What’s the best goldfish food? Something that keeps them active and happy, of course. These fish love to eat, and when I say that I truly mean it. However, keep an eye on their diet, because you don’t want to overfeed them.

With that in mind, we consulted a few of our friends who have kept goldfish for years to help you find some food options that will keep your goldfish happy and healthy.

OUR PICKS: BEST FOOD FOR GOLDFISH

 

FOOD	NUTRITION
Aqueon Goldfish Flakes	A
Hikari Saki-Hikari Fancy Goldfish	A-
Omega One Goldfish Medium Pellets	B
New Life Spectrum Goldfish Formula	B

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What do goldfish eat?

Goldfish are natural omnivores. In the wild, their diet mainly consists of insects and different kinds of plants. However, in captivity, they are often fed with specific goldfish food.

Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against food that is designed especially for goldfish. But, that kind of food has less protein and more carbs, so it’s a good thing to feed your fish with additional food such as brine shrimps or bloodworms. Like any other animal, goldfish will benefit from having a varied and well-balanced diet.

How long can goldfish live without food?

One of the first questions new owners ask themselves. Well, you don’t need to worry. Your goldfish can survive several weeks without food. However, if you are on vacation or out of town for more than that, ask your friends to feed your goldfish. Actually, most of the health problems occur because of overfeeding, not the opposite.

Where can I buy goldfish food?

You can buy goldfish food in the local pet stores or online. It’s a good thing to support the local stores, but they are making more and more difficult for us fish keepers, cause they are overpricing their products. However,  is your choice after all.

Aqueon Goldfish Flakes

 

There are a lot of high-quality foods on the market today and it’s hard to decide what would be the best choice for your goldfish. However, we did our research and narrowed down the best choices and it became obvious that Aqueon Goldfish Flakes stood out as one of the best.

The best thing about this formula is that it consists of lots of natural ingredients enrich with vitamins and minerals.
Plus, it’s a good size tube with large flakes. Your goldfish will simply love it. However, feeding your fish with only flakes can cause intestinal problems.

In general, flake food is not good for goldfish, simply because it’s on the surface like a floating pellet. That can attract the fish to go above the surface and ingest air which might lead to swim bladder problems.

However, we would still recommend this fish food because it has extremely high nutritional value. But, make sure you mix it with other foods. Aqueon Goldfish Granules is another great option from the same brand.

Hikari Saki-Hikari Fancy Goldfish

 

This is one of the few foods out there designed specifically with Fancy Goldfish in mind.

In general, there are plenty of reasons why to consider Hikari Saki as your primary goldfish food. The pellets are smaller than the regular pellets from this brand, but that’s actually a good thing. It’s rich in protein and does really make the fish grow faster.

Plus, it’s full of high-quality ingredients that enhance their natural colors. To wrap it up, Hikari Saki-Hikari Fancy Goldfish is a product worth to try.

Omega One Goldfish Medium Pellets

 

Omega One Goldfish Medium Pellets is another great option for Goldfish.

The main ingredient here that’s very important (my opinion anyway) is the natural beta-carotene color enhancer, but there are a few other high-quality ingredients as well. Combined together they are a nice variety to your goldfish diet.

The thing we really like, though, is that this fish food includes an Omega 3 & 6 HUFA’s which is great for the general health of the fish.

Highly recommend it.

New Life Spectrum Goldfish Formula

We’re wrapping out our list with a product we have recommend a few times before New Life Spectrum Goldfish Formula.

We didn’t list this higher, simply because we think the other formulas recommended above have better value.

However, there is not wrong to test it and see if your fish will like it.

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