Koi are omnivorous animals that can eat almost anything. Not only as an ornamental, maintaining koi hobby also helps maintain balance in an ecosystem because they can survive on certain algae, insects, and mosquito larvae. But feeding the koi sometimes give peace of its own. In addition, pay attention to a balanced diet koi koi healthy produce the ideal body and brilliant colors.
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| Two small children were feeding the Koi (image source: http://wonderfulkoi.blogspot.com) |
Two small children were feeding the Koi (image source: http://wonderfulkoi.blogspot.com)
Koi can be varied types of food both natural and artificial feed. Apapapun you give, make sure the appropriate requirements and contain balanced nutrition. Preserver koi often give supplements of vegetable, shrimp, worms, bread, even though citrus fruit or watermelon. There are also many processed foods in the form of pellets available in pet stores peliharan. Feed pellets must be stored in a closed place in order to keep the quality, and used within a maximum of three months in order to avoid oxidation.
There is a special feed that can be given to improve certain qualities. Growth fat and elongated, for example, can be triggered by the administration of high protein wheat germ. While food to reinforce the color of koi are substances that have a high carotene, namely vegetables (carrots, tomatoes, cabbage, algae) or animal sources such as crabs and worms. Be careful in giving rice and bread, because the carbohydrate content could be the cause of obesity.
The frequency and amount of Feeding the Koi
It is important to keep in mind when feeding koi, just give food to be discharged within 5 minutes (no exaggeration!). Koi do not have the stomach, and therefore can not take in significant amounts at once. But koi have a tendency overeating, which can even lead to death.
Give overeating causes many koi dirt can contaminate the pool due to undigested food, as well as a surge in levels of ammonia and nitrite. Two of these chemicals are harmful to koi because it quickly leads to stress and pain. For that direkomendsikan to feed small amounts several times a day.
Avoid changing the feed with different brands of a sudden. When the need to change his food, do it gradually, mixing old and new food until koi can adapt to his new diet.
How to feed the koi are also very dependent climate or temperature of the pool water. At low temperatures koi respiratory function and metabolism slows down as the principle of hibernation, so the frequency of feeding should be reduced.
The table below can be a reference feeding the koi depends on the temperature.
Air temperature Frequency feeding food type
<10 C Do not be fed more than one month may be given supplements high in carbohydrates, low in protein
10-13 C 2-3 times a week when hungry koi High-carbohydrate, low protein
13-15 C 4-5 times a week when hungry koi pellets are low in protein and vegetables
16-18 C Once a day Add a small amount of protein in the pellet, vary with fruits and vegetables
18-22 C 1-2 times a day with 35% protein pellets. Vegetables, fruit, plankton for variation
22-26 C 3-4 times daily high-protein pellets (35-40%) with color amplifier. Add as a natural food supplement from time to time
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