Originally Posted by
lee63
Carp are omnivores so they naturally do not select an insect only based diet, Especially a non marine one. They graze on algae’s and plant life too dont forget.
Some people purposely run green water at certain times as they believe and i also do to an extent that it really helps with colours? I dont think theres any hard proof but some do seem to show that it works.
As for the feeding chris, i already feed dried insects such as black soldier fly, silk worm and meal worms etc... as treats or additions.
I dont believe a purely insect based is any good for carp as there natural food source is very much fresh/live marine based ay such as shrimp and other crustaceans/larvae’s.
I would definitely feed an insect based food but not soley.
I cant really give an accurate cost per kilo of what i feed because i feed all sorts ha ha, pellets from saki hikari’s range to queni koi’s/coppens, fresh mussels and cockles to dried shrimp/flys/mealworms etc... even fresh worms from the compost bins at home.
I like your idea but as a business venture i think the purely insect base is floored from the off if im honest. Plus its all already out there, any sustainable source can already be bought dried and packaged for koi. It would be a tough market to be in for sure.
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