What Are You Feeding & Where are You Buying Your Koi Food This Season?

I visited a couple of web sites pricing food for this season (Aqua Mart for
Hakari Staple & Western Pond for Sho Koi) and noticed a jump in prices.
Between the two, Western Pond was offering 10 lbs of Sho Koi for $56.98,
including shipping costs. This seems about $7.00 higher than last year.

What are you feeding? And, where are you buying it?

TIA

John

"JB" wrote in message
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I visited a couple of web sites pricing food for this season (Aqua Mart for
Hakari Staple & Western Pond for Sho Koi) and noticed a jump in prices.

The hobbyist pond owners are ripped off annually. Look at all the companies
getting on the bandwagon for a piece of the pie. I feed my outdoor koi and
goldfish a mix of trout chow, catfish chow (about $12 per 50lb bag) and
puppy and kitten chow. Check out my website to see how they're thriving and
breeding like crazy! Don't believe those who say you have to feed them tons
of the cheaper food to come near the overpriced products. That isn't true
at all. My filters don't need cleaning any more than when I was paying
outrageous prices for their food.

Between the two, Western Pond was offering 10 lbs of Sho Koi for $56.98,
including shipping costs. This seems about $7.00 higher than last year.

Head to your nearest Farm & Home store such as Tractor Supply and buy
there......

What are you feeding? And, where are you buying it?

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Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
Aquariums since 1952
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
*Note: There are two Koi-Lo's on the Aquaria Groups.*
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"Koi-Lo" wrote in message
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Head to your nearest Farm & Home store such as Tractor Supply and buy
there......

I took that advise, and it's been very beneficial. I think we got a 50 lb
bag for $6-$8.


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Gareee©
(Gary Tabar Jr.)

Never yet have bought regular koi food for my koi in all the years I
have kept them. All I have ever fed is a localy prepared fish chow
that costs 5 or 6 bucks for a 50# sack........Ingredient for
ingredient, it has pretty darn close to identical ingredients as the
Rangen (sp?) brand of koi food. I also on occassion buy a nationally
known manufacturers brand of food just for a chamge, (Land O' Lakes or
Faithway Feed) as it only costs about $2.00 more per 50# sack than
the locally made stuff does......


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"Gareee©" wrote in message
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"Koi-Lo" wrote in message
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Head to your nearest Farm & Home store such as Tractor Supply and buy
there......

I took that advise, and it's been very beneficial. I think we got a 50 lb
bag for $6-$8.
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Yes, and watch for sales. Last spring we only paid $9.99 per 50lb bag.
--
Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
Aquariums since 1952
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
*Note: There are two Koi-Lo's on the Aquaria Groups.*
~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o

"Koi-Lo" wrote in message
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"Gareee©" wrote in message
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"Koi-Lo" wrote in message
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Head to your nearest Farm & Home store such as Tractor Supply and buy
there......

I took that advise, and it's been very beneficial. I think we got a 50 lb
bag for $6-$8.
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Yes, and watch for sales. Last spring we only paid $9.99 per 50lb bag.

Scratches head....You paid $9.99 on sale.. I got mine for less without a
sale!


--
Gareee©
(Gary Tabar Jr.)

"Gareee©" wrote in message
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"Koi-Lo" wrote in message
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"Gareee©" wrote in message
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"Koi-Lo" wrote in message
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Head to your nearest Farm & Home store such as Tractor Supply and buy
there......

I took that advise, and it's been very beneficial. I think we got a 50
lb bag for $6-$8.
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Yes, and watch for sales. Last spring we only paid $9.99 per 50lb bag.

Scratches head....You paid $9.99 on sale.. I got mine for less without a
sale!
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Which product did you buy? Catfish chow here runs around $10.99 per 50 bag.
Trout chow about the same. After spending over $5 a lb for koi and GF foods
I thought that was a bargain.

I've never seen the 50 lb bags go that cheap. I thought perhaps it was a
typo and you meant $16 to $18 a 50lb bag.
--
Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
Aquariums since 1952
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
*Note: There are two Koi-Lo's on the Aquaria Groups.*
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On Sun, 02 Apr 2006 19:49:54 GMT, "JB" wrote:

I visited a couple of web sites pricing food for this season (Aqua Mart for
Hakari Staple & Western Pond for Sho Koi) and noticed a jump in prices.
Between the two, Western Pond was offering 10 lbs of Sho Koi for $56.98,
including shipping costs. This seems about $7.00 higher than last year.

What are you feeding? And, where are you buying it?
John

Hi John, I purchased thru Western Outdoor Aquatics/Western Pond. I guess I
didn't pay attention to the price change. I usually get my Sho Koi, 10 lbs.
& Sho Gold at the same time so I get the free shipping. I also ordered a
box of Manda Fu, so that should cover me for this season.

~ jan, certified AKCA koi health advisor.
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See my ponds and filter design:
www.jjspond.us

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

Folks,

I've really enjoyed this discussion. I heard a lot from both sides. In the
end, I went with Sho Koi from Western Outdoor. I order some filter pads
because they were needed and it gave me free shipping.


"~ janj" wrote in message
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On Sun, 02 Apr 2006 19:49:54 GMT, "JB" wrote:

I visited a couple of web sites pricing food for this season (Aqua Mart
for
Hakari Staple & Western Pond for Sho Koi) and noticed a jump in prices.
Between the two, Western Pond was offering 10 lbs of Sho Koi for $56.98,
including shipping costs. This seems about $7.00 higher than last year.

What are you feeding? And, where are you buying it?
John

Hi John, I purchased thru Western Outdoor Aquatics/Western Pond. I guess I
didn't pay attention to the price change. I usually get my Sho Koi, 10
lbs.
& Sho Gold at the same time so I get the free shipping. I also ordered a
box of Manda Fu, so that should cover me for this season.

~ jan, certified AKCA koi health advisor.
--------------
See my ponds and filter design:
www.jjspond.us

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

On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 17:42:05 GMT, "JB" wrote:

I've really enjoyed this discussion. I heard a lot from both sides. In the
end, I went with Sho Koi from Western Outdoor. I order some filter pads
because they were needed and it gave me free shipping.

Yea, that free shipping will encourage you every time (especially now
days). ;-) I usually get the 10 lb bag of Sho Koi, which puts me under the
limit for free shipping, but I add Sho Gold, for the goldfish, which gets
me up there. ~ jan


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