Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Feeding BG spitting out food?

I'm new. New to this site and new to feeding my BG.
I got a bag of floating food (small pieces) at TSC.
I have gotten a few fish to take it off the surface now and then but I see them spit it back out most of the time. Anyone else have this experience? Perhaps I should try a different brand? Any advice is appreciated.

Welcome to the forum.
Is it just the small BG that are spitting it back out? If so, the food is too big for that size fish. What size are the pellets?

I've seen a lot of fish take different types of pellets and reject others. I've tried Purina, Moormans, some other kinds and TSC. I've always done best with FRESH Purina. Before I buy a bag, I cut it open to assure that it is oily. Most dealers will do this and then simply tape it back up.

And Like BarO says, is the pellet size matched to the fish size?

Icthus,

Welcome!

Do you notice the fish spitting the pellets out before they've have a chance to soften?

Perhaps they like the pellets better after they've been in the water long enough to soften.

The pellets are a little smaller than a BB. They are hard. They look just like dry dog food only much smaller. The fish sometimes will take it off the surface within a few seconds of it hitting the water (I throw one piece at a time onto smooth water). They take it down and I can see them spit it out within about 1-2 seconds and it floats back to the surface.

Also, these are fairly large fish, most of them appear to be large enough to harvest.

The food is not oily at all. It literally appears identical to dog food on a smaller scale.

I may try soaking some to soften it up and then try to feed it (if it will hold together enough to throw out).

Welcome, Icthus. Cool handle.

I've used TSC food before. My bluegill will train to this food, but don't like it nearly as much as they like the Aquamax Grower 600. They spit out the TSC food a lot. Not as palatable evidently.