... last year I almost never saw them feed, this year they are like machines. To be fair I fed too late in the morning or too early in the evening last year, I feed dusk and dawn this year and it makes a big difference.
I never changed feeding times this year, least year I never fed at the proper time to benefit my perch and it was obvious. I have still noticed decreased feeding activity, if nothing changed by Monday I will be making a purchase of another bag of the cheap feed, just to keep them eating. Also I don't have any small feed trained perch in my pond, these fish are all the same year class and from what I read here should handle the pellet size with no troubles.
