my pond just hit 50 degrees(brrrrrrrrrrrrrr I had to wade in to get my
tropical lily out that insists it still wants to bloom!)

anyway,, do I STOP feeding the fish?
they still attack the food like piranhas!

On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 18:52:44 -0400, "*muffin*" wrote:

my pond just hit 50 degrees(brrrrrrrrrrrrrr I had to wade in to get my
tropical lily out that insists it still wants to bloom!)

anyway,, do I STOP feeding the fish?
they still attack the food like piranhas!


Yes, stop feeding them now. ~ jan
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The 50 degree temperature referred to are water temps
- not air temps.
Maybe your pond water is alot warmer? I think I'd start
slacking off on the food though. They'll soon catch on.

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"*muffin*" wrote in message
...
my pond just hit 50 degrees(brrrrrrrrrrrrrr I had to wade in to get my
tropical lily out that insists it still wants to bloom!)

anyway,, do I STOP feeding the fish?
they still attack the food like piranhas!

nope it IS the water temps!!!!

(luckily the sun was out when I stepped in)


"Nedra" wrote in message
nk.net...
The 50 degree temperature referred to are water temps
- not air temps.
Maybe your pond water is alot warmer? I think I'd start
slacking off on the food though. They'll soon catch on.

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"*muffin*" wrote in message
...
my pond just hit 50 degrees(brrrrrrrrrrrrrr I had to wade in to get my
tropical lily out that insists it still wants to bloom!)

anyway,, do I STOP feeding the fish?
they still attack the food like piranhas!

Yep ... Cold - too cold for feeding. I guess you'll
just have to ignore their pleas for food and maybe pet
them when they come up.

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"*muffin*" wrote in message
...
nope it IS the water temps!!!!

(luckily the sun was out when I stepped in)


"Nedra" wrote in message
nk.net...
The 50 degree temperature referred to are water temps
- not air temps.
Maybe your pond water is alot warmer? I think I'd start
slacking off on the food though. They'll soon catch on.

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"*muffin*" wrote in message
...
my pond just hit 50 degrees(brrrrrrrrrrrrrr I had to wade in to get my
tropical lily out that insists it still wants to bloom!)

anyway,, do I STOP feeding the fish?
they still attack the food like piranhas!