crowding, lack of oxygen, and starvation all easily cause death. At this time, a refrigerator can be used for preservation. The method is to put the fish food into a small square plastic tray, spread it in a thin layer, quick-freeze it, then put it into a sealed, unbroken plastic bag, tie the bag opening tightly, and place it in the refrigerator. When needed, take out one piece, thaw it with water, and it can be fed. It is best to use water from the fish tank to thaw it. After the water temperature of the fish food is consistent with the water temperature in the fish tank, then put it into the fish tank; never put the whole frozen block of fish food directly into the fish tank.
First, fish food that has just been caught must be thoroughly washed before being put into the tank for feeding, so as to reduce as much as possible the invasion of external pathogenic bacteria into ornamental fish.
Second, fresh fish food should be fed promptly; fish food that has been dead for a long time or has already spoiled must not be fed.
Third, feed according to the "three fixed" principles of fixed time, fixed amount, and fixed quality. ① Fixed time: generally, when the water temperature is low in winter, the bait should be fed around noon; when the water temperature is high in summer, it should be fed before 6 a.m.; spring and autumn are the peak feeding seasons for ornamental fish, so feeding can be done from 8 to 9 a.m. When feeding, try as much as possible to avoid irregular times in the morning and evening or feeding sometimes early and sometimes late, otherwise it will cause a disturbance in the conditioned feeding reflex of ornamental fish. ② Fixed amount: for ornamental fish of the current year, feeding each fish a ball of fish food equal in size to its head each day is appropriate; for 2- to 3-year-old ornamental fish, the feeding amount gradually decreases. If the amount fed is sometimes more and sometimes less, it easily causes disturbances in the feeding and digestive functions of ornamental fish, leading to disease. Ornamental fish have a greedy feeding habit; once too much bait is fed, they will die from overeating and bloating. In addition, if a large amount of bait is placed in the container at one time and the ornamental fish cannot finish eating it in a day, then leftover bait will inevitably rot and deteriorate in the water, causing the water quality to worsen, the pH value to decrease, and dissolved oxygen in the water to become insufficient, thereby causing the death of ornamental fish. ③ Fixed quality: fish food is required to be fresh; dead fish food and foul-smelling fish food must not be fed.
Fourth, each time fish food is fed, observe the feeding situation of the ornamental fish in order to understand the health condition of the fish and the total amount of food intake, as a reference for the next feeding of fish food. It is appropriate for the bait that has been put in to be basically finished within 20 to 30 minutes.
Fifth, for parent fish that have just finished sperm release and egg laying, sick fish with poor appetite, and ornamental fish kept in small containers, appropriately reduce the amount of bait each time; for sick fish that have been ill for a long time and have not recovered, feeding may be temporarily stopped as appropriate.
Sixth, during the breeding period of ornamental fish, the water filtered off from rinsing the fish food can be collected in one container; after standing for a moment, rotifers will float to the surface layer and can be scooped up with a fine cloth net to feed the young fish.
If the fish food brought back cannot be eaten all at once, it can be kept temporarily in a basin, with the water changed once a day, and it can survive for 3 to 4 days. The fish basin should be placed in a cool, ventilated place, avoiding direct sunlight. When the temperature is relatively high in summer, dense fish food crowding, lack of oxygen, and starvation all easily cause death. At this time, a refrigerator can be used for preservation. The method is to put the fish food into a small square plastic tray, spread it in a thin layer, quick-freeze it, then put it into a sealed, unbroken plastic bag, tie the bag opening tightly, and place it in the refrigerator. When needed, take out one piece, thaw it with water, and it can be fed. It is best to use water from the fish tank to thaw it. After the water temperature of the fish food is consistent with the water temperature in the fish tank, then put it into the fish tank; never put the whole frozen block of fish food directly into the fish tank.