On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 04:19:18 GMT, "Claudia"
wrote:

===ok, so now that we all have had fun with my request for info about SNOW, do
===I need to do anything to overwinter (such as zone 9 has) or just feed the
===fish less?

I suppose from what I have read and have been told us fortunate enough
to live in zone 9 are pretty well out of range of most cold weather
related problems. I tetter on the border of zones 8 and 9, but overall
my weather is closer to zone 9 than the 8, as freezing or snow is
rare, and on those days it gets cold its only until about 9 am until
the sun gets up a bit then its back to shorts and T shirts ;-)


I would feed according to the water temps, and if your pond hits the
minimum temp for feeding , then I would stop. I feed my catfish year
round, as my pond has never gotten frozen or cold enough for them to
go into their state of slowed activity......Wheat germ based foods are
supposedly good for cooler weather, and I have seen foods that state
they are an all season food and can be fed in cold weather. I would
susupect that really depends on if your fish are active or not. I
guess not feeding would be th safest, but I will continue to feed as
long as they are active with a food made for all seasons as well as
wheat germ pellets.
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