Getting new fish that have been pellet trained to resume eating pellets in a new pond can be challenging for various reasons.
3. Hatchery fish eating pellets are fed in shallow sometimes small ponds often 3-5 ft deep. Providing pellets over water that is deeper results in fish not even knowing pellets are present if fish are in deep water 6-16ft deep.
4. New fish released into a fairly large pond have to locate the source of pellets. This can take time while the fish become accustomed to the new water body and if appropriate natural food is abundant in the pond why look for pellets?
5. It is important to feed pellets to fish at the same time they were fed pellets at the hatchery. Fish have a strong tendency to eat at certain times of day based on times of day they were trained and received pellets.
I can personally vouch for numbers 3,4, and 5 in Mr. Cody's list.
1. The fish I got were being fed in a 5 foot pond. I also setup my feeder in 4 to 5 feet of water and it might sling food into 6 feet or so. They been liking that!!!
2. As Bill says it took a while for my BG to come around about a good month feeding at the same spot same time every day. I also have my timer set to feeding when they fed at the fish farm or real close to it. My HSB seemed to catch on quicker but I already had BG feeding so like Bill said I had teacher fish showing off where the food was! (I love that term by the way) "Teacher Fish" nice!
I am sure his other points are just as valid they just don't pertain to my situation.
Bill those are MONEY tips right there my man!! Very nice!!
RC
