I'm sure I had stopped feeding my pond fish by this time last year but the fish are still appearing regularly for food - I imagine this is because the weather is so mild? Is it ok to continue to feed until we get a cold snap? ???
Still feeding mine too, I usually make the cut off time 5th Nov ( Don't ask me why I read it somewhere )
Strangely enough Only my goldfish are feeding I have not seen the Orfe for ages
:)Thanks for that tip - an easy date to remember too. I only have goldfish in my pond now - sadly, the heron took my Orfe :'(
My goldfish will still take all the wheatgerm I'm prepared to give them, but I'm cutting back and won't feed them any more after the end of the month - regardless of how warm it is :).
I've just spent an hour cleaning the pressure filter of all the accumulated gunge and don't want to have to do a complete clean again till the Spring :). I do a 'Powerclenz' about every ten days or so, which is why I fail to understand why I can't get the pond water clear ???.
Tricia
All my fish are still coming up for food though they are only being given wheatgerm or live and only once a day when I remember ;)
The usual time to stop is if the temp is below 4'c.
Tricia whats a Powerclenz?
AL Ours are still feeding like Pirhanas! Must be the brand of food we're giving them! So, we feed until they stop guzzling.
Tricia. Do you have a good UV filter? If not, may be why you can't get the water clear. Also, UV bulbs need changing every six months. :D
lilylover - I have a Fishmate pressurized UV + Bio filter with an automatic cleaning system called Powerclenz.
muddy boots - I put a new 9w UV bulb in in May, so it should have helped keep the water clear this summer - but it didn't :(.
I have another problem now - too many fry, my fish have been very prolific this year ::). I've given away more than twenty small fish, but there are probably at least another twenty too many. I'm going to try the local Freecycle to see if I can find homes for them but with the water being so murky it's very difficult to net the small stuff.
Tricia
Thanks Tricia thats one I've not come across :) I have the same problem with baby goldfish and had to build another pond this year ::) Think I'm a bit too soft so I'm letting the koi feast in future ;)
I stop feeding when water temp goes below 10C as do many others, unless wheatgerm which is ok all year but they don`t need it.
Very green pond this year, must get new uv!