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BoyPete · 26-09-2006, 06:46 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

Uncle Marvo wrote:
In reply to June Hughes ) who wrote
this in , I, Marvo, say :

In message , BoyPete
writes
Fish feeding.
Am I right in thinking that fish won't feed in the dark? I'm
rapidly approaching the time of year when I leave for work in the
dark, and arrive home from work in the dark. This presents a
feeding problem. Thoughts??
I sometimes feed mine in the dark and they eat it. If they are Koi,
you should be thinking of switching over to a wheatgerm food for the
winter before long. (surely it will get cooler very soon?

I agree. Wheatgerm (contained in wheatfeed, a by-product of the flour
industry) is generally available in two basic forms, one is meal
(unprocessed) and one is pelletised. The former, sadly, doesn't
contain very much germ because it is becoming so expensive that the
industry gleans it from the process before it hits the wheatfeed
lines. Some of the older mills still put it in the pellets but also
they mix it with molasses, which gets the cows hooked, but the
trouble with molasses is that a spoonful will remove the oxygen from
your pond.
However, if you have a problem getting hold of wheatgerm, email me
and I'll arrange for a big bag (tm) of it to find its way to your
door :-)
This is all true, BTW, unlike many of my other posts.

I've ordered 'Nishikoi' wheatgerm pellets from Bradshaws. Thanks for your
kind offer though

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