Fish Food

[j.w]

I've heard of people feeding their koi dog food before. I don't have koi but bet if it was in small pieces even the goldies would eat it! I don't have a dog but have cats............wonder if they'd like dry cat food?

 

[Puddles]

Have you guys heard of Kens Fish Food .. ??... we have been getting our aquarium fish food ffrom there for years ... and our fish are healthy and look great and we love the food .. now i dont know anything abut pond food but i do know im going to be getting my food from him for the Koi ... here is the link and on the leftside you will find the pond food .. here is the link .. chek him out ..i swear by his food .. http://www.kensfish.com/ i read this thread and seen corn is not good for the fish ..well kens dont have corn in his from what i read in it ..

and another place that we had gotten our goldfish food from when we had a couple was from Gold Fish Connection .. we have had aquariums for about 8 yrs now and have some beautifull fish ..

Marion

 

[callingcolleen1]

Who knows? Anything's possible, give it a try and see what the fish think! I can tell you that my koi and goldfish prefer the dog food to fish food cause they really get excited over the dog food and ignore the fish food. I still have some small pellets for the small fish, but when I put the dog food in they will chew that big kibble until it 's all gone, chasing it around like a big ball. I feed my dogs puppy food cause its higher in saturated fat, and have since they were puppies, and the dogs are almost 8 years old and look great and so do the fish. I do the high saturated fat diet too cause it tastes better and its the food of my forefathers, but that's another story.

 

[Puddles]

I seen someone that has a big man made pond/lake kinda and they have alot of Carp in it and they feed them dog food and the ducks and geese like it to ..lol.. they come racing up for the food .. lol

 

[addy1]

In my airzona pond, I tried cat food once, it left an oil slick, so went back to fish food.

 

[icsd71]

I bought a 2.2 lbs bag of Azoo Koi Growth plus Koi food. Paid 6 bucks for it. It is suppose to reduce poo and have better break down in the water? Helps color and growth. Now I really do not know just yet how well it does on that end but the fish love it.

 

[callingcolleen1]

Please be aware that the dog food that I feed may put a extra waste load on some ponds. If you are having water quality issues this dog food may not be for you. I have many types of filtration and circulate a good amount of water. I also have a very established natural pond digestive system (lots of sedges (yellow flag iris, wool grass bull rush, sweet flags, and other rushes that a very large)
The sedges and marshes have leeches and other aquatic life that also break down waste very very quickly before it becomes a problem. I live in cold Canada and my pond had ice just a month or so ago, and the flags have already grown several feet tall.
The dog food is also not a "cold water food" so if the fish are swimming slow and the water is still quite cold, don't feed them the high protein dog food.

 

[pondguy101]

I buy all of my fish food and pond supplies from Drs. Foster and Smith. Best selection of pond products I have found with free shipping on orders over $49.00. They have just slashed alot of prices on many products, worth it to check them out.

 

[addy1]

Thanks for the heads up and welcome to our group

 

[callingcolleen1]

This is a super cool picture of my pond, that's a reflection of the sky!
Thanks for the welcome. If anyone interested, there more new pictures from my pond today in the gallery

 

[j.w]

Nice looking fish Colleen!

 

[callingcolleen1]

Hey everybody go and see the pictures I posted on the gallery of my pond today! The pictures are real cool they way you can see reflections on the water of the trees and house!

 

[callingcolleen1]

Thanks JW. that was my Goldie. I love my ponds so much that hours go by when I'm "playing by the pond". The pond addiction is so bad that I have lights that shine all nite, just so I can "pond it" better