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What are You Feeding? Where are you Buying?
~jan, Are you still recommending Western Outdoor Aquatics & Sho- Koi?
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What are You Feeding? Where are you Buying?
"JB" wrote in message ... ~jan, Are you still recommending Western Outdoor Aquatics & Sho- Koi? TIA ========================== We use Pond fish food (trout and or catfish pellets) from Tractor Supply Company with great success. About $13 now for 50 lbs. -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. Zone 6. Middle TN USA ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
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On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:12:46 CST, "JB" wrote:
~jan, Are you still recommending Western Outdoor Aquatics & Sho- Koi? TIA I still use and would recommend Sho-Koi. I use: http://www.westernpond.com/ Free shipping over $60. I order a 10# bag of small nugget sho-koi & a bottle or 2 of sho-gold and easily go over $60. ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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We use Pond fish food (trout and or catfish pellets) from Tractor Supply
Company with great success. About $13 now for 50 lbs. http://www.akca.org/kht/nutrit.pdf http://www.texaskoi.com/Articles/koi_nutrition.htm ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
What are You Feeding? Where are you Buying?
"~ jan" wrote in message ... We use Pond fish food (trout and or catfish pellets) from Tractor Supply Company with great success. About $13 now for 50 lbs. http://www.akca.org/kht/nutrit.pdf http://www.texaskoi.com/Articles/koi_nutrition.htm ================================= Thanks. I've seen all that before. I'll stick to what works great for my fish. None are fat. None are sickly. All koi over a few years of age breed constantly over the summer months. Fry grow nicely on this feed, etc. I have no need to pay $8 to $10 a lb for fish food. -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. Zone 6. Middle TN USA ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
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We had a lot of discussion on this last year, didn't we! ;-) I've read it
all but I'm still going with the higher quality/priced food for now. "~ jan" wrote in message ... On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:12:46 CST, "JB" wrote: ~jan, Are you still recommending Western Outdoor Aquatics & Sho- Koi? TIA I still use and would recommend Sho-Koi. I use: http://www.westernpond.com/ Free shipping over $60. I order a 10# bag of small nugget sho-koi & a bottle or 2 of sho-gold and easily go over $60. ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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We have had the discussion a number of times over the years. I guess
we face it annually and when new people come to the group. Jim |
What are You Feeding? Where are you Buying?
"JB" wrote in message ... We had a lot of discussion on this last year, didn't we! ;-) I've read it all but I'm still going with the higher quality/priced food for now. ========================= In all things, I learned, as do many others, that higher price is not necessarily a better quality or better product. :-) I had a very disappointing experience with the expensive foods that cost me a nice piece of change last year. It left me stuck with several hundred undersize koi and shubunkin fry I had to keep over. Now with the market here flooded I doubt I'll sell them easily. And yes, they were put back on Pond Fish food and their growth took off,... but too late. -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. Zone 6. Middle TN USA ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
What are You Feeding? Where are you Buying?
"Phyllis and Jim" wrote in message ... We have had the discussion a number of times over the years. I guess we face it annually and when new people come to the group. ================== It wouldn't hurt to discuss it every year. There are always new people and non-posting lurkers. -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. Zone 6. Middle TN USA ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
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On Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:24:00 EDT, "JB" wrote:
We had a lot of discussion on this last year, didn't we! ;-) I've read it all but I'm still going with the higher quality/priced food for now. Koi vets, breeders, and those who have grand champions recommend a feed for koi (versus short-lived fatten-em-fast game fish foods). There are high priced foods out there, that can be junk. I know Tetra use to have a koi pond food that was mostly corn and really high priced. So check ingredients and especially look for either a manufacturing date or expiration date. When ordering, if they have a comments section, ask for freshness. :-) Pick your main food, but still add variety of fresh foods from the kitchen, and other koi foods/treats. I use Manda Fu as a treat. ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
What are You Feeding? Where are you Buying?
Mine like frozen peas during the summer.
"~ jan" wrote in message ... On Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:24:00 EDT, "JB" wrote: We had a lot of discussion on this last year, didn't we! ;-) I've read it all but I'm still going with the higher quality/priced food for now. Koi vets, breeders, and those who have grand champions recommend a feed for koi (versus short-lived fatten-em-fast game fish foods). There are high priced foods out there, that can be junk. I know Tetra use to have a koi pond food that was mostly corn and really high priced. So check ingredients and especially look for either a manufacturing date or expiration date. When ordering, if they have a comments section, ask for freshness. :-) Pick your main food, but still add variety of fresh foods from the kitchen, and other koi foods/treats. I use Manda Fu as a treat. ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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You're kidding, right? At those prices I'd go broke. I'll feed 20 pounds of
Sho Koi this summer. -- wrote in message . com... I feed my koi freeze dried krill. http://www.brineshrimpdirect.com/sea...02f1dms6ujg3a0 |
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