Central Kansas
Pond was stocked in a few stages September - November 2023
My fish eat Aquamax MVP + hand thrown 9.5mm pellets at night
Morning 7:15 and 7:25. 10 seconds each.
Noon 3 seconds ( they really aren’t interested at this time) more feeding the baby BG and FHM
Evening 7:10 and 7:20, 10 seconds each + 2.5# of hand throw
Very lightly stocked 4.5 acre pond
The fish clean up the morning and evening food in less than 2 minutes
Question is, coming into the fall and winter should I increase the feed times or let it be?
BG, SMB and LMB have a good shape and weight to them
Yes - most of my BG look like the photo. 7-7.5” and all over half a pound
HSB look good and are growing well but are under weight according to the RW chart
CC - haven’t been able to catch one in a month but were growing like weeds.
If there should be an increase in food, how much? I know the rule of thumb is what they can clean up in 5 minutes or 10 minutes. I really believe I would have to set the timer for a minute to make that work. Or is maybe some of this food just sinking and I don’t know it ?
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Last edited by Jason D; 10/02/24 01:03 PM.