my Koi aren't eating like they normally do.

[Jeff Zimnisky]

The usually come up to the surface the second the food hits the water but today only a couple of them lazily came up to feed. And its been 3 days since I fed them, its usually every day. Now it is kinda cold (40s to 50s) and we had a torrential down pour yesterday.

 

[dieselplower]

Fish don't eat much as it gets colder. Feed less. If they don't go for the food, stop feeding. Stop totally when the water is about 50 degrees. The fish metabolism slows down as they prepare to "hibernate" for winter.

 

[Dave 54]

We wind our feeds down until we get to 10c then quit for the wintermonths ahead , you shouls hav been feeding them wheatgerm and garlic which is a much easier food for them to
digest at lower temperatures
Koi do not have stomachs and the goodness nutrients vitamins etc are extracted via the intestinal wall.
Its best just to sprinkle a few pellets to see if they have stopped , they will tell you if they eat them fine , if not net them back out but the koi will let you know .

Dave

 

[DrCase]

What is your water temp ? Jeff

 

[addy1]

Our water is down to 55 the fish are just hanging out now.

 

[Jeff Zimnisky]

What is your water temp ? Jeff

 

[Jeff Zimnisky]

What is your water temp ? Jeff

 

[Dave 54]

Whats your temperture Jeff ours is 10c "quiting time for the UK" , addy's is around that mark at 55f and DrCase is still feeding you just printed DrCases post twice but forgot to add yours too hise enquiry my friend

Dave

 

[Jeff Zimnisky]

Sorry I've been away. Just checked and it's 55* and they are still eating just not as much.

 

[addy1]

My pond is down to 48 now, they are on their own until spring.

 

[Dave 54]

Personally Jeff they are telling you they are ready for the winter period what is 55f in celcius around about the 10c mark or slightly above yes ?
Farenheight is such an awful way of reading temperatures we much prefare the Celcius scale far easier to read and spot on with its temperatures have you concidered using it yourself Jeff , I would ?

Dave

 

[Jeff Zimnisky]

What is this "Celsius" you speak of?

 

[Dave 54]

Jeff your thermometer is broken into two measurments is it not the Celcius is the other measurement its by far the easier of the two to work with I've found
Try it you'll like it my friend

Dave

 

[Jeff Zimnisky]

No!!!!
I refuse to give up my guns, rights and the AMERICAN MEASURING SYSTEM. LOL

 

[Dave 54]

No!!!!
I refuse to give up my guns, rights and the AMERICAN MEASURING SYSTEM. LOL

Philistine
Potted history of temeperature scales for you Jeff :-
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit who was German
Anders Celsius who Swedish inventor
Lord William Thomson Kelvin a British Inventor
Cant see made in America anywhere can you , well maybe on the bottom of your thermometer perhaps

Dave