There are numerous manufacturers of flake or dried foods, and these foods are available in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. The most important thing to know is that goldfish do not have the same nutritional needs as tropical fish. Their body makeup and composition are substantially different from tropical, despite their both being fish. Consequently, fish food manufacturers produce flake and dried foods especially for goldfish, which address their unique requirements.

Many dried food manufacturers have begun marketing feeding kits that promise to improve growth and color. The results are mixed, but one thing is for sure. Don’t buy these kits unless they are exclusively aimed at goldfish. If a particular type of food is aimed at tropical fish in general, it is probably not a good buy for goldfish. Goldfishes’ nutritional needs differ greatly from community or incompatible tropical fish, and the results will almost surely not be there.

Dried foods can be prepared in a number of ways, including flakes, or compressed into pellets, also known as granules (which are bite-size chunks), or tablets (the largest of the consumable compressed dried foods). Some manufacturers make vitamin-enriched flake food. Breeders tend to dislike them because the vitamins break down fester this way.

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