KOI feed

[Roy]

Been experimenting on various brands and types of feed, with my GF &
Koi as I am going broke paying their food bill. Now that they are up
to a decent size I was considering buying catfish food. ABout $10.00 a
50# bag as compared to 13.00 for a 1 1/4 lb bag of Tetra Pond sticks
and such. Cheapest regular Loi food I found so far is Kaybee Koi
Food.....which is not all that expensive but its still a 10# bag for
about $16.00

Anyone else feed Koi and GF catfish food?

I am not really concerned with nitrate or ammonia buildup as my pond
is a 1 acre pond from 16" to 21 feet deep in the middle, lots of
vegetation, but the KOI and GF are confined to an area of approx 12' x
20' by use of plastic fish netting.No filters etc used, just a pump
to constantly spray the area to keep the pollenns and dust off the
imediate enclosure where the Koi are......

Which bringsup another item. I was initially given this fish net, and
would like to construct a newer slightly larger enclosure beyond the
one I have now, and then remove my old enclosure, so does anyone have
a source fo 1/2" sq fish netting at a good price?

Thanks




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"Roy" > wrote in message
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> Been experimenting on various brands and types of feed, with my GF &
> Koi as I am going broke paying their food bill. Now that they are up
> to a decent size I was considering buying catfish food. ABout $10.00 a
> 50# bag as compared to 13.00 for a 1 1/4 lb bag of Tetra Pond sticks
> and such. Cheapest regular Loi food I found so far is Kaybee Koi
> Food.....which is not all that expensive but its still a 10# bag for
> about $16.00
>
> Anyone else feed Koi and GF catfish food?
===========================
Yes! And they're thriving and breeding like rabbits. I've been using
catfish food from "Tractor Supply" for 3 years now. But as a treat they
also get cheap canned peas, duckweed occasionally, earthworms when I find
them and dog and cat food. These other treats are given only about once a
week. I see no need to pay the RIP-OFF prices they charge for Koi and
goldfish foods these days.

Can't help you with the other questions....
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you are probably overfeeding. the cheaper foods are just that, cheaper and a lot of
filler and undigestible stuff goes in one end out the other. it does add to wastes
in the pond, altho you said that isnt a problem. in that big a pond there should be
lots and lots of natural food for them meaning you are WAY overfeeding then.
aquatic ecosystems has all kinds of netting. they arent the cheapest but dont know
who else has nearly everything.
Ingrid

(Roy) wrote:
>Been experimenting on various brands and types of feed, with my GF &
>Koi as I am going broke paying their food bill.
>I am not really concerned with nitrate or ammonia buildup as my pond
>is a 1 acre pond
>a source fo 1/2" sq fish netting at a good price?


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"Roy" > wrote in message
...
> Which bringsup another item. I was initially given this fish net, and
> would like to construct a newer slightly larger enclosure beyond the
> one I have now, and then remove my old enclosure, so does anyone have
> a source fo 1/2" sq fish netting at a good price?
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If you're talking about netting to protect your fish - not catch them - try
Ace Hardware. Best prices and several sizes. That's what we use to cover
our ponds. We get the 1/2" black bird netting. Keeps everything out.
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[Pat Keith]

Netting is fairly easy to create from some string.

[Pat Keith]

I have been feeding cat food for years. I grind it in a coffee grinder for
small fish.

[Roy]

On Wed, 4 Aug 2004 17:07:17 -0500, "~ Windsong ~" >
wrote:

>===<>
>===<>"Roy" > wrote in message
...
>===<>> Which bringsup another item. I was initially given this fish net, and
>===<>> would like to construct a newer slightly larger enclosure beyond the
>===<>> one I have now, and then remove my old enclosure, so does anyone have
>===<>> a source fo 1/2" sq fish netting at a good price?
>===<>-----------------------------------
>===<>If you're talking about netting to protect your fish - not catch them - try
>===<>Ace Hardware. Best prices and several sizes. That's what we use to cover
>===<>our ponds. We get the 1/2" black bird netting. Keeps everything out.

I was referring to the netting to make sides of an encloosure, not
keep birds etc out of the pond. I don;t have a bird predator problem
or much of anythng else that my dogs do not take care of or the fake
gators in the pond scare away.

I ordered some diamond mesh netting today from Memphis Net & Twine.
American made, UV resistant, and heavy duty, with 1/2" mesh size..
Looked at over 2 dozen sites with this stuff and Memphis Net was
cheapest by far. Today I finished up making my framework and digging
it in the pond bottom, now all I need is the netting (hopefully
Friday) and I can finish it. Overall size is 16 x 24 feet x 5 feet
with approx 10" out of the water (at high water level) to aid in
keeping the fish in / out when they jump. Main frame is 1 1/2" sch 40
PVC with ther support posts 1 1/4" Sch 40 PVC.
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[Paul in Redland]

I've been using Ultra Balance for several years now and love it ( so do the
fish ). Reasonably priced, high quality, and comes in 5, 20 or 50 lb bags.
Look here:
http://www.koifood.com/index2.htm

Paul

[Phyllis and Jim Hurley]

We are in the catfish food group. It is now 6 years that they have had only
catfish food. Koi and goldfish are thriving. Wallet too.

Phyllis

"Roy" > wrote in message
...
> Been experimenting on various brands and types of feed, with my GF &
> Koi as I am going broke paying their food bill. Now that they are up
> to a decent size I was considering buying catfish food. ABout $10.00 a
> 50# bag as compared to 13.00 for a 1 1/4 lb bag of Tetra Pond sticks
> and such. Cheapest regular Loi food I found so far is Kaybee Koi
> Food.....which is not all that expensive but its still a 10# bag for
> about $16.00
>
> Anyone else feed Koi and GF catfish food?
>
> I am not really concerned with nitrate or ammonia buildup as my pond
> is a 1 acre pond from 16" to 21 feet deep in the middle, lots of
> vegetation, but the KOI and GF are confined to an area of approx 12' x
> 20' by use of plastic fish netting.No filters etc used, just a pump
> to constantly spray the area to keep the pollenns and dust off the
> imediate enclosure where the Koi are......
>
> Which bringsup another item. I was initially given this fish net, and
> would like to construct a newer slightly larger enclosure beyond the
> one I have now, and then remove my old enclosure, so does anyone have
> a source fo 1/2" sq fish netting at a good price?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
>
> Visit my website: http://www.frugalmachinist.com
> Opinions expressed are those of my wife,
> I had no input whatsoever.
> Remove "nospam" from email addy.

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"Pat Keith" > wrote in message
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> Netting is fairly easy to create from some string.
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If your pond is only 12" by 12" :-)
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"Phyllis and Jim Hurley" > wrote in message
...
> We are in the catfish food group. It is now 6 years that they have had
only
> catfish food. Koi and goldfish are thriving. Wallet too.
=============================
I see no reason to justify the outrageous rip-off prices charged for koi
feeds. You would think they added gold-dust to the feed. The cheapest
decent quality koi food in my area is $15.00 for a 3 lb. bag of Ichaban.
It's one of the products I used BEFORE I switched to catfish food. With the
number of koi I now have I would have gone broke feeding them food that
expensive as a basic diet. I saw how great other people's koi and goldfish
were doing on it, and switched.

I still do buy the "small" size Ichaban for the small goldfish and koi. One
3 lb. bag lasts 2 years for these little guys.
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"Pat Keith" > wrote in message
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> I have been feeding cat food for years. I grind it in a coffee grinder
for
> small fish.
=====================
They really like puppy food too. :-) My koi and some of the older goldfish
gobble up the small "kibbles" without the need to grind them.
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