Duckweed and fish

[Sparky]

Do goldfish eat duckweed?

LOVE IT

 

[MitchM]

I used to hate duckweed, but I've since come to accept that it's a great exporter of nutrients and a source of food for fish.
Sometimes it grows pretty quick, sometimes it dies back. I haven't figured out why yet, but it's obviously telling me something.
Duckweed doesn't survive our winters, but I do have it in my indoor fw aquariums.

 

[MajorDan]

Fantastic. I think I will add duckweed to upper pond, then it can float down into lower pond and entertain the new fish.

 

[JamieB]

Next rain I’ll have to go gather more to feed my fish and stock a feed bin for them.

 

[addy1]

Mine inhale it

 

[Big Red Comet]

Jamie I like the idea of raising duckweed separately - what other stuff might they like to eat? If we find some and bring home a bunch from the nearest wetland ....do we need to worry about bringing home parasites or anything?

I gave up on growing any type of plant life (except string algae) in my pond. Everything I put in the fish made a huge mess - ripping off the roots of things and maybe eating some of it, but mostly just leaving a mess.

 

[MajorDan]

Sadly no fish for awhile longer. NH3 is still to high. Darn!

 

[sissy]

It makes a great fertilizer when taken out and thrown in your garden .My hostas love the stuff

 

[mrsclem]

I think mine died out this winter!

 

[sissy]

they drop to the bottom in my pond and then come back to the surface come warmer water temps.