Eating out of my hand

[cuesport]

I can't believe what a great hobby this is. A month and a half ago I installed a very small pond and purchased (5) 4" Koi and (1) 2" goldfish. Each time I would feed them they would see me and hide. A few minutes later they would come up and feed. Today, I was working on the Pump and noticed that the fish weren't afraid of me. I held a food pellet just under the water and within a minute, one of them came up and snatched it out of my hand. I did that several more times and now they fight to get the food.
That's probably normal, but I would never have expected them to do that. It's amazing how much happiness these little suckers can add to your life.

 

[koiguy1969]

thats the best part.. when you can bond and spend time with them...

 

[DrCase]

It gets even better when the grand kids come

 

[oldmarine]

Periodically my Shubunkins will be spooked for sevearl days at a time. I have never seen anything that would have spooked my fish. After a few days they are back to greeting my at feeding time.

 

[gardenplanters]

Hi,
When you can bond and spend time with them...