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Ok - I use a Texas Hunter feeder. I am feeding 4 times per day for 9-10 seconds per feeding. My BG eat it all in under one minute. I read here about folks feeding enough that they clean it up within 10-15 minutes.
Should I pump up the amount I am feeding? I have a very healthy group of BG so I want to make sure I am putting out enough feed
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That's about 4 lb of feed per day. Sounds like you could up it, but might cause water quality issues depending on the size of your BOW. How is visibility & how large is your pond?
7ac 2015 CNBG RES FHM 2016 TP FLMB 2017 NLMB GSH L 2018 TP & 70 HSB PK 2019 TP RBT 2020 TFS TP 25 HSB 250 F1,L,RBT -206 2021 TFS TP GSH L,-312 2022 GSH TP CR TFS RBT -234, 2023 BG TP TFS NLMB, -160
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Also how much you want to spend on feed can be a factor too.
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That's about 4 lb of feed per day. Sounds like you could up it, but might cause water quality issues depending on the size of your BOW. How is visibility & how large is your pond? acre and a half - water is pretty clear - think I will bump it up some
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They say 15# per surface acre is max. That is more than I want to pay regardless of water size. So your max is 20# or $16-20/day... THat can run into some cash for feeding fish. I have 1.8 acres and settled on 6-7 pounds a day. At one point I was twice that without any issues.
Last edited by BrianL; 04/05/19 10:33 AM.
1.8 acre pond with CNBG, RES, HSB, and LMB
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