Fish seem simple enough to keep as pets.
They need a clean tank with fresh or salt water, depending on what type of fish you have, oxygen, and fish food.
They do not require trips to the veterinarian for shots, do not need to be walked on a leash when they have to use the restroom, and they do not need to be brushed, clipped, or even trained.
They simply swim around and allow us to enjoy their beauty.
Things like fish feeding are pretty simple, but not always.
If you are getting some swimmers for pets soon, learn about the right and wrong way to feed them.
Some fish eat only every few days, and some eat every few hours.
Some are once or twice a day, which is the norm.
You have to find out when your fish expect to eat to make fish feeding easy.
Sometimes, all you have to do is to put a few pinches of the right food into the tank twice a day and your fish are fed and happy.
You can tell if they are getting too much if there is some left in the tank a half an hour after fish feeding, or if they are not getting enough if it disappears too fast and it seems some of the fish are not getting any.
Improper fish feeding can kill your fish in one of two ways.
The most obvious way would be if you are not feeding them enough.
If you are only feeding the bare minimum, and you notice that your fish are dying off, it could be that you are not giving them enough so that all the fish get what they need.
They could be dying off because or problems with the tank water, temperature, or even the accidental addition of a predatory fish to your tank, but feeding can be the issue and an easy one to adjust.
Start adding more to each feeding to see if your fish to not return to better health.
Fish feeding can lead to death if you are overfeeding them.
Some fish will eat until all of the food is gone, even if they are already full and have already ate all that they need for that day.
Fish will die because they have too much food in the tank and they do not stop eating.
This is one common problem in homes when one person is not assigned the task of feeding the fish.
When fish feeding is wide open, everyone may be feeding them, leading to way too much food being put into the tank throughout the day.
Look for sick and dying fish, along with excess food in the bottom of the tank.
They will miss some if overfed.
If you are going away, you may worry about fish feeding.
The best part about fish is that they can be left alone without too much trouble.
There are great fish feeders that you can find in the pet stores or online that you can use for fish feeding when you want to go away.
These are cakes that will slowly dissolve in the tank over the course of a predetermined amount of time.
The package will tell you how long they are good for in a tank.
Most are good for at least a long weekend, meaning you can go away without worrying about having someone come in to care for your pets.