LUVly fishie! The magoi/chagoi/ochiba's are all pretty close to the
"natural" carp, so they're very hardy, indeed. Further, they are *famous*
for being easy to tame and will learn to hand-feed readily. And - it seems
that once *one* fish does it, the rest get jealous and want to do it, too.
That's another of the fish on my Wish List.

If you find CompulsiveKoiBuyersAnonymous, please sign me up right after you
.. . . (sigh).

Hikari is a good food: you're not cheating your babies. I purchased some of
the Gold (with the color enhancers) and had to give it away: my white fish
were taking on a distinct "blush". It was quite disturbing to watch my
high-end shiro utsuri turn pink! The non-white fish looked great, though
G! The *really* high-end fish food I was talking about has silkworm pupae
in it, in addition to the bee pollen and honey. But it goes for about $45 US
per pound. Personally, as much as I like my fish, I'm not sacrificing MY
grocery budget for THEIRS!

Lee

"Theo van Daele" wrote in message
...
Hey Lee,

Well, tried it in the mean time and they absolutely *loved* it :-)

(but then again I reckon when I just drop some concrete in they'll eat
that
as well ;-)

High end food... I'm using Hikari mostly, and hoping that's good stuff ?

I also tried the garlic (couldn't resist) and rubbed my hands in fresh
garlic. Yup, they were very interested indeed. Had to get used to it it
seemed, and then they really started to get the hang of it. So I give
them
a minuscule particle... yup, they eat that too.

In the mean time, I finally found a fish I've been wanting for years ... a
3
year old magoi. Very strong & tame fish, eats out of my hand after one
day
!

http://www.wide-o.net/summerpond2003/magoi.jpg

Is there something as CompulsiveKoiBuyers Anonymous, because I need it ?
;-)

Theo


"Lee Brouillet" schreef in bericht
...
Hey Theo!

Honey is fine for them; if you can find bee pollen, that's good, too.
The
(extremely!) high-end Japanese import foods have honey and bee pollen in
them.

Another thing you could try: koi *love* garlic!!! When I mix up paste
food
for them, I always add garlic powder, and they eat it right up. Also,
if
yours hand-feed, try rubbing some garlic on your fingers and see what
happens!

Lee