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Koi Fish Food

It is with sincere appreciation that we welcome you to our fish pond supplies website. It is also our sincere wish that within this website, you will be able to find the information you are searching for. In thissection, we will deal with the subject of Koi Fish Food. As you probably already know, there are many suppliers of many different types of pond fish food. Therefore, it is absolutely essential that you take the time to learn about the differences between cheap (low dietary benefits) and a good Koi fish food which is formulated to provide your Koi a healthy diet, vibrant colors and a long healthy life.

However, not all Koi Fish Food is created equal. 

Premium Koi fish food is guaranteed to make Koi fish grow and enhance their color.   
Therefore, here you will find a great explanation and description of what you should look at when deciding to purchase Koi Fish food for your own pond fish.

With any quality Koi food one should be able to identify the formula of the food. The main parameters for Koi food will be the percentages by bulk of protein, fat, moisture, ash and fibre.

By and large protein is actually viewed as the most important element in this examination. All fish, which consists of our beloved Koi, need plenty of protein throughout their diet as part of the rigours of living in a watery and hence oxygen poor environment.

But protein content isn't the be all and end all of Koi food. For instance, within a strict budget Koi food the protein content may be slightly lower - but in the case of Hikari the diet is still a balanced one that will keep your Koi healthy and happy (although they will not grow as quickly).

High quality protein acceptable for Koi is not cheap. Koi are relatively slow growing fish that consume food heavily.

An excellent excellent Koi food requires a higher protein count at the minimum no less than 35%, but not excessively higher as this too can cause problems.

You will see that moisture and ash are ingredients that are of no dietary help to your Koi whatsoever. Unfortunately, Koi do not have the ability to break down or process excess moisture and ash. Thankfully, these are merely excreted.

Nevertheless once again, there is no Koi food that can or should allege a zero moisture content. This food will be completely devalued of all water making practically worthless.

A 10% level of moisture will be perfectly acceptable - and you will see that at 10% the Koi food may appear to be completely dry to to most of us.

Then we move to ash. 15% is tolerable, 12% is much better with a absolute maximum of 19%. A lesser amount than 10% and someone is not telling you the complete truth - except in cases where the food is amazingly expensive.

And, last but not least, Fat is definitely the tricky one. An increased fat content of say 8-9% will not be always good, and less than 3% just isn't advisable either. However it will depend strongly on the food formulation as to the impact that it makes. Once more, there are many different fats which might be added and 8% of Fat A may very well be entirely useless. However, 3% of Fat B is definitely better for Koi.

Selecting Koi food is dependant on being knowledgeable of and trusting WHAT you are buying. The analysis guides are just that - a guide. So if even this rough and ready method to what you are getting is missing to the food bag put it down and walk away. You'll be saving yourself along with your Koi in the long run.

And, as is usually said, the costliest Koi is a dead Koi. It doesn't matter how much you may have saved using inferior quality Koi food, a dead fish is an infinite loss of your hard earned dollars!

Feeding Your Koi　

When feeding your Koi, it is recommended that you feed them either one medium or several small meals throughout the day.  But, NEVER feed them more than they are able to finish eating in about 5 minutes or so. Overfeeding your fish is not healthy for your fish or the pond. Doing so will not only waste food but will also cause an increase in bad chemicals within your pond, possibly causing an imbalance of the acidis or alkalines of your pond water.  The main reason is that this can cause an increase in the levels of Ammonia in your pond water which in turn can harm or even kill your fish if the levels are too high.

There are several factors to consider when feeding you Koi.  Some of these are:

1. What is the current season?  (Higher Protein feed in cold weather)

2. What is the size of your pond? (length x width x depth= gallons)

3. How large is your pond filter?  The larger the pond, the bigger filter you should use.

4. Which type of filter are you using?  (My personal favorite is the Bogg behind a waterfall.)

5. How many Koi fish do you have in your pond? (Common Sense= more fish, more air)
    You should seriously consider an aerator if you have a lot of fish.

IMPORTANT TIP:
Make it a habit to check your pond's Nitrates and  Ammonia levels. This is critical.