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I have seen the opposite. Most hobbyist overfeed their koi. Amount fed per day is dependent on many variables. Water temp and wheather temp is increasing in spring or dropping in fall, total weight of koi, abililty of pond/filter system to handle heavy feeding without water quality starting to suffer. Age and sex of koi also some into play.
My general reccomendation is to increase amount of food fed from 1/2 to 1% of body weight per day as temps rise from 55 to 65F. 1.5 to 3% as temp rise from 65 to 80F. reduce feedings if temps rise above 80F. As temps drop in the fall feed 4 to 3% from 75F to 70F and then same as in spring. Divide total daily amount fed equally to feed every 4-6 hours. This is assuming that your pond/filter system can process this amount of food. Water quality is more important to maintian than growing too quickly. Also watch baby shape if getting too fat reduce amount fed.
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