| Thanks dreamer, but the chances of my basement pond going to 40 is slim to none. I think that temp is way too cold and damaging to the kois health. what I really want to know is what temp do you start a controlled fast at. These fish will never see a MN winter under the ice and never huddle in the corner, that's just inhumane. Believe me I seen it and know first hand what it can do to a koi.
please don't get the impression that this that same old winter feeding question that comes around these boards every yr. What I would like to know is, are the health benifits of a winter fast dependent on w/holding food or w/holding food and low temps together.
If these two go hand and hand, what is the maxinum mininum temp this could be accomplished at, and for what length of time?
Maybe it is only w/holding food, many do this 3 or more wks prior to a show this cleans up the skin and brightens the colors.
Jim |