I feel guilty not feeding my goldfish in winter

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Luckily none of mine seem to have died. I really have stopped feeding them since I posted this. After about a week of ice, there are big open areas and I can see my fish again. I see some eating algae. I am resisting feeding them til we hit spring.
 
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We're having a bad cold snap. I fed my finish anyway. I killed a few fish. Like you I feel bad, but need to stop.

My goldfish are okay in this temperature (mid 40s), but my tropical fish died.

A few were hanging out in warmer corners of the pond barely moving.
PUT AN AQUARIUM HEATER IN A CORNER OF YOUR POND YOUR TROPICALES WILL HUDDLE AROUND IT
 
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PUT AN AQUARIUM HEATER IN A CORNER OF YOUR POND YOUR TROPICALES WILL HUDDLE AROUND IT

I made that sound overly dramatic. Two fish died. The rest seemed slow. It'd already heated up 10 degrees. We'll be okay. But yeah, I'll look into a heater next time.
 

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