soaking of pellets

hi, just wondering is it a must to soak the pellets (hikari sinking type) before feeding to the goldfish? how to do it?
how long it need to soak?
thks..... i am a beginner of goldfish keeping....

most of the members here who feed hikari lionhead pellets to their ranchu/gf do not soak it before feeding.

Originally posted by Isabella
hi, just wondering is it a must to soak the pellets (hikari sinking type) before feeding to the goldfish? how to do it?
how long it need to soak?
thks..... i am a beginner of goldfish keeping....

Originally posted by Isabella
hi, just wondering is it a must to soak the pellets (hikari sinking type) before feeding to the goldfish? how to do it?
how long it need to soak?
thks..... i am a beginner of goldfish keeping....

in the first place why wanna soak???

Originally posted by Xerovix
most of the members here who feed hikari lionhead pellets to their ranchu/gf do not soak it before feeding.

hi Xerovix, i believe that u r an expert here
so did u soak the pellets?

Originally posted by Unregistered
in the first place why wanna soak???

The theory is unsoaked pellets once eaten will absord water while in the 'stomach' of your GF, potentially causing problems such as swim bladder illness.

no. i don't.

Originally posted by Isabella
hi Xerovix, i believe that u r an expert here
so did u soak the pellets?

Originally posted by happybuddha
The theory is unsoaked pellets once eaten will absord water while in the 'stomach' of your GF, potentially causing problems such as swim bladder illness.

chey!!!... i tot why must soak..

Originally posted by Unregistered
chey!!!... i tot why must soak..

you thot after soaking they become soft and easier to chew right?

Originally posted by happybuddha
you thot after soaking they become soft and easier to chew right?

yalah.. cos thats what they do to pump FH now.. the soak the pellets (the large ones) then throw in and the fish swallow straight. then the fish can eat alot and the tummy become like goldfish...

Originally posted by Unregistered
yalah.. cos thats what they do to pump FH now.. the soak the pellets (the large ones) then throw in and the fish swallow straight. then the fish can eat alot and the tummy become like goldfish...

Not a LH fan but wow lau, LH with an old man's beer belly look even worse man. With a big kok plus a beer belly certainly makes the fish looks deformed.

Actually I also have large sized pellet from Ocean Free. Once in a while I'll feed them to my GF... just to pump up their belly. But they don't seem to like the product, not becoz of the size, but it probably don't taste as good as Hikari's pellets. After feeding them, their poos are extra large size also.