tough love?

[lew200sx]

hi guys heres a pic of my pond, its roughly 1.7m x 1.7m and 850 deep.

its home to 6 4- 6" koi
4 comets. and a tench

may be over stcoked but water is perfect.

my question is the koi after 2months still we not swim or eat freely if i am present if i stand out of sight there straight up grabin what food they can.

would it be worth throwing in some food and staying there, ten after 5-10mins if they havnt shown remove the food???

thanks

 

[addy1]

Have you tried sitting by the pond, not standing? A standing person sometimes looks like a threat to them ie predator.

oh and I like your pond, very nice look

 

[Sunshine]

Good advice Addy. And pretty soon, they will come up every time you walk up to them.

 

[j.w]

Maybe also when you feed them you could give them just a tiny bit, not enough to even feed them all so they get a taste but will be wanting for more. Than come back several times a day and do the same so they are hungry and associate you w/ food.

 

[koiguy1969]

Welcome to our HUMBLE group...yeah right!....seriously we're mostly freindly folk. i like your pond. especially if your tight for space.

 

[addy1]

Welcome to our HUMBLE group...yeah right!....seriously we're mostly freindly folk. i like your pond. especially if your tight for space.

roflmao koiguy! geez telling our secrets!

 

[Shdwdrgn]

I've had my koi for the previous two years in a *much* smaller pond, where they had little room to swim around or hide. Two things have changed this year... First, I now have a much larger and deeper pond, so if they feel threatened they can actually swim away. Second, I started shaking the cup full of pellet food every day when I went out to feed them. Somebody mentioned to me that the fish can hear you if you call to them or make a noise, so I shake the food, and they know that I'm coming.

This is the first year that any of my fish have come up when I approach the pond. Now that the large koi are coming, the smaller ones follow, so there is a frenzy of fish looking for more food.