When you start keeping killifish, the first obstacle you face is the large variety of feed. When you go to a specialty store, there are dozens of different kinds of feed available, and it is difficult to know what to buy. In this article, I would like to explain about killifish feed.
About medaka feed
Medaka have been popular as an ornamental fish and have been familiar to the Japanese since ancient times. As a result, there are many different types of bait available. So, to avoid confusion, we will explain about killifish feed in this article.First of all, for those who are not very interested in killifish food or for beginners, the food generally sold at specialty stores is perfectly acceptable.However, when you go to the bait section of a specialty store, you will find many different types of bait, and you may be at a loss as to which one to buy. If you are not sure which one to buy, we recommend that you buy bait sold by a major company. For example, "Hikari" series sold by Kyorin, "Kirimin" series sold by Tetra (now Spectrum Brands Japan Co., Ltd.), and "Medaka Genki" series sold by GEX. If you have any doubts, we recommend that you try to buy them.
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Specialty feeds
Now we will take the explanation to a slightly higher level.If you are new to the market or are not very particular, there is no problem with the major companies mentioned above, but in fact, each company may also sell products for those who want to be particular.For example, Kyorin's "Hikari" series includes the "Medaka Mai" series. Medaka Mai has a variety of feeds, including one that is best fed to red killifish and another that should be fed to light killifish. Each of these companies sells their own products, so it is recommended to look at them when visiting a specialty store. However, please note that some specialty stores may not carry high-end products.
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How to feed
The following page explains how to feed your fish. However, the explanation in the following pages is for ornamental fish in general. Therefore, I will explain a little about killifish.Compared to other ornamental fish (such as goldfish), killifish eat less food per fish. Therefore, it is very important to adjust the amount of food according to the number of fish. If you keep only a few fish, you only need to feed them a little, and if you keep dozens of fish, you will naturally need to increase the amount of food.Since killifish eat only a small amount of food per killifish, it is not a question of whether the amount of food they eat will increase as the number of killifish increases. When the number of killifish is small, the entire population is fed evenly, but as the number of killifish increases, each killifish will not be fed evenly. This is an unavoidable part of the problem, so if you want them to eat equally, the only way to do so is to keep the number of killifish small. So, if you have a lot of killifish, it is easier to deal with the ones that cannot eat. The way to do this is to put in something that can replace the food. For example, you can put in water plants or moss on purpose. If killifish are unable to eat the food, they will eat the plants themselves.
