The rat fish is a kind of omnivorous fish. They are not picky eaters. They can eat a lot of food. Plant and animal feeds are all available. Relatively speaking, their favorite food is two kinds of live animal feed, namely red worms and silk earthworms. Usually can feed these two kinds of food, but it is best not too much, otherwise easy to let the rat fish produce picky eating phenomenon, then may not eat other food.
In addition, there are some animal feeds such as red worms, nematodes and so on. Furthermore, there are some plant feeds, such as some algae in the fish tank. Finally, there is some fish feed, which can be used as the main food. However, feeding does not need to be too frequent during farming, just two or three times a week. They have the function of cleaning the tank and usually find some food to eat at the bottom of the tank.
As mentioned above, there are many kinds of food that rat fish can eat, and they do not need to be fed frequently. However, the type of food is also important. Fish feed can be used as their main food, and rat fish prefer to eat. But try not to choose only one kind of food as feed, otherwise malnutrition or anorexia may occur. In addition to fish feed, we need to feed some other animal feed, such as red worms, silk earthworms, etc., but this kind of food can not be fed too much at ordinary times, otherwise the rat fish may only like to eat this kind of food and lose interest in other foods. In short, fish feed can be used as the main food, as well as other animal feed.