[aquitori]

Here is what I'm looking for.
How much do you feed (under normal water temperatures/conditions) when you are trying to maximize growth? (feed volume per lb fish for example)
Knowing the size of my pond and understanding how big they can get in my pond I don’t stress growing fish. I feed to maintain quality. The first day you see your fish should be the standard that you have to maintain, because by nature a fish will grow. I know a lot of people are too focused on growing fish. Good food to me plays 10%-15% of the equation, water quality plays more of a percentage. Higher protein food for higher temps, lower protein for lower temps. It's simple as 1 2 3...

When preparing Koi for a show, what changes do you make?
I don’t change much as far as diet goes, the traditional stop feeding 1 week before the show is all I do. I do more water changes at that point.

If you use color enhancing feed, when do you stop before show time?
To me if you are goin to feed color enhancing food, it should be done during the hottest months of your area. I would feed color food for 1 month straight, then completely bring the fish off it and back to feeding regular.

If you are feeding only for maintenance (size and health) how do you feed in terms of feed volume per lb fish?
The number of times I feed is to the temps. Spring/Summer I feed about 3 times a day. Fall/Winter I feed once a day. Feed to what the water temp will allow the fish to digest the best.

I'll be interested to see the different approaches taken by different ponders.