The Koi Growth Conflict: Unveiling the Hidden Dangers of Forcing Rapid Growth

[@BigYouDog]

We had a Swiss mountain dog (Bernese) and fed her on raw meat, veg and a good quality mixer. As you say, one firm stool a day. When other dog owning members of our family came for the day there dog would try to eat Gemma's food rather than the processed stuff brought for them. When Gemma died she was 14 years and 5 months.

[@thep0ndman]

Thanks for the comment, they are lovely dogs!!

[@pomegranatepip2482]

So…… here is the question from me. What do I do if I want to keep my fish small? Just light feed? I don’t have a big pond and love seeing my little living jewels swimming about. If they get too big I will have to remove them. Biggest is now about 30 cms. Do they get health problems if they stay on the smaller side?

[@suzannemoran7281]

Hi ,you have me a bit worried now I have a new 1000L pond with 3 , 12 month old Goldfish and 3 little baby ones. I feed my fish once a day with flakes and 😮pellets. So how do I know if I am.over feeding or not ?

[@thep0ndman]

Don’t worry your gold fish will find a load of natural food in the pond too, best not over feed with the man made versions.

[@KoiRun50]

Another good koi video. Certainly gives the other perspective. Depends on what you want in the hobby. Congrats on the 2k subs.🎉 btw. I probably feed THE most expensive pellet koi food. But I don’t feed them much of it because it will ruin my water quality. But likely less if I were to feed them cheaper foods. I do love chucking them bugs and worms and human food; shrimps, various vegetables, avocados, limes, mangoes, berries, oranges, chest nuts, corn, turkey, even lobsters! Not foods that they would find in nature lol. Not a lot either; I swear they are starving all the time. I love watching them eat these. I got to admit it’s much easier to just chuck in pellets especially if you are in a rush. It’s just like it’s easier for us to order take out instead of preparing and cooking our own meals.

[@thep0ndman]

Cheers many thanks for the comment!

[@KoiRun50]

@@thep0ndman Please do a pond visit.

[@metalcatmom5891]

Thank you for the info! My pond is being installed in 8 weeks and I want to be a good "fish lady". I feed my cats a raw whole prey model diet. I adopted a chonker 6 months ago. He was 1.5 years old and very overweight. He was getting kibble with the occasional bite of Fancy Feast. I cringed. After 6 months of raw portion control, he is a good weight, his fur is soft and shiny, and yes...the 💩 is much smaller and practically odor free compared to his first couple poops after I brought him home. I want to provide the same fresh species appropriate diet for my future fish. Any insight or future videos would be appreciated.

[@thep0ndman]

Many thanks for the comment I will make some more videos soon

[@rayfinch9830]

I always follow your great videos, so what natural food do you reccomend?

[@thep0ndman]

Bloodworm, daphnia, snails etc, you can buy in bulk from fishing tackle shops as they use it in there groundbait etc

[@OxAintAFanxO]

The big problem with feeding koi in your pond is the water become rotten. Keep the water clean, bulk them during the summer, and fast them during the winter.

[@thep0ndman]

Thanks for the tips!

[@keithbstar1]

My fish get a small amount of food they are perfectly fine some days they get Nothing

[@theressomethingkoiaboutme4563]

Cracking vid pal

[@thep0ndman]

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[@SteveSandersonArt]

that's the first thing I thought before watching.....why would you want too?? lol great vid as usually busting myths

[@thep0ndman]

Cheers Steve!

[@bobbleskoi]

Didn't think Fish hibernated

[@thep0ndman]

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[@KoiKicks]

They don't!

[@readmore7180]

Part of the reason I don't like these outdoor fishtanks people call ponds. There is nothing in them for the fish to eat other than the pellets people give them, there is no variety. it can't be healthy. Yes they tend to have Anglian water levels of clean water, but water purity ain't everything! My pond currently has the tree above it shedding its leaves, most of them will sink to the bottom. In the deep end there is probably 6ninches of sludge and muck like any natural lake or pond you would find in a field. if I scooped a handful out it will be full of shrimp, water fleas, snails and any number of other bugs. All great food for my fish! All great places for beneficial microbes and bacteria to live.

[@sirtubemaster]

I agree, I myself wouldn't want to be stuck eating cheerios for the rest of my life!

[@thep0ndman]

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[@K.W.P.R]

Most hobbyists feed a good quality koi food plus supplemental food to go with and vary the diet , personally fresh water shrimp, meal worm black soldierfly larvae,fresh water snails , baby crayfish , to name but a few and yes in the summer I feed and feed as when temps hit 24 the koi’s metabolism is on overdrive and requires huge amount of food , my fish are getting large but not one of them has the huge belly you was trying to frighten people with in the clip you was shown , d Done correctly with the right food and balanced diet in the right temps you can grow koi big and healthy and expect a long life from them , many years of research and development has gone into rearing koi from hobbyists to professionals to scientific researchers , and what we have to remember koi are not wild have not been for many years ,

[@readmore7180]

@@K.W.P.R I'm not saying for an argument. But you don't feed and feed them because they need it, you do it because you want them to grow big. Even in the summer they can go weeks without food. They are eating it because you are supplying it.

[@thep0ndman]

Thanks for comment. BTW majority of carp in lakes, ponds that most people classify as wild are farmed and introduced. "wild" carp as everyone calls them have been bred for a lot longer than koi. Your koi would much prefer lake conditions to fend for itself rather than in a pond cage with nothing in it.