Koi food. Feeding koi throughout the year
Q: I am aware that there are many different types of Koi food available, which seem to offer different benefits to my Koi. What is the purpose of the different foods? Should I change my Koi’s diet at...
View ArticleKoi Food. Feeding for health.
The two most widely debated topics amongst koi keepers are nutrition and filtration. This is very understandable when these two areas of the hobby are likely to have the greatest combined impact on koi...
View ArticleKoi Food Types
Fried, scrambled, poached, or boiled (soft or hard). Eggs are such a convenient, tasty and versatile food that we can choose to cook them in one of many ways. And whatever form we choose to accompany...
View ArticleKoi food label. Understanding a koi food label
As consumers, we’ve never had access to as much information abut our purchases than we do today. Our biggest problem in this ‘Information Age’ is that we just don’t have the time to take it all in....
View ArticleKoi food functional ingredients
A koi food is formulated to satisfy many different demands – performing a host of different functions Function 1: Complete and balanced diet. A koi food must satisfy the basic nutritional needs of...
View ArticleKoi food affects pond water quality
Every environment shares problems if the inputs into the system are out of balance with the rate at which they are removed or broken down. Currently, on a global basis, this is the case with CO2 and...
View ArticleKoi colour is fading. What can I do?
I have just returned from my local koi dealer who has taken delivery of a shipment from Japan that included some magnificent 8-10″ Sanke. I didn’t buy any because I have some from the same breeder in...
View ArticleGrowing big koi pond fish
Living in a world where biggest is best and quantity dominates quality, it stands to reason that we have the desire to see our koi grow to their full potential, and a sizeable potential at that. Koi...
View ArticleFeeding koi goldfish to enhance colour
Feeding koi should not simply be regarded as satisfying their hunger. It is an opportunity. We have seen that a koi’s diet is instrumental when endeavouring to improve their health and growth. The...
View ArticleEnhancing koi colour with koi food
The ornamental aquatic hobby exists because of our enchantment with the striking beauty of the many thousands of different fish species – and no more so than in the world of koi. Admired for their...
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