[Lam Nguyen]

Quote: Originally Posted by gcuss I appreciate the input guys. I've been doing 4 feedings per day. About all they snarf down in 3-5 minutes. The pond is inside and at 78 degrees. So far Ive never had measurable ammonia, or nitrites so I think I'll increase the feedings over the next little while. I'll go slow so the filters can grow with the increased feedings and watch my parameters carefully. Thanks! Grant

Hi Grant, there's a good article in the latest issue of KN that was written by Jasper Kuijper about feeding frequencies and its effect on koi growth and water quality. In this article, Jasper wrote that studies have shown that feeding koi twice daily resulted in better koi growth and water quality than feeding koi 4 or 7 times daily. Hmmmmmmm. Anyways, I started a thread about a month back and here is the link. There are some very good discussions about feeding frequencies that I think you will find interesting.

Feeding frequency, growth, & water quality

I hope I posted the link correctly, if not then you can always title search the words "feeding" & "frequency" and you will see the thread. Enjoy.