Red tiger head goldfish juveniles are Small, easily digestible zooplankton such as paramecia are used as bait. If such bait is lacking in the water, it can be replaced with strong suspension, miniature carp bait or minced cooked egg yolk.

In the adult stage of red tiger head goldfish, there are many kinds of food. Common ones are larger zooplankton and debris of various plants, as well as water worms, bran, bean cake, barley, buckwheat and artificial compound feed, etc. There is also moss on the walls of the food pool.