"Tom Puskar" wrote in message
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Like many, we in NJ are experiencing Sprinter! The season when the
calendar says Winter but the temp outside is Spring. We're having 60
degrees outside for the past 5-6 days and my pond fish seem quite active.
I know the books say don't feed them but I can't help wondering if I
should drop a few pellets of wheat food in the pond.

I would be leery of feeding them unless you know the temperature will stay
around 60 for the next 24 to 48 hours. My older koi are still hanging out
on the bottom but the fingerlings and goldfish are active. I fed them a few
times when the Weatherman said the temps weren't going to plunge. I fed
them lightly. So far so good.

I can't find my thermometer (hid it real
good this time!) so I'm not sure what water temp is. I have two heaters
in the ponds so they were open and the stream was flowing even during our
cold snaps where standing water froze.

Any comments?

Home Depot has pool thermometers for less than $5 in case you can't locate
yours.

Thanks,

Tom in Howell, NJ

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