hey didnt see anything on here about food i use. i might have missed it in all the text but it is an awesome food they go nuts for.
called Saki Hikari (purple bag)
here description

Rich in highly purified Astaxanthin (a carotenoid) and pure-cultured spirulina, offering lab verified, vivid color-enhancement of the reds without negatively impacting the whites.
A complete and balanced formulation which promotes improved growth and desirable form while offering improved assimilation.
Rich in vitamin E and vitamin C offering superior stress reduction and improved immunity to infectious disease.
The Hikari-Germ(TM) reduces and reconditions waste thereby improving overall water quality, filter effectiveness and regularly scheduled maintenance


 The Hikari Germ process
 
The scientifically developed Saki-Hikari Fancy Goldfish diets utilize the finest quality ingredients we can find, including a patented, living probiotic. A merging of world-class technology, nutritional balance and patented ingredients allow us to bring you this revolutionary diet."Hikari Germ" is a strain of Bacillus bacteria which, when fed, proliferates itself inside the intestine of the Goldfish offering many incredible benefits.

 Accelerates the digestive process, improves nutrient absorption.
Rapidly takes priority in the intestine overpowering bad bacteria and reducing it�s propagation and ability to infect your fish.
Reduces waste output and consistency thereby positively impacting overall water quality.
 
i buy mine on petmountain.com cheapest i have found at $12.69 bag it is expensive but worth it.

I long to feed my goldies the Saki-Hikari food...even looked for it online...but could only find it bought in bulk  Perhaps I'll find something that comes somewhere close to its quality and nutritional benefits.

I tried feeding boiled carrot to my goldies and they wouldn't eat it. Any suggestions on cooking time/feeding instructions?

Hee hee well I guess just steaming the carrots for half an hour doesn't work then. I cut it into small pieces as well, but they refused to eat it  Thank you for telling me - I shall search for them at the grocery store. And yes, I did. The only stuff I found was supposed to be bought "in bulk", and cost $58.00 for four pounds of it. I just need a one ounce bottle, not a jumbo bag. 

It smells much like death itself, but seems to be quite delicious

To me it's not that bad smells just like a strong smelling cat food. My 21 lb cat comes running when I open bag lol. I have noticed a difference in swim balance in my chubby round ranchus since I switched to this food. Several professional breeders on goldfish keepers highly recommended it so I switched from hikari lionhead to it.


It's the shipping that kills you on price food itself is $12.95 at petmountain.com and they have sales alot where if you spend over certain amount shipping free and their shipping is $6.99 otherwise here is a coupon site that has good coupons for them like right now have free shipping on orders $50 up and other offers at  (Link is not visible to guests. Please register to view.) .

  Bigals.com also carries the food for 13.99 bag, shipping always free with order over $75 also this site has some good coupons for them  (Link is not visible to guests. Please register to view.) like free shipping over $35.

 I also just found a new site that sells it for $9.99 bag and right now there is coupon for free shipping over $99 order (petsolutions.com) and together use coupon for $5 off $50 NEWSIGN.


I have found all these sites are alot cheaper on supplies than local petstores. I hope this info helps someone who wants to try it out.

I found out that on the Sunday Markets, you can get food much cheaper than in pet stores. Quite a few sellers there.

Lovely! I always get a little liquorice bar when I order online from my fishguy! Besides, he's got pretty much everything in stock

I have never fed mine bananas but other people do and they say they love them!

i have never fed bananas but sounds like it could be quite messy for your tank unless they not very ripe. not sure just a thought.

 And is there a way to find out if lots of potassium is ok for goldies because are goldies prone to constipation and i know in humans bananas what you eat for diarrhea to firm up your stool (lol gross to speak of).
I dont think i would feed it to them just because of the possibilty of potassium to constipate. I am probably being overly careful but better safe then sorry.

sounds like some on here do feed them with no problems so i am probably wrong just a worrywart here.

Exactly why I have never fed mine bananas.
I just think I would have to follow the bananas with lots of peas then!

I disagree in that I don't like to feed my fish anything that would not be simuliar for fish to eat in the wild.
For one thing I don't think their digestive systems are set up to eat alot of land foods.  Leafy greens is mostly what I feed as a treat because they are simuliar to leafy plant food found in the water.  The other problem I have with bananas and apples and other fruit is it is so high in sugar!  even carrots are!   I give mine a bit of orange pulp once in awhile for extra vit C because goldfish do not store or manufacture vitamin C themselves.  
And I do feed them the green shelled peas just because they love them and they have a laxative effect.  Sort of cleans out the system once in awhile.

Honestly, I don't think there are issues with it either. Unless of course they ACTUALLY CONTAIN things that goldfish simply can't digest. There are a few of those in spinach for instance, but it can be removed by boiling it. Besides, in small amounts, how harmful could it be??

April:

That happen to me once when my goldfish Orbitz barfed all of his lettuce!

This is very interesting I've not heard of this food before. So the kiddies really enjoyed it after a thorough eyeballing then. I can so see their little faces and multiple what the hecks is this LMAO!!! Thanks for sharing the link Hanna