{"topic_id":"exotic_nutrition_fish_feeding","category":"exotic-pet-nutrition","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_nutrition_fish_feeding\ncategory: exotic-pet-nutrition\ntitle: \"Ornamental fish feeding — species-correct food; supplement flakes; avoid overfeeding\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"RSPCA pet care advice (https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/fish/diet) — non-Open-Access; paraphrased derived fact summary per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3.\"\nsource_file: https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/fish/diet\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-04\ntokens_estimated: 231\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 8\n  passed: 8\n  date: 2026-08-04\nrecovered: false\npath: exotic-pet-nutrition/exotic_nutrition_fish_feeding/01_exotic_nutrition_fish_feeding.md\nsource_document: \"RSPCA — https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/fish/diet\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"RSPCA\"\n  title: \"Ornamental fish feeding — species-correct food; supplement flakes; avoid overfeeding\"\nretrieved: \"2026-08-04\"\nref: \"RSPCA pet care advice (https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/fish/diet)\"\ndoc_type: \"animal-welfare-org consumer version\"\nneeds_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Source RSPCA pet care advice (rspca.org.uk) is © RSPCA and not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 all claims are paraphrased derived fact summaries (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not verbatim quotations.\"\n---\n\n# Ornamental fish feeding — species-correct food; supplement flakes; avoid overfeeding\n\nSource: RSPCA pet care advice (rspca.org.uk), a copyrighted animal-welfare organisation. Per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3, the points below are paraphrased derived fact summaries: numerical values and proper nouns are preserved from the source, but sentences are rewritten and not quoted verbatim.\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Pet fish need regular feeding, but the type and amount of food matter for their health and welfare.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Buy the correct food type for the species: do not feed goldfish tropical-fish flakes, because the two have different nutrient levels.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Supplement flakes with other foods for balanced nutrition and enrichment — for example, goldfish enjoy chopped vegetables such as peas and spinach.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Tropical fish vary in diet; options include fully thawed frozen fish, crumbled boiled egg yolk and lettuce leaf, depending on the species.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Some pleco species need vegetables such as potatoes, or pieces of wood to graze on.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Water fleas (daphnia) and brine shrimp are an excellent frozen supplement for tropical fish; give goldfish only small amounts because of their high protein content.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Middle- and bottom-dwelling fish species need quickly sinking food or compressed food 'tablets'.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Tropical fish need daily feeding and must not be overfed.\n","sources":["exotic-pet-nutrition — Ornamental fish feeding — species-correct food; supplement flakes; avoid overfeeding (retrieved 2026-08-04)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-pet-nutrition","title":"Ornamental fish feeding — species-correct food; supplement flakes; avoid overfeeding","url":"https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/fish/diet","retrieved":"2026-08-04","ref":"","doc_type":"official source","source_document":"RSPCA — https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/fish/diet","verification_file":"https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/fish/diet"},"source_document":"RSPCA — https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/fish/diet","source_file":"https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/fish/diet","tokens_estimated":231,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}