feeding outdoor goldfish

[arburgirl]

can anyone give me an idea as to when I should start feeding my outdoor goldfish and ghost koi?, thanks.

[hammerman]

I feed my koi throughout the winter whenever they come up for food.

At the moment, its probably a bit cold but last week, they were being fed two small feeds a day. Daytime temps of about 7-8 deg C usually see the fish getting active.

I would say that if the fish are active and seem to be looking for food...feed them. It'll build up valuable lost energy reserves. But only feed small amounts...do not overfeed.

HTH

[paddywak]

i agree with hammerman, I check my pond most days and if the fish are swimming about I feed them, but only in small amounts, even in summer I believe in feeding little but often