Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Feeding 100 and one fish feeding questions

Brown Lab:

(Moderator's Note: I edited the above to stick in #s.)

1) Sorry, dedicated hand feeder with only 0.9 acre of water here. :rolleyes:

2) Bruce Condello did a nice job of figuring this out based on the # of fish feeding and % of body weight for Jody Doles about 3 months ago. I will try to find it later if no one else does.

3) It depends on the species, but for a rule of thumb 60+ is a good figure. I will give my experience on feeding temps. CC feed very little under 60 degrees. BG and LMB will feed down to about 55. GSH will eat on the surface virtually anytime it's not frozen. george and other Texans report HSB feed down to maybe 50, but below maybe 60 they only eat well on nice, sunny days when the weather is improving. BG and LMB act the same for me below 60, too.