Susan Hart

Koi Need Great Food To Stay Healthy

Nothing is more relaxing or beautiful to look at than a pond full of gorgeous Koi.  All that’s needed to keep these friendly animals happy and healthy is quality Koi Fish Food. 

Nothing is more relaxing or beautiful to look at than a pond full of gorgeous Koi.  All that’s needed to keep these friendly animals happy and healthy is quality Koi Fish Food.  Your fish, whether or not you show them or just enjoy them, deserve the best.

People believe that Koi breeding first started in Japan, and many Nisei (people of Japanese descent) have taken up keeping and breeding of, and originating, special Koi Fish Food, for this much loved species of fish. A mix of high protein food which contains growth, energy, fruits, greens, krill, kelp and other crustacean treats, as its main components, works best to keep Koi healthy and enjoying life.  No unnatural ingredients should be in the food.   Koi Fish Food can be sold in bulk of course, as well as smaller quantities, and if you can buy around forty pounds, you can save some money.  Do not sacrifice quality for cost, because it’s not good for the fish in either the short or long run.

Spread across the country, several professional Koi breeding farms exist.  These fish are often raised (because it’s tried and true) using Japanese methods.  Close ties are often maintained with Japan, so that U.S. Koi breeders may keep up to date with new technology or info or new trends to help raise the fish.  Koi usually spawn in the Spring and it this is also the beginning of the wholesale and retail sales season for breeders and providers of quality Koi Fish Food.   Warm weather mud ponds enable Koi to grow and thrive.   The fish are fed heavily in the Summer months.  Some Koi are weeded out so that there’s no overcrowding and the stock remains healthy and looked after.  Interested buyers use Summer to take a look at new lines of Koi.  Summer is the best time of year because Koi are in tip top shape. 

As with vegetables, as the weather turns, Koi are harvested from the mud ponds and taken indoors to heated greenhouses.  After the fish are moved, buyers who are looking for new Koi or want to get the latest information or quality food for their own fish, can visit the greenhouses and take a look.  Winter is spent on getting the Koi ready for sale and also grading the younger ones that will be put back into the mud ponds to grow some more in the Spring.  When you visit a Koi breeder, ask questions that come to mind about the best Koi Fish Food so you can keep your own, or any Koi that you buy, happy and colourful and healthy. 

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