How Should You Feed Koi to Ensure Good Koi Health?
Feeding koi is a relaxing and entertaining activity – possibly one of the best parts of the day. After all, koi love to come to the water’s edge and will interact with you to get their food. They quickly learn where the food comes from, and can learn to literally eat out of your hand. If you take the time to get to know them, feeding time can be a great way to interact with your pets. However, you need to know what to feed them, how much to offer, and when to do it. Let’s take a look. The first thing you should know is that koi are omnivores. They eat both plant and animal matter, and have big appetites. If your koi are being kept in a natural pond, with plants and other animals available, they will tend to graze in their environment. If you’re keeping them in a pond or container where there are no snails, worms, or pond plants for them to eat, you’ll be the only source of food they have. In this type of situation, you have to be more careful about what you’re offering. Remember that a
