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~jan, Are you still recommending Western Outdoor Aquatics & Sho- Koi?
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"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 |
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"~ 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 |
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"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 |
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"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 |
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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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krill are the itty bitty critters normally eaten by fish like koi. the krill eat all
the other plankton. of course my fish get to nibble on anything else in the pond they want. krill are high protein, high fat. that is really all koi need. I have been thinking about hanging a zapper over the pond to provide fresh roasted insects for them more for the fun factor. Ingrid On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:06:22 EDT, ~ jan wrote: I wouldn't think one food source would have all the needed nutriments needed. Please indulge with more info. ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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yeah.. not raw, not natural. actually, aquatic ecosystems has something with a
rotating string just knocks bugs senseless and drops them. so maybe that would work.. as long as the bugs pass thru the netting! On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:21:19 EDT, ~ jan wrote: I'm sure fried/BBQ bugs are carcinogenic. :-D ~ jan |
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On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:54:45 EDT, wrote:
yeah.. not raw, not natural. actually, aquatic ecosystems has something with a rotating string just knocks bugs senseless and drops them. so maybe that would work.. as long as the bugs pass thru the netting! Sounds interesting! Could you give me a hint as to how to find it? I tried several searches using bug, insect, zapper, rotating string, but wasn't lucky. Some of my fish don't seem to be recovering from the shock of a heron attack last winter. I would like to encourage more top swimming and would think a treat randomly dropped on the top of the pond might be helpful. -- Hal Middle Georgia, Zone 8 http://tinyurl.com/2fxzcb |
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"JB" wrote in message ... You're kidding, right? At those prices I'd go broke. I'll feed 20 pounds of Sho Koi this summer. -- ========================== And with hundreds of koi young plus about 25 adults, I easily go through 50lbs a season. -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. Zone 6. Middle TN USA ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
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