Comments on: How often should I feed my koi fish? http://www.rosscoe.co.uk/05/how-often-should-i-feed-my-koi-fish/ My personal blog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:19:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: JustLookinAround http://www.rosscoe.co.uk/05/how-often-should-i-feed-my-koi-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-731 JustLookinAround Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:46:40 +0000 http://www.rosscoe.co.uk/vizsla/how-often-should-i-feed-my-koi-fish/#comment-731 I know how hard it is to watch them come to you begging for food, only to have to turn them away. It's tough. Still, it's MUCH better for them to only give them food once or twice a day. Never feed more than they can eat in five minutes at each feeding. If you don't have a great filtration system, you might want to change that to two minutes. Over-feeding will cause huge swings in Ammonia and Nitrites. Those two chemicals will stress your fish and will quickly make them sick and can even cause them to die. Over-feeding is the quickest way to kill Koi. I have a 10,000 gallon Koi pond with a very good filtration system and with lots of plants. It is a natural looking pond that invites lots of insects. I did not feed my Koi last year...Not even once. Not only did they survive, they grew well and they are healthy and happy. There are tons of bugs in my pond for them to eat. As tough as it is, it is in the best interest of your fish not to overfeed. Good luck with that...It's a hard habit to break! I know how hard it is to watch them come to you begging for food, only to have to turn them away. It’s tough. Still, it’s MUCH better for them to only give them food once or twice a day.

Never feed more than they can eat in five minutes at each feeding. If you don’t have a great filtration system, you might want to change that to two minutes.

Over-feeding will cause huge swings in Ammonia and Nitrites. Those two chemicals will stress your fish and will quickly make them sick and can even cause them to die. Over-feeding is the quickest way to kill Koi.

I have a 10,000 gallon Koi pond with a very good filtration system and with lots of plants. It is a natural looking pond that invites lots of insects. I did not feed my Koi last year…Not even once. Not only did they survive, they grew well and they are healthy and happy. There are tons of bugs in my pond for them to eat.

As tough as it is, it is in the best interest of your fish not to overfeed. Good luck with that…It’s a hard habit to break!

]]> By: Flames Fan http://www.rosscoe.co.uk/05/how-often-should-i-feed-my-koi-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-730 Flames Fan Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:34:06 +0000 http://www.rosscoe.co.uk/vizsla/how-often-should-i-feed-my-koi-fish/#comment-730 Since the fish are in a pond outside I presume, they should be fed once in the morning and once at night if you can, they eat insects all day long so it is nothing serious if you miss a feeding time. Since the fish are in a pond outside I presume, they should be fed once in the morning and once at night if you can, they eat insects all day long so it is nothing serious if you miss a feeding time.

]]> By: Chloe H http://www.rosscoe.co.uk/05/how-often-should-i-feed-my-koi-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-729 Chloe H Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:54:19 +0000 http://www.rosscoe.co.uk/vizsla/how-often-should-i-feed-my-koi-fish/#comment-729 WOW, you are overfeeding you rfish, but not to be rude, if you ask me, how can you tell your fish are hungry? My friend had a large pond of koi and kept them healthy by feeding them once a day, she fed them a few handfulls, and that was enough. I still am not positive, so i'de ask an employee at the fish store, but my friends koi were always healthy and happy. As long as you feed them enough at that one feeding, your fish will be ok WOW, you are overfeeding you rfish, but not to be rude, if you ask me, how can you tell your fish are hungry? My friend had a large pond of koi and kept them healthy by feeding them once a day, she fed them a few handfulls, and that was enough. I still am not positive, so i’de ask an employee at the fish store, but my friends koi were always healthy and happy. As long as you feed them enough at that one feeding, your fish will be ok

]]> By: Barn Babe http://www.rosscoe.co.uk/05/how-often-should-i-feed-my-koi-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-728 Barn Babe Sat, 18 Jul 2009 08:23:51 +0000 http://www.rosscoe.co.uk/vizsla/how-often-should-i-feed-my-koi-fish/#comment-728 I had Koi and mine stayed a live for months, so I must have been doing something right! I fed them just what they could eat in a matter of 2 minutes and I fed them every other day. If there are live plants in the pond they can eat off of them too. I had Koi and mine stayed a live for months, so I must have been doing something right! I fed them just what they could eat in a matter of 2 minutes and I fed them every other day. If there are live plants in the pond they can eat off of them too.

]]> By: PeeTee http://www.rosscoe.co.uk/05/how-often-should-i-feed-my-koi-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-727 PeeTee Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:46:52 +0000 http://www.rosscoe.co.uk/vizsla/how-often-should-i-feed-my-koi-fish/#comment-727 You have conditioned your fish to behave that way. Try this-- feed your fish at the normal time. Wait 15 minutes and approach the pond as if you are going to feed them.I'll bet they act hungry. Koi and Comets do not make a good mix in a pond.Visit a couple of Koi websites,or forums and ask why. In a large pond there should be enough plant life,insects and other live stuff that your fish could go for a couple of weeks with out food and suffer no harm at all. It's impossible to starve a fish in a pond,but it's easy to kill them with too much food. One feeding a day is plenty,and it need not be a large one. Don't kill them with kindness. You have conditioned your fish to behave that way. Try this– feed your fish at the normal time. Wait 15 minutes and approach the pond as if you are going to feed them.I’ll bet they act hungry. Koi and Comets do not make a good mix in a pond.Visit a couple of Koi websites,or forums and ask why. In a large pond there should be enough plant life,insects and other live stuff that your fish could go for a couple of weeks with out food and suffer no harm at all. It’s impossible to starve a fish in a pond,but it’s easy to kill them with too much food. One feeding a day is plenty,and it need not be a large one. Don’t kill them with kindness.

]]> By: Pat B http://www.rosscoe.co.uk/05/how-often-should-i-feed-my-koi-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-726 Pat B Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:55:15 +0000 http://www.rosscoe.co.uk/vizsla/how-often-should-i-feed-my-koi-fish/#comment-726 Your overfeeding your fish and this will kill them, if you have live plants in the pond they feed off the plants also, fish always act like they are starving, feed 2 times a week and dont worry your fish will be so much more healthy with less food, overfeeding also causes diseases in fish. Good luck Your overfeeding your fish and this will kill them, if you have live plants in the pond they feed off the plants also, fish always act like they are starving, feed 2 times a week and dont worry your fish will be so much more healthy with less food, overfeeding also causes diseases in fish. Good luck

]]> By: ßübblëš http://www.rosscoe.co.uk/05/how-often-should-i-feed-my-koi-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-725 ßübblëš Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:01:11 +0000 http://www.rosscoe.co.uk/vizsla/how-often-should-i-feed-my-koi-fish/#comment-725 2-3 times daily should be fine. 2-3 times daily should be fine.

]]> By: copperhead http://www.rosscoe.co.uk/05/how-often-should-i-feed-my-koi-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-724 copperhead Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:31:46 +0000 http://www.rosscoe.co.uk/vizsla/how-often-should-i-feed-my-koi-fish/#comment-724 It would be better to just feed twice, and only give what they can eat in 2-3 minutes. If you want to add feedings, figure out how much they would eat in 2 2-3 minute feedings and divide this amount of food into the number of feedings you want to give them. This way they still get the same amount of food. They should only be fed when the water temperature is over 50-55o. Otherwise they don't digest the food properly. Koi (Cyprinus carpio) and goldfish (Carassius auratus) are separate, but related species, but when it comes to eating, they both always seem to be hungry! It would be better to just feed twice, and only give what they can eat in 2-3 minutes. If you want to add feedings, figure out how much they would eat in 2 2-3 minute feedings and divide this amount of food into the number of feedings you want to give them. This way they still get the same amount of food.

They should only be fed when the water temperature is over 50-55o. Otherwise they don’t digest the food properly.

Koi (Cyprinus carpio) and goldfish (Carassius auratus) are separate, but related species, but when it comes to eating, they both always seem to be hungry!

]]> By: waterlover http://www.rosscoe.co.uk/05/how-often-should-i-feed-my-koi-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-723 waterlover Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:20:44 +0000 http://www.rosscoe.co.uk/vizsla/how-often-should-i-feed-my-koi-fish/#comment-723 They sell cold water food for spring and fall, and summer food.They eat more when the weather is warm. I had Koi and loved them.I have since moved but long to have Koi again someday.Good Luck with them☺ They sell cold water food for spring and fall, and summer food.They eat more when the weather is warm.

I had Koi and loved them.I have since moved but long to have Koi again someday.Good Luck with them☺

]]> By: skincancerdoctor http://www.rosscoe.co.uk/05/how-often-should-i-feed-my-koi-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-722 skincancerdoctor Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:46:32 +0000 http://www.rosscoe.co.uk/vizsla/how-often-should-i-feed-my-koi-fish/#comment-722 all carp are greedy; all yr fish are carp. Feed once every second or thrid day only. fish do better when slightly lean. They will live for about two weeks with no food at all. all carp are greedy; all yr fish are carp. Feed once every second or thrid day only. fish do better when slightly lean. They will live for about two weeks with no food at all.

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