Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Perch feeder timing.

Here my thoughts on the small perch and other fish that start off early learning to eat bugs. I have some LED flood lights that are under water lights in the pond. Right about now for timing the bugs are really attracted to the lights and over time end up falling into the water. Guess who is there to scoop them up.

Our yearling perch who do not know how to eat pellets yet are right there eating up the bugs. They slowly float up with out much movement on their side then just take the bug with the side of their mouth.

I think this behavior is what may make them so easy to pellet train as well as why they may lean more to the dusk or low light to feed as well.

Love the idea of a light sensing trigger for the feeder. Light sensing, wind direction, and strength would be a hot selling add on.

Cheers Don.