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Can you feed goldfish grapes2007-11-24 23:10:54

i fed my gold fish a tiny piece of grape bc i read on a site that you could feed them things like grapes and spinach ...after feeding the piece of grape to him, he looked like he couldn't swallow...like sat in one place concentrating on swallowing it lol then eventually spit it back up.why did he have a hard time eating it,,,when it said it was okay to feed them things like this...it was a tiny tiny piece..?

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CAN you? Yes, SHOULD you? No. At least no to grapes. Many foods can be fed to goldfish and they should get a wildly varied diet, but sweet fruits have no place in a goldfishes diet. There is practically no nutritional value in a grape for the fish and the sugar serves no value to the fish either. Far better you stick to other fruits such as apple or banana.

MM

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maybe he didnt like it.. it probably didnt hurt him but hes probably used to his old regular sh*t so no big deal

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If you take a whole grape, and slice it down the middle, you can give them the grape and they will eat the insides and leave the grape skin. It is good for them because it keeps things "running smoothly". They also love orange slices. For more about feeding Goldfish, check out the site in my profile.

Nosoop4u

EDIT: Don't give them tiny pieces, give them a big piece so they can take their time to scrape the "meat" of the grape out. Let it sit in the tank for a few days before removing it. He will figure out what to do with it eventually.

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I have never heard of feeding goldfish grapes! Are you sure the site you got the information from was a legitimate one? If so, then I guess I learned my one new thing for the day - lol! Well, since goldfish don't have teeth like we do, even a TINY piece of grape would be hard for it to swallow unless you "pulp" it first - in other words smash it to make it soft, then break of little tiny pieces!! Good luck to you and your fish!

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of course you can. did you peel off the skin? They probably couldn't swallow that or the seed. I've seen pet stores feed goldfishes cucumber, oranges, and watermelon. :)

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no

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Why grapes? or any people food for that matter?