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Koi Food Survey

Post by zookeepe » Thu, 12 Jun 2003 10:46:58



Okay, I've googled rec.ponds and related web sites until my eyes are
blurry!!! Trying to find a concensus on what to feed our pond pigs, aka
koi. So I thought I'd try a newsgroup survey. If everyone can just
indicate the brand of food they feed, and maybe the first 3 or 4
ingredients and/or protein percentage.

I've fed mostly Wardley's koi food for six years, but the recipe seems
to have changed, and the price has skyrocketed. I'm now looking at
Miracle Koi Food because the first four ingredients are fish based. Any
one else using Miracle Koi Food (by Clearwater)?
--
Kathy B, zookeeper
3500gal pond, 13 pond pigs
Oregon

 
 
 

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Post by John Rut » Thu, 12 Jun 2003 11:58:08


Quote:

> Okay, I've googled rec.ponds and related web sites until my eyes are
> blurry!!! Trying to find a concensus on what to feed our pond pigs, aka
> koi. So I thought I'd try a newsgroup survey. If everyone can just
> indicate the brand of food they feed, and maybe the first 3 or 4
> ingredients and/or protein percentage.

> I've fed mostly Wardley's koi food for six years, but the recipe seems
> to have changed, and the price has skyrocketed. I'm now looking at
> Miracle Koi Food because the first four ingredients are fish based. Any
> one else using Miracle Koi Food (by Clearwater)?
> --
> Kathy B, zookeeper
> 3500gal pond, 13 pond pigs
> Oregon

--
I m feeding Mazuri Koi pellets  by Purina
mainly because of the price  roughly $20 for 20 lbs

                 John Rutz
                Z5  New Mexico

                good judgement comes from bad experience, and that comes from bad
judgement

                see my pond at:

                 http://www.fuerjefe.com

 
 
 

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Post by Bonnie Espenshad » Thu, 12 Jun 2003 20:14:36


Quote:

> Okay, I've googled rec.ponds and related web sites until my eyes are
> blurry!!! Trying to find a concensus on what to feed our pond pigs, aka
> koi. So I thought I'd try a newsgroup survey. If everyone can just
> indicate the brand of food they feed, and maybe the first 3 or 4
> ingredients and/or protein percentage.
ter)?
> --
> Kathy B, zookeeper
> 3500gal pond, 13 pond pigs
> Oregon

I feed my fish KoiStuff Optimum - whole wheat, hydrolzed
(animal) protein meal, anchovy fish, soy meal.  38% protein,
2.55% fiber, 6% fat, vitamins include:  A, D, E, K1, C, B1,
B2, B6, and B12

--
Bonnie
NJ
http://home.earthlink.net/~maebe43/

 
 
 

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Post by Nedr » Thu, 12 Jun 2003 23:46:19


My Koi (and goldfish) get Pond RX ... from KoiVet.

Here are the ingredients for the Small Pellets:

Fish Meal
Wheat Flour
Soy Bean Meal
Fish Oil
*** Meal
Feather Meal
Soy Lecithen
Etc.

Protein  40%
Lipid   14%
Fiber   5%
Ash     <8%

The fish Love it!

Nedra
http://www.moonsgarden.com/
http://www.moonsgarden.com/


Quote:
> Okay, I've googled rec.ponds and related web sites until my eyes are
> blurry!!! Trying to find a concensus on what to feed our pond pigs, aka
> koi. So I thought I'd try a newsgroup survey. If everyone can just
> indicate the brand of food they feed, and maybe the first 3 or 4
> ingredients and/or protein percentage.

> I've fed mostly Wardley's koi food for six years, but the recipe seems
> to have changed, and the price has skyrocketed. I'm now looking at
> Miracle Koi Food because the first four ingredients are fish based. Any
> one else using Miracle Koi Food (by Clearwater)?
> --
> Kathy B, zookeeper
> 3500gal pond, 13 pond pigs
> Oregon

 
 
 

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Post by Steve J. No » Fri, 13 Jun 2003 02:59:12


Dainichi, color intensifier.

White fish meal
Wheat germ
Wheat flour
Shrimp meal
Spirulina

43% minimum crude protein

I need to find a new feed as this stuff's somewhat expensive and
the guys are going thru a $18, 500gm bag every 3 weeks now!

One thing I like about it is that besides the usual vitamins and
minerals it contains montmorillonite clay (i.e.: "Koi clay").  I'd
rather "apply" the koi clay this way so it'll do the most good for the
fish than just dump it in the pond.  Does any other Koi food have
this?

2500 gallons, 8 Butterfly pigs.

Steve J. Noll | Ventura California (zone 10)
                     | Glass Block Pond http://www.kissingfrogs.tv

 
 
 

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Post by Paul in Redlan » Fri, 13 Jun 2003 10:05:18


Ultra Balance

http://www.koifood.com/

About $1.50 a lb depending on the size.

Paul


Quote:
> Okay, I've googled rec.ponds and related web sites until my eyes are
> blurry!!! Trying to find a concensus on what to feed our pond pigs, aka
> koi. So I thought I'd try a newsgroup survey. If everyone can just
> indicate the brand of food they feed, and maybe the first 3 or 4
> ingredients and/or protein percentage.

> I've fed mostly Wardley's koi food for six years, but the recipe seems
> to have changed, and the price has skyrocketed. I'm now looking at
> Miracle Koi Food because the first four ingredients are fish based. Any
> one else using Miracle Koi Food (by Clearwater)?
> --
> Kathy B, zookeeper
> 3500gal pond, 13 pond pigs
> Oregon

 
 
 

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Post by dr-s.. » Fri, 13 Jun 2003 10:22:31



1-251-649-4790
white fish meal, krill, spirulina, wheat germ soy bean alfalfa, yeast garlic vitamins
38% protein
5.50 per lb, 110 bucks for 33 pound bag.  these are larger pellets.  
what I have found in the inside tanks is the higher the quality and less "fillers"
the less I need to feed and the filter stays cleaner much longer.  
Ingrid
Quote:

>Okay, I've googled rec.ponds and related web sites until my eyes are
>blurry!!! Trying to find a concensus on what to feed our pond pigs, aka
>koi. So I thought I'd try a newsgroup survey. If everyone can just
>indicate the brand of food they feed, and maybe the first 3 or 4
>ingredients and/or protein percentage.

>I've fed mostly Wardley's koi food for six years, but the recipe seems
>to have changed, and the price has skyrocketed. I'm now looking at
>Miracle Koi Food because the first four ingredients are fish based. Any
>one else using Miracle Koi Food (by Clearwater)?

 
 
 

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Post by Tom La Bro » Fri, 13 Jun 2003 12:38:26


Zookeeper,

Before they came out with Sho-Gold (Sho-Gold is for Goldfish) I used
Sho-KOI, which is an extremely good food.  Fish seem to relish it and it is
a good growth food also when feed in proper portions.

Tom L.L.
-------------------------

Quote:
> Okay, I've googled rec.ponds and related web sites until my eyes are
> blurry!!! Trying to find a concensus on what to feed our pond pigs, aka
> koi. So I thought I'd try a newsgroup survey. If everyone can just
> indicate the brand of food they feed, and maybe the first 3 or 4
> ingredients and/or protein percentage.

> I've fed mostly Wardley's koi food for six years, but the recipe seems
> to have changed, and the price has skyrocketed. I'm now looking at
> Miracle Koi Food because the first four ingredients are fish based. Any
> one else using Miracle Koi Food (by Clearwater)?
> --
> Kathy B, zookeeper
> 3500gal pond, 13 pond pigs
> Oregon

 
 
 

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Post by zookeepe » Fri, 13 Jun 2003 14:08:26


Quote:


> 1-251-649-4790
> white fish meal, krill, spirulina, wheat germ soy bean alfalfa, yeast garlic vitamins
> 38% protein
> 5.50 per lb, 110 bucks for 33 pound bag ...

I looked at Ogata, but the list of ingredients I saw had wheat germ as
the second ingredient and soy bean meal as the fourth ingredient (White
fish meal, wheat germ meal, krill meal, Soya bean mill, Alfalfa meal,
yeast, garlic, ox bile powder, chitin (Chitosan), vitamins, etc). I had
previously read that it's best to use feed where fish / shrimp / protein
  comprise the first 3-4 ingredients. See, this is exactly the kind of
thing that confuses me.  :-/
--
zookeeper
 
 
 

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Post by Sean Din » Fri, 13 Jun 2003 16:55:08


Wardley 10.
Quote:

> Okay, I've googled rec.ponds and related web sites until my eyes are
> blurry!!! Trying to find a concensus on what to feed our pond pigs, aka
> koi. So I thought I'd try a newsgroup survey. If everyone can just
> indicate the brand of food they feed, and maybe the first 3 or 4
> ingredients and/or protein percentage.

> I've fed mostly Wardley's koi food for six years, but the recipe seems
> to have changed, and the price has skyrocketed. I'm now looking at
> Miracle Koi Food because the first four ingredients are fish based. Any
> one else using Miracle Koi Food (by Clearwater)?
> --
> Kathy B, zookeeper
> 3500gal pond, 13 pond pigs
> Oregon

 
 
 

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Post by Jerrispo » Sat, 14 Jun 2003 01:20:23


Quote:
>I m feeding Mazuri Koi pellets  by Purina
>mainly because of the price  roughly $20 for 20 lbs

I have been feeding that for years, and have very large healthy koi      
Jerri

                                       http://www.fringeweb.com/Ponds/JerrisPond

 
 
 

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Post by Jerrispo » Sat, 14 Jun 2003 01:23:07


Quote:
> 5.50 per lb, 110 bucks for 33 pound bag ...

That costs more  than the food I feed my family.....No can do!!!   Jerri

                                       http://www.fringeweb.com/Ponds/JerrisPond

 
 
 

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Post by dr-s.. » Sat, 14 Jun 2003 01:47:22


Not sure which Ogata she is selling. She said the pellets were large.  Compare it to
Mizuri.  
there are at least 3 different Ogata foods
Ogata Performance
???
Ogata Special Regular
White fish meal, wheat germ meal, krill meal, Soya bean mill, Alfalfa meal, yeast,
garlic, ox bile powder, chitin (Chitosan), vitamins, stabilized vitamin C, minerals,
powdered milk, etc...
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein Min. 36%
Crude Fat Min. 3%
Crude Fiber Max. 5%
Ash Max. 12%
Moisture Max. 9%
Ingredients
Ogata Regular
White fish meal, wheat germ meal, krill meal, Soya bean mill, Alfalfa meal, yeast,
garlic, ox bile powder, chitin (Chitosan), vitamins, stabilized vitamin C, minerals,
powdered milk, etc...
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein Min. 38%
Crude Fat Min. 3%
Crude Fiber Max. 6%
Ash Max. 12%
Moisture  Max. 9%
-----------------------------------
Here is the Mizuri
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude protein not less than 36.0%
Crude fat not less than 3.0%
Crude fiber not more than 6.0%
Phosphorus not less than 0.90%
Ash not more than 9.0%
Vitamin E not less than 110 IU/kg
Vitamin C not less than 2000 ppm
Ingredients
Dehulled soybean meal, ground corn, fish meal, corn gluten meal, wheat middlings,
wheat germ, calcium carbonate, dehydrated alfalfa meal, salt,
L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), brewers dried yeast, spirulina
algae meal, betaine, dicalcium phosphate, biotin, tagetes extract, choline chloride,
vitamin A acetate, canthaxanthin, d-alpha tocopheryl acetate (source of natural
vitamin E), cholecalciferol (source of vitamin D3), calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine
hydrochloride, cyanocobalamin (source of vitamin B12), menadione dimethylpyrimidinol
bisulfite (source of vitamin K), ethoxyquin (a preservative), thiamin mononitrate,
nicotinic acid, folic acid, riboflavin, DL-methionine, manganous oxide, zinc oxide,
ferrous carbonate, copper sulfate, zinc sulfate, calcium iodate, cobalt carbonate,
sodium selenite.
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>> 1-251-649-4790
>> white fish meal, krill, spirulina, wheat germ soy bean alfalfa, yeast garlic vitamins
>> 38% protein
>> 5.50 per lb, 110 bucks for 33 pound bag ...

>I looked at Ogata, but the list of ingredients I saw had wheat germ as
>the second ingredient and soy bean meal as the fourth ingredient (White
>fish meal, wheat germ meal, krill meal, Soya bean mill, Alfalfa meal,
>yeast, garlic, ox bile powder, chitin (Chitosan), vitamins, etc). I had
>previously read that it's best to use feed where fish / shrimp / protein
>  comprise the first 3-4 ingredients. See, this is exactly the kind of
>thing that confuses me.  :-/

 
 
 

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Post by MLF » Sat, 14 Jun 2003 05:52:12


Quote:

> >I m feeding Mazuri Koi pellets  by Purina
> >mainly because of the price  roughly $20 for 20 lbs

> I have been feeding that for years, and have very large healthy koi

Jerri:

Where do you get Mazuri Koi pellets for that price? Better yet, where can I?


New Orleans, Louisiana USA         (Remove the RICE to reply)
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Post by John Rut » Sat, 14 Jun 2003 06:07:05


Quote:


>>>I m feeding Mazuri Koi pellets  by Purina
>>>mainly because of the price  roughly $20 for 20 lbs

>>I have been feeding that for years, and have very large healthy koi

> Jerri:

> Where do you get Mazuri Koi pellets for that price? Better yet, where can I?


> New Orleans, Louisiana USA         (Remove the RICE to reply)
> =============================================================

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check with farm stores or any feed dealer who handles purina and see if
the y will order you a bag
if I remember right their website is www.mazuri.com

                 John Rutz
                Z5  New Mexico

                good judgement comes from bad experience, and that comes from bad
judgement

                see my pond at:

                 http://www.fuerjefe.com