Pond World- The Blog

1.) Feeding floating fish food provides the opportunity to observe the fish.  This canbe both entertaining and educational as you are able to evaluate their health and size and make adjustments in your management program.  Plus it is just fun to watch fish swarm and eat the food.

2.) Helps you feed the proper amount.  In smaller ponds like koi ponds you should only feed as much food as can be consumed in a 5 minute period.  In larger ponds you might go as high as 15 minutes.  Either way you are able to see how much food is being eaten and at what rate, so you are able to adjust your feeding schedule and amounts. This reduces the liklihood of overfeeding which can lead to water quality problems and oxygen depletion.

3.) Excess/ uneaten food is easily removed.  If you do happen to overfeed your fish, whatever food is not eaten can be scooped out of the pond with a net and disposed of.

For specific information on our types of fish food visit our Fish Food section.