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I manually feed. Sometimes I can't tell if they are eating all that I throw out. Its a half acre pond and I usually put in about a 16 oz cup full a night.
We definitely have a pond scum problem.
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More than likely that's not too much food - it depends on what you have in the pond. Better answers will be coming forthwith.....
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Mike it coudl be aiding in pond scum either uneaten falling to bottom of jst in more fish poop. So do you want to stop feedign no. I owudl combat algae with other means. ALso if you do not kow i like to have the food gone in 5-10 mins if taking longer then you may be indeed be feeding too much.
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Slightly different issue, but still on feeding and time of year.
I am 85 miles South of St. Louis, and have noticed that since the nights have gotten cooler, the water temp is dropping, my feeding is received with less vigor than 2-3 weks ago. I don't necessarily want my feeding to become an issue on the pond bottom if not eaten.
What are the 'general' conditions/time of year when feeding become less effective an should be stopped?
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IIRC you should see feeding slow down around 65* water temp and lower, stopping feeding @ 55* water temps for warm water fishes. I don't know what temp to stop feeding cool water species.
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my one acer pond witch if only a yr old but was stock with 100 full size blue gill and 250 3in which are about 6 inch now are all feeding and i only can feed about half a 16oz cup full
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Thanks guys. I'll cut back on my portions (and do the same for my fish, lol).
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