Thanks, Cecil. I'm re-thinking my feeding ideas. If I can't live on protien alone, why should fish? However, my fish eat stuff other than pellets to balance their nutrition so my feeding is only supplemental. I remember Lusk saying that, optimally, fish should not be fed over 4 or 5 out of 7 days per week. That said, I will still only buy balanced stuff in the future. Purina has gotten hard to get locally. Everyone has gone to cheaper feeds mills. Of course, they haven't changed the price I pay.
I am somewhat confused by the guys statement about "carnivore" food. Everything in the pond is a predator so it shouldn't hurt to feed the bluegills the good stuff. Just more $$$$$. I would love to have bluegill with wide shoulders.
