Mark,favor please

[JasPR]

for what it's worth, I've always been told by the breeders I have asked on this subject that:

Floating pellets are fed so that the condition of the fish ( health and numbers) can be checked. Otherwise sinking pellets are preferred so as not to condition the fish to look for food at the surface ( as Mark says) for predators to see and watch for. JR

[aquitori]

Quote: Originally Posted by markgardner Ok, have spent the day with Marudo today. This afternoon we were out touring a number of the farms mud ponds, myself, Hisashi Hirasawa (the boss) and Devin Swanson. The food fed will vary from pond to pond, expensive Koi get expensive food, cheaper Koi get cheaper food! Expensive foods, such as Saki Hikari only come in floating pellets. Floating pellets are only fed to ponds which are well protected from the air, for 2 reasons: 1) ducks and such like soon get used to the sight, sound and taste of floating pellets and will outfight the Koi for them. 2) the sight of brightly coloured Nishikigoi engrossed in feeding attracts predators. The ponds with the best quality Nishikigoi in them are the ones that are best protected.

I guess the moral to this is if you have cheap koi, dont spend alot of money on expensive food!!