| Another version of what Sakai-san said . . .
posted by Dan (DCNY) on KoiShack:
Matsunosuke Seminar Day 1, Toshio Sakai http://koishack.com/forums/index.php...pic=8465&st=20 Mr. Sakai believes in the 4 season fish idea and said that koi should not be fed in the winter. When they are, the food provides little to no value for growth. It is only use for egg production. Also when koi are fed in the winter they will grow less in the summer when food actually goes to producing muscle mass instead of just eggs. A koi that is fed in the winter may look a tad bigger than one not fed but when it comes out of the mud the following year the exact opposite would be true. The koi that wasn't fed will be much larger and have a better conformation. He also said that koi that are not fed in the winter will have fewer illness in the spring than those that are fed. He even said that some koi that are fed in the winter may die if handled improperly.
Is Dan correct? Is this what Sakai-san said?
'Cause if true, this is a very clear cut, straight forward and unambiguous position statement.
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