How often do you feed?

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I asked this at World of Ponds with various responses. So how often do you feed?


A) daily
B) every other day or so
C) weekly
D) just once in awhile, when I want to see them
E) never, there's plenty of incidental food in there
 

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D. Never during spawning. Want them to eat the eggs. Sometimes c
 
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2-3 to start with whilst feeding wheatgerm and Garlic building to 4 times daily high protien summer food before dropping back again in late fall ,
Then Stop till spring.
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A, daily, but just once I also don't feed during spawning, as I want them to gorge themselves on eggs.
 
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I feed daily sometimes skipping a day here or there (goldfish only, no koi) Of course they don't eat for several months during the cold winter (I stop feeding when temps drop below 50 degrees)
 

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Very little each morning since it boosts their activity. Some days I forget about it. Once my pea plants start producing I'll throw in some peas, too.
 

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One summer mine got nothing, a busy with other issues that took over. They did fine.
 
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I feed about twice per day.

I like that every time I come out next to the pond, they all crowd to the surface and "beg" for food.
 

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