Originally Posted by ewest
Originally Posted by anthropic
I'm beginning to wonder if the whole "don't feed early morn or the fish will die of oxygen starvation" thing is a myth.

Never heard this or seen any science suggesting this is an issue.

Fish sense low O2 and reduce/stop feeding. If the fish are eating well at 7 in the morning I doubt there is a low O2 problem.

+1

When growing high densities of fish in aquaculture, delaying feeding until O2 has recovered from the dawn low is commonly practiced. But recreational fisheries are typically at low relative densities and feed rates are much lower, so it isn't necessary to delay feeding provided, as Eric mentioned, the fish are feeding well in the morning.

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