Pond Boss Forums GENERAL QUESTIONS Help how do you feed train fish

Good advice. I might offer up the suggestion of starting with a good quality feed, one that utilizes fish meal as a primary ingredient.If it leaves an oily slick on the water as it sits there, I think the fish find it more attractive.

I have started a few ponds on feed that already had established, adult populations, and I'm sold on hydrating the feed for better acceptance. In the beginning you may notice the fish taking a pellet, then spitting it back out....softening the pellets by mixing them with water before feeding helped me alleviate this issue, and hastened the transition onto dry feed. This approach does require hand feeding, however.

Also, take note of the size of fish you intend to feed, and choose a pellet sized accordingly. Many here will mix sizes of feed together, and some like Game Fish Chow for that exact reason.