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Posted by Geezer From The Freezer on May 4, 2005, 4:41 am
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Adriano wrote:
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> I have read somewhere that you're supposed to soak those hard sinking
> goldfish pellets (I use Nutrafin max), before dropping in the tank. I
> thought it might be because those pellets are so darned HARD! I'm
> thinking, how could those fish eat them?
>
> Then the pet store girl told me that certain types of fantails eat the
> pellets from the water surface and end up getting air into their
> stomachs which then causes bladder problems.
>
> Any thoughts? I own two sarossa/shubunkins and they don't seem to
> care, but you know, you can never tell with them.
Sarossa/shubunkins are less likely to get swim bladder than fancy fantails
as there bodies are not squished up in the same way. You probably don't need
to worry.
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> I have read somewhere that you're supposed to soak those hard sinking
> goldfish pellets (I use Nutrafin max), before dropping in the tank. I
> thought it might be because those pellets are so darned HARD! I'm
> thinking, how could those fish eat them?
>
> Then the pet store girl told me that certain types of fantails eat the
> pellets from the water surface and end up getting air into their
> stomachs which then causes bladder problems.
>
> Any thoughts? I own two sarossa/shubunkins and they don't seem to
> care, but you know, you can never tell with them.