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Originally Posted by
dick benbow 
that's the beauty of printed information, It can lay "dormant" for decades only to emerge as "fresh" information. We've learned a lot since then ( thank God!) and no longer need to return to the horse and buggy days.....I do commend the author of this thread for reading, studying trying to understand.This gives you a better learning perspective to understand what has gone on before this point. And it's good to have some seasoned olde koi keepers around to keep things in perspective (like JR and others) to be able to get a perspective.
Today's modern feed has protein percentage printed on the label with an ingredients list to follow. Just like the food we buy for ourselves. So you can purchase higher protein food (many use silkworm pupae mixes when their pond range is heated (artifically or naturally ) to high enough range to create the metabolism for the fish to be able to sucessfully consume ( and use) what you've given them.
Also the ability to control the heat of the pond in the severest winters is a definite elective in today's koi keeping.
Not only do serious koi keepers of show koi have control of the amount and % of feed but also the temperature and frequency at which it is given.
It has been fun watching the excited koi purchases, show result news, and evolvement of the author as a true koi-kracy for which I can only say
you get an "atta-boy"!