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Thread: Help with growing on fry
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11-02-2025, 10:00 AM #21
That does sound a right pain and chore to get it all right.
PPf's food is all Coppens which I dont mind at all,used to buy 15kg sacks but that has gone expensive.
Mine are coming on well, they look a decent size but the water is brown with food tannin so cant see then well.
Bought some unbranded food from ebay which tanned the water,contacted the seller who said he had no probs with it and said it was my filter,so have binned that food.
As they are at 22 deg cant change all the water yet so will have to drop the temps in spring time.
There are some nice Matsuba,Ochiba and Shusui.
Not sure if there are Hi Matsuba but the red hasn't fully come out think they may need some daylight but think they will be nice.John
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09-03-2025, 12:43 AM #22
Pond up to 10.3 degrees today so I’ve decided to introduce the new koi I’ve been growing on over the winter into the pond tomorrow, l know it’s a bit too early but I just can’t keep up with all the water changes and there getting so big now with the biggest all most 40cm which is amazing in just over 6 months, l think there be better off in the pond.
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09-03-2025, 02:32 AM #23
Gonna try Aller Aqua Primo this summer. Commercial Food and works out cheaper than coppens (which worked very well last year)
£42.50 for 25kg
https://bulkfishpellets.co.uk/collec...ler-aqua-primo
I spied it on youtube. An expat in France with a fishing lake and a Huuuuge Koi pond was feeding it to some real monsters he has.Last edited by Alburglar; 09-03-2025 at 02:35 AM.
2660 Gallons. 4" Bottom Drain and Skimmer. Draco Solum 16 Drum. Anoxic Filtration. Air lift returns.
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09-03-2025, 10:58 AM #24
That a bloody good price for 25kg and free shipping, the pellets shown in the link I think are sinking pellets, looking through the site I found they do floating Primo pellets as well, but are out of stock. I think I might give them a ring to see when they’re new stock will be available
Last year I was using pellets from Orchard Fisheries and was paying £78 for 15kg plus £6 delivery.
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09-03-2025, 03:46 PM #25
I found the clip:
https://youtu.be/nNeBV1wEKKU?feature=shared2660 Gallons. 4" Bottom Drain and Skimmer. Draco Solum 16 Drum. Anoxic Filtration. Air lift returns.
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20-03-2025, 08:34 AM #26
I’ve used the aller aqua pellets before, they are decent
As you say they are well regarded in the fishery/carp farming industry
I’ve grown a few fry on in the past, both from my own pond and from eggs harvested from carp lakes I fish, without a doubt the biggest success factor in terms of growth is temperature, if your at 25 degrees that’s tropical fish territory and their metabolism will be so active you’d pretty much be able to feed them non stop! Hence the good growth!
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20-03-2025, 09:32 AM #27
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