How Much to Feed Your Fish
knowing how much to feed your fish is important. Depending on the temperature outside depends on how much to feed the fish. Many of us love the interaction of the fish, especially when feeding them. Even going so far as putting food right into their mouth, or petting them. But because of this, we tend to want to feed them all the time.
Unless you have a serious water filter on your pond, that’s a bad idea. if there is a lot of vegetation in the pond, the fish can eat that if they get hungry. But the more they eat, the more they poop. So, over feeding your fish can make them sick. If the filtration system is not big enough to handle the waste, your making your fish swim in poop. Try filtering your water through a garden, it will fertilize your plants and your plants will give off fresh water. This is called Hydroponics.
Try not to feed them over three times a day. The best way to know it you are feeding them too much is check your skimmer. If there is a lot of food floating in your skimmer, you may be feeding them too much. Plus it depends on temperature, if its too hot or too cold, they may not want to eat. Between 65-70 degrees F, they should only be feed once a day. Temperatures around 70-80 F, they can eat more but still be carful of overfeeding. They will tell you they are not hungry, they simply will not eat. You can also put a feeding ring in the pond so it keeps most of the food in one spot and not so much in the skimmer.
Having the right food is also important. You get what you pay for, and it shows in water quality and how your fish look. Aquascape Fish Food is perfectly balanced for a healthy pond.