best price for koi food on the net??

[XedOut]

im not looking for the premium food, maybe something with color
enhancers but the main thing is price, any suggestions? links?

[Paul in Redland]

Try looking at:

http://www.koifood.com/index2.htm

Paul

"XedOut" > wrote in message
...
> im not looking for the premium food, maybe something with color
> enhancers but the main thing is price, any suggestions? links?

[Paul in Redland]

Try looking at:

http://www.koifood.com/index2.htm

Paul

"XedOut" > wrote in message
...
> im not looking for the premium food, maybe something with color
> enhancers but the main thing is price, any suggestions? links?

[XedOut]

thanks for the links!, anyone else with a suggestion for bulk food??


On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 00:29:00 GMT, XedOut > wrote:

>im not looking for the premium food, maybe something with color
>enhancers but the main thing is price, any suggestions? links?

[Mikey I]

XedOut > wrote in message >...
> thanks for the links!, anyone else with a suggestion for bulk food??
>
>
> On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 00:29:00 GMT, XedOut > wrote:
>
> >im not looking for the premium food, maybe something with color
> >enhancers but the main thing is price, any suggestions? links?

I have a three stage pond. One is for my Koi, one for Goldfish and a
clearing pond. I have 7 24" Koi, 40 Goldfish or so. I did a search on
Purina's site and was fowarded to a locator for feed outlets. These
are all over the country. They sell feed for every type of animal. I
live near Belmont Racetrack and there was a feed store in that
neighborhood. They ordered and I was able to purchase 20lb bags of
Mazuri Koi Pond Nuggets item # 5M78. I have been purchasing this for a
number of years now. All my fish love it. It floats for quite a while.
Check at Purina.com to start your search. This spring I paid $22.00
per 20lb bag. Hope this helps.... Mike

[MISSYMAGICGIRL]

In article >,
(Jerrispond) writes:

>
>> They ordered and I was able to purchase 20lb bags of>Mazuri Koi Pond
>Nuggets
>item # 5M78. I have been purchasing this for a>number of years now> This
>spring
>I paid $22.00>per 20lb bag. Hope this helps.... Mike
>
>I have used this for years also. That is the same price I pay. ....my fish
>are
>pretty, grow and breed well......so I think that about says it Jerri
>
>
>http://www.fringeweb.com/Ponds/JerrisPond

What store are u talking about??


Sacha

[BenignVanilla]

"XedOut" > wrote in message
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> thanks for the links!, anyone else with a suggestion for bulk food??
>
>
> On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 00:29:00 GMT, XedOut > wrote:
>
> >im not looking for the premium food, maybe something with color
> >enhancers but the main thing is price, any suggestions? links?
>

I am currently experimenting with Purina dog food.

BV.

[Andrew Burgess]

"BenignVanilla" > writes:

>"XedOut" > wrote in message
...
>> thanks for the links!, anyone else with a suggestion for bulk food??
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 00:29:00 GMT, XedOut > wrote:
>>
>> >im not looking for the premium food, maybe something with color
>> >enhancers but the main thing is price, any suggestions? links?
>>

>I am currently experimenting with Purina dog food.

I wonder if catfish food is cheaper?

[BenignVanilla]

"Andrew Burgess" > wrote in message
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> "BenignVanilla" > writes:
>
> >"XedOut" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> thanks for the links!, anyone else with a suggestion for bulk food??
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 00:29:00 GMT, XedOut > wrote:
> >>
> >> >im not looking for the premium food, maybe something with color
> >> >enhancers but the main thing is price, any suggestions? links?
> >>
>
> >I am currently experimenting with Purina dog food.
>
> I wonder if catfish food is cheaper?

Maybe...but right now...I have an un-ending supply of dog chow. *laugh*

BV.

>

[~ jan JJsPond.us]

XedOut > wrote:

>thanks for the links!, anyone else with a suggestion for bulk food??

How many fish are you feeding? ~ jan

See my ponds and filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

~Keep 'em Wet!~
Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
To e-mail see website

[john rutz]

Andrew Burgess wrote:
> "BenignVanilla" > writes:
>
>
>>"XedOut" > wrote in message
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>>
>>>thanks for the links!, anyone else with a suggestion for bulk food??
>>>
>>>
>>>On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 00:29:00 GMT, XedOut > wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>im not looking for the premium food, maybe something with color
>>>>enhancers but the main thing is price, any suggestions? links?
>>>
>
>>I am currently experimenting with Purina dog food.
>
>
> I wonder if catfish food is cheaper?
>


--
I tried catfish food, the Koi liked it but the smaller ones had trouble
as the nuggets are three times bigger than Mazuris pond nuggets and just
dont fit into thier mouths
the cost of a 50 lb bag was the same as a 20 lb bag of mazuri about 25.00




John Rutz
Z5 New Mexico

never miss a good oportunity to shut up

see my pond at:

http://www.fuerjefe.com

[Tom La Bron]

Andrew,

50lbs of sinking Purina catfish food runs $13.67, picked up at the feed
mill.

Tom L.L.
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"Andrew Burgess" > wrote in message
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> "BenignVanilla" > writes:
>
> >"XedOut" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> thanks for the links!, anyone else with a suggestion for bulk food??
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 00:29:00 GMT, XedOut > wrote:
> >>
> >> >im not looking for the premium food, maybe something with color
> >> >enhancers but the main thing is price, any suggestions? links?
> >>
>
> >I am currently experimenting with Purina dog food.
>
> I wonder if catfish food is cheaper?
>

[BenignVanilla]

"~ jan JJsPond.us" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 5 Aug 2003 15:54:11 -0400, "BenignVanilla"
> > wrote:
>
> >> >I am currently experimenting with Purina dog food.
> >>
> >> I wonder if catfish food is cheaper?
> >
> >Maybe...but right now...I have an un-ending supply of dog chow. *laugh*
> >
> >BV.
>
> <Big Sigh> Jeopardy answer: "How to fill your filter with an over
abundance
> of fish poop. or How many ways to put rotting stuff into your pond,
or..."
> you get my drift. It just isn't healthy for the critters or the pond in
> general, but you might have guessed that after the oil film that comes off
> such foods on to the surface of the water. ???? ~ jan (Ye Ole Queen does
> not approve.) ;o)
<snip>

I looked at expensive koi food at PerSmart and the main ingrediant was
something like Bulk protein. This dog food can't be much different.

BV.

[XedOut]

thanks again, im looking for 20-50 lbs range, ebay sounds
interesting, didnt think of that.


On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 00:29:00 GMT, XedOut > wrote:

>im not looking for the premium food, maybe something with color
>enhancers but the main thing is price, any suggestions? links?

ds (Thu, 07 Aug 2003 03:31:46 GMT):
>5 lbs of Rangen ($4/lb) $20.00
>High quality koi food is around $5 per lb.

Where do you get rangen at that price? 'Round these here parts it
goes for about $12 per 25-pound bag (koi staple), or $0.50 a pound.
Whop! Set the wrong date in my time machine. That's was last year's.
This year it's about $15 per bag. Delivery and package cost is more
than the food. 50 lbs is about $70 or so, delivered. Generally the
cook was less than a month before delivery, sometimes only a week.

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SLOTHEAD

[~ jan JJsPond.us]

>I looked at expensive koi food at PerSmart and the main ingrediant was
>something like Bulk protein. This dog food can't be much different.

Folks like myself and Ingrid, plus I bet RTB, Greg Young and others that
need to fess up, don't purchase our koi food at PetsMart. 1) It's usually
poor quality at high price and 2) not at it's freshest. I purchase Sho Koi
on-line or at a pond store where I know the turn around time doesn't allow
it to gather dust on the shelf.

BV, I can't believe you have that many fish in your pond already for the
food costs to be spendy? ~ jan

See my ponds and filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

~Keep 'em Wet!~
Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
To e-mail see website

[[email protected]]

I am taking a page outta my aquarium and dog book... less bulk in the food, less
comes out the other end .... to foul the water or the walkway etc. Ingrid

~ jan JJsPond.us > wrote:

>>I looked at expensive koi food at PerSmart and the main ingrediant was
>>something like Bulk protein. This dog food can't be much different.
>
>Folks like myself and Ingrid, plus I bet RTB, Greg Young and others that
>need to fess up, don't purchase our koi food at PetsMart. 1) It's usually
>poor quality at high price and 2) not at it's freshest. I purchase Sho Koi
>on-line or at a pond store where I know the turn around time doesn't allow
>it to gather dust on the shelf.
>
>BV, I can't believe you have that many fish in your pond already for the
>food costs to be spendy? ~ jan
>
>See my ponds and filter design:
>http://users.owt.com/jjspond/
>
> ~Keep 'em Wet!~
> Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
> To e-mail see website



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endorsements or recommendations I make.

[~ jan JJsPond.us]

>> BV, I can't believe you have that many fish in your pond already for the
>> food costs to be spendy? ~ jan
>
>I am just being cheap. To be honest I had no plans of feeding the fish at
>all, I figured I would get a nice balance of algae, plants, etc. I think
>I'll wimp out though, and go buy some food for them...maybe feed them now
>and again. BV.

You give in so easy. Btw, did I read in one thread you weren't doing
"weekly partial water changes" so how spendy is water in your
area? ;o) ~ jan

See my ponds and filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

~Keep 'em Wet!~
Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
To e-mail see website

[~ jan JJsPond.us]

On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 08:54:52 -0400, "BenignVanilla"
> wrote:

>Ahhh...now here is a topic I can argue with...I am still living in the
>school of thought, that water changes are not neccessary and potentially
>dangerous. Of course, I lose about an inch or so a week, and it rains every
>37 seconds here, so I am replacing an inch or so of water every week. I
>know, I know...these are top offs and not the same thing...I am just not
>sold on the water change thing. Ya know, STOP MESSING WITH THE DAMN POND!!!
>I don't think you can mess anymore then by changing the water.
>
>Change my mind. I am open to discussion.

Let's think about evaporation, everything but the H & Os that make up water
remains behind, heavy metals, salts, etc. Rain water doesn't help, it's our
air purifier so everything it collects as it falls, smoke, dust, exhaust,
etc. also ends up in your pond. H & O evaporate off and leave all that
heavy thick goo behind. Why ponds become swamps, become wetlands, become
deserts.

Have you read Norm Meck's water chemistry website?
http://www.koiclubsandiego.org/H2oQual.html ~ jan

See my ponds and filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

~Keep 'em Wet!~
Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
To e-mail see website

[BenignVanilla]

"~ jan JJsPond.us" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 08:54:52 -0400, "BenignVanilla"
> > wrote:
>
> >Ahhh...now here is a topic I can argue with...I am still living in the
> >school of thought, that water changes are not neccessary and potentially
> >dangerous. Of course, I lose about an inch or so a week, and it rains
every
> >37 seconds here, so I am replacing an inch or so of water every week. I
> >know, I know...these are top offs and not the same thing...I am just not
> >sold on the water change thing. Ya know, STOP MESSING WITH THE DAMN
POND!!!
> >I don't think you can mess anymore then by changing the water.
> >
> >Change my mind. I am open to discussion.
>
> Let's think about evaporation, everything but the H & Os that make up
water
> remains behind, heavy metals, salts, etc. Rain water doesn't help, it's
our
> air purifier so everything it collects as it falls, smoke, dust, exhaust,
> etc. also ends up in your pond. H & O evaporate off and leave all that
> heavy thick goo behind. Why ponds become swamps, become wetlands, become
> deserts.
>
> Have you read Norm Meck's water chemistry website?
> http://www.koiclubsandiego.org/H2oQual.html ~ jan

You realize 2 or 3 more posts like this and I'll be doing water
changes...Grumble....

BV.

[~ jan JJsPond.us]

>You realize 2 or 3 more posts like this and I'll be doing water
>changes...Grumble.... >BV.

Well, from what I've seen tonight we've already hit 3 counting mine, not
all within this same particular subject line, but later on down the
alphabet of subjects. ;o) As one California club is fond of saying at the
beginning of each meeting: "Frequent... Partial... Water... Changes!"
Course now days at the end of such meetings they're probably saying:
"Hasta la vista, baby!" ;o) ~ jan

See my ponds and filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

~Keep 'em Wet!~
Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
To e-mail see website

[BenignVanilla]

"~ jan JJsPond.us" > wrote in message
...
> >You realize 2 or 3 more posts like this and I'll be doing water
> >changes...Grumble.... >BV.
>
> Well, from what I've seen tonight we've already hit 3 counting mine, not
> all within this same particular subject line, but later on down the
> alphabet of subjects. ;o) As one California club is fond of saying at the
> beginning of each meeting: "Frequent... Partial... Water... Changes!"
> Course now days at the end of such meetings they're probably saying:
> "Hasta la vista, baby!" ;o) ~ jan

OK, OK...I'll do it...But I am going to be in denial about it for awhile. I
plan to start watering my pond area, using the pond water like I have, but
I'll use more water. Then I will refill because the pond seems to have
"lost" water. I'll check back in, in a few months.

BV.