Comments on: KOI carp?

By: normark

normark — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:15:16 +0000

I have lots of Koi in my pond and feed them on floating pellet to the best your budget can go .they wont eat much this time of the year unless your pond is heated but give them a bit of wheatgerm in the winter you need a pellet with high protien
only give them what they want to eat though. too much uneaten food floating around is no good for your fish,feed them little and often.they also like lettuce leaves but i dont think they will pack any weight on if they become veggy koi

By: Susieshark

Susieshark — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:47:06 +0000

Try Koi pellets!

By: Carl S

Carl S — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:51:35 +0000

You want a diet that include aquatic based fats and proteins as well as Wheat Germ

Bread is NOT a good source of nutrition for ANY fish as it is mostly carbohydrates which are mostly passed through a fish digestive system and then will pollute your aquarium or pond (which your aquarium is much too small for the long term health of these fish, although if they are small this can work temporarily).
Fish get their energy primarily from fats.

There are many excellent commercial brand of Koi food available such as Sanyu or Hikari.
Ingredients to look for include Spirulina, Wheat or Rice bran, Fish Meal, Vegetable protein extract (a source of the important amino acid DL-methionine), carotene.

Please see these articles for further reference/information:

:~) C

By: BIGgourami

BIGgourami — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:28:23 +0000

commercial koi/goldfish foods are the best for power feeding (usuall what this is called)
you wouldn’t happen to be in the northern hemisphere would you? are you trying to bulk them up over winter?

By: animallovinggirlie

animallovinggirlie — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:23:17 +0000

peas.
brown bread
lettuce
and growth food.

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:27:58 +0000

cooked peas! They are full of health