Re: Honey for koi ?

[Lee Brouillet]

Hey Theo!

Honey is fine for them; if you can find bee pollen, that's good, too. The
(extremely!) high-end Japanese import foods have honey and bee pollen in
them.

Another thing you could try: koi *love* garlic!!! When I mix up paste food
for them, I always add garlic powder, and they eat it right up. Also, if
yours hand-feed, try rubbing some garlic on your fingers and see what
happens!

Lee

"Theo van Daele" > wrote in message
...
> Just read about feeding bread (non bleached), soaked in honey, to koi, and
> wondered what the jury here would say about it ?
>
> Anyone doing this or is it a big no-no ?
>
> Ta,
>
> Theo
>
>

[Theo van Daele]

Hey Lee,

Well, tried it in the mean time and they absolutely *loved* it :-)

(but then again I reckon when I just drop some concrete in they'll eat that
as well ;-)

High end food... I'm using Hikari mostly, and hoping that's good stuff ?

I also tried the garlic (couldn't resist) and rubbed my hands in fresh
garlic. Yup, they were very interested indeed. Had to get used to it it
seemed, and then they really started to get the hang of it. So I give them
a minuscule particle... yup, they eat that too.

In the mean time, I finally found a fish I've been wanting for years ... a 3
year old magoi. Very strong & tame fish, eats out of my hand after one day
:eek: !

http://www.wide-o.net/summerpond2003/magoi.jpg

Is there something as CompulsiveKoiBuyers Anonymous, because I need it ? ;-)

Theo


"Lee Brouillet" > schreef in bericht
...
> Hey Theo!
>
> Honey is fine for them; if you can find bee pollen, that's good, too. The
> (extremely!) high-end Japanese import foods have honey and bee pollen in
> them.
>
> Another thing you could try: koi *love* garlic!!! When I mix up paste food
> for them, I always add garlic powder, and they eat it right up. Also, if
> yours hand-feed, try rubbing some garlic on your fingers and see what
> happens!
>
> Lee

[Lee Brouillet]

LUVly fishie! The magoi/chagoi/ochiba's are all pretty close to the
"natural" carp, so they're very hardy, indeed. Further, they are *famous*
for being easy to tame and will learn to hand-feed readily. And - it seems
that once *one* fish does it, the rest get jealous and want to do it, too.
That's another of the fish on my Wish List.

If you find CompulsiveKoiBuyersAnonymous, please sign me up right after you
.. . . (sigh).

Hikari is a good food: you're not cheating your babies. I purchased some of
the Gold (with the color enhancers) and had to give it away: my white fish
were taking on a distinct "blush". It was quite disturbing to watch my
high-end shiro utsuri turn pink! The non-white fish looked great, though
<G>! The *really* high-end fish food I was talking about has silkworm pupae
in it, in addition to the bee pollen and honey. But it goes for about $45 US
per pound. Personally, as much as I like my fish, I'm not sacrificing MY
grocery budget for THEIRS!

Lee

"Theo van Daele" > wrote in message
...
> Hey Lee,
>
> Well, tried it in the mean time and they absolutely *loved* it :-)
>
> (but then again I reckon when I just drop some concrete in they'll eat
that
> as well ;-)
>
> High end food... I'm using Hikari mostly, and hoping that's good stuff ?
>
> I also tried the garlic (couldn't resist) and rubbed my hands in fresh
> garlic. Yup, they were very interested indeed. Had to get used to it it
> seemed, and then they really started to get the hang of it. So I give
them
> a minuscule particle... yup, they eat that too.
>
> In the mean time, I finally found a fish I've been wanting for years ... a
3
> year old magoi. Very strong & tame fish, eats out of my hand after one
day
> :eek: !
>
> http://www.wide-o.net/summerpond2003/magoi.jpg
>
> Is there something as CompulsiveKoiBuyers Anonymous, because I need it ?
;-)
>
> Theo
>
>
> "Lee Brouillet" > schreef in bericht
> ...
> > Hey Theo!
> >
> > Honey is fine for them; if you can find bee pollen, that's good, too.
The
> > (extremely!) high-end Japanese import foods have honey and bee pollen in
> > them.
> >
> > Another thing you could try: koi *love* garlic!!! When I mix up paste
food
> > for them, I always add garlic powder, and they eat it right up. Also,
if
> > yours hand-feed, try rubbing some garlic on your fingers and see what
> > happens!
> >
> > Lee
>
>

[Nedra]

I feed my guys and gals the Koi food from
koivet.com - I purposely buy the small pellet. The
big kids really go for it and the small Goldies get a bite
too. Just ordered my third bag.....

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

"Lee Brouillet" > wrote in message
...
> LUVly fishie! The magoi/chagoi/ochiba's are all pretty close to the
> "natural" carp, so they're very hardy, indeed. Further, they are *famous*
> for being easy to tame and will learn to hand-feed readily. And - it seems
> that once *one* fish does it, the rest get jealous and want to do it, too.
> That's another of the fish on my Wish List.
>
> If you find CompulsiveKoiBuyersAnonymous, please sign me up right after
you
> . . . (sigh).
>
> Hikari is a good food: you're not cheating your babies. I purchased some
of
> the Gold (with the color enhancers) and had to give it away: my white fish
> were taking on a distinct "blush". It was quite disturbing to watch my
> high-end shiro utsuri turn pink! The non-white fish looked great, though
> <G>! The *really* high-end fish food I was talking about has silkworm
pupae
> in it, in addition to the bee pollen and honey. But it goes for about $45
US
> per pound. Personally, as much as I like my fish, I'm not sacrificing MY
> grocery budget for THEIRS!
>
> Lee
>
> "Theo van Daele" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hey Lee,
> >
> > Well, tried it in the mean time and they absolutely *loved* it :-)
> >
> > (but then again I reckon when I just drop some concrete in they'll eat
> that
> > as well ;-)
> >
> > High end food... I'm using Hikari mostly, and hoping that's good stuff ?
> >
> > I also tried the garlic (couldn't resist) and rubbed my hands in fresh
> > garlic. Yup, they were very interested indeed. Had to get used to it
it
> > seemed, and then they really started to get the hang of it. So I give
> them
> > a minuscule particle... yup, they eat that too.
> >
> > In the mean time, I finally found a fish I've been wanting for years ...
a
> 3
> > year old magoi. Very strong & tame fish, eats out of my hand after one
> day
> > :eek: !
> >
> > http://www.wide-o.net/summerpond2003/magoi.jpg
> >
> > Is there something as CompulsiveKoiBuyers Anonymous, because I need it ?
> ;-)
> >
> > Theo
> >
> >
> > "Lee Brouillet" > schreef in bericht
> > ...
> > > Hey Theo!
> > >
> > > Honey is fine for them; if you can find bee pollen, that's good, too.
> The
> > > (extremely!) high-end Japanese import foods have honey and bee pollen
in
> > > them.
> > >
> > > Another thing you could try: koi *love* garlic!!! When I mix up paste
> food
> > > for them, I always add garlic powder, and they eat it right up. Also,
> if
> > > yours hand-feed, try rubbing some garlic on your fingers and see what
> > > happens!
> > >
> > > Lee
> >
> >
>
>
>

[Lee Brouillet]

That's ALSO a good food! Doc J catches a lot of flack because he makes
mistakes and goes public with them. I think it kinda makes him human, and if
HE can make stupid boo-boos with all of his expertise, then the rest of us
need to be on our toes <G>! The stuff he advocates/stands behind can be
pricey, but they're also good. And yes, a lot of the stuff he advocates are
sponsors of his various sites and projects, but that does not mean that the
products are not worthy of attention and evaluation.

Lee
"Nedra" > wrote in message
rthlink.net...
> I feed my guys and gals the Koi food from
> koivet.com - I purposely buy the small pellet. The
> big kids really go for it and the small Goldies get a bite
> too. Just ordered my third bag.....
>
> Nedra
> http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
> http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118
>
> "Lee Brouillet" > wrote in message
> ...
> > LUVly fishie! The magoi/chagoi/ochiba's are all pretty close to the
> > "natural" carp, so they're very hardy, indeed. Further, they are
*famous*
> > for being easy to tame and will learn to hand-feed readily. And - it
seems
> > that once *one* fish does it, the rest get jealous and want to do it,
too.
> > That's another of the fish on my Wish List.
> >
> > If you find CompulsiveKoiBuyersAnonymous, please sign me up right after
> you
> > . . . (sigh).
> >
> > Hikari is a good food: you're not cheating your babies. I purchased some
> of
> > the Gold (with the color enhancers) and had to give it away: my white
fish
> > were taking on a distinct "blush". It was quite disturbing to watch my
> > high-end shiro utsuri turn pink! The non-white fish looked great, though
> > <G>! The *really* high-end fish food I was talking about has silkworm
> pupae
> > in it, in addition to the bee pollen and honey. But it goes for about
$45
> US
> > per pound. Personally, as much as I like my fish, I'm not sacrificing MY
> > grocery budget for THEIRS!
> >
> > Lee
> >
> > "Theo van Daele" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Hey Lee,
> > >
> > > Well, tried it in the mean time and they absolutely *loved* it :-)
> > >
> > > (but then again I reckon when I just drop some concrete in they'll eat
> > that
> > > as well ;-)
> > >
> > > High end food... I'm using Hikari mostly, and hoping that's good stuff
?
> > >
> > > I also tried the garlic (couldn't resist) and rubbed my hands in fresh
> > > garlic. Yup, they were very interested indeed. Had to get used to
it
> it
> > > seemed, and then they really started to get the hang of it. So I give
> > them
> > > a minuscule particle... yup, they eat that too.
> > >
> > > In the mean time, I finally found a fish I've been wanting for years
....
> a
> > 3
> > > year old magoi. Very strong & tame fish, eats out of my hand after
one
> > day
> > > :eek: !
> > >
> > > http://www.wide-o.net/summerpond2003/magoi.jpg
> > >
> > > Is there something as CompulsiveKoiBuyers Anonymous, because I need it
?
> > ;-)
> > >
> > > Theo
> > >
> > >
> > > "Lee Brouillet" > schreef in bericht
> > > ...
> > > > Hey Theo!
> > > >
> > > > Honey is fine for them; if you can find bee pollen, that's good,
too.
> > The
> > > > (extremely!) high-end Japanese import foods have honey and bee
pollen
> in
> > > > them.
> > > >
> > > > Another thing you could try: koi *love* garlic!!! When I mix up
paste
> > food
> > > > for them, I always add garlic powder, and they eat it right up.
Also,
> > if
> > > > yours hand-feed, try rubbing some garlic on your fingers and see
what
> > > > happens!
> > > >
> > > > Lee
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>