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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Goldfish / July 2005Peas, frozen or canned...
Is anyone still feeding their GF and koi peas? There was a lot of talk about feeding peas a few years back. I picked up a can and tried to feed them to my fish. Only the rosy red minnows and fry would eat them. The adult GF and koi weren't much interested. The minnows and fry left the pea skins behind. Somehow I don't think I'll be buying them more peas.  SignatureMcKoi.... the frugal ponder... EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED. My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b ~~~ }<((((o> ~~~ }<{{{{o> ~~~ }<(((((o> >Is anyone still feeding their GF and koi peas? There was a lot of talk >about feeding peas a few years back. I picked up a can and tried to feed >them to my fish. Only the rosy red minnows and fry would eat them. The >adult GF and koi weren't much interested. The minnows and fry left the pea >skins behind. Somehow I don't think I'll be buying them more peas. Yes, I do occasionally feed my GF peas when I see them have floaty problems. I don't know about canned peas, I use frozen peas, put a little water, zap in microwave, shell, and mash a bit. My GF love them. > >Is anyone still feeding their GF and koi peas? There was a lot of talk > >about feeding peas a few years back. I picked up a can and tried to feed [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > little water, zap in microwave, shell, and mash a bit. My GF love > them. ======================= I thought mine would as well, but as I said only the very young fry and the minnows really relished them. SignatureMcKoi.... the frugal ponder... EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED. My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b ~~~ }<((((o> ~~~ }<{{{{o> ~~~ }<(((((o> > Is anyone still feeding their GF and koi peas? There was a lot of talk > about feeding peas a few years back. I picked up a can and tried to feed > them to my fish. Only the rosy red minnows and fry would eat them. The > adult GF and koi weren't much interested. The minnows and fry left the > pea > skins behind. Somehow I don't think I'll be buying them more peas. My GF loved frozen peas, skinned of course. It's easier to skin frozen peas too, although I'm not sure you'd have to skin a canned pea. > > Is anyone still feeding their GF and koi peas? There was a lot of talk > > about feeding peas a few years back. I picked up a can and tried to feed [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > My GF loved frozen peas, skinned of course. It's easier to skin frozen peas > too, although I'm not sure you'd have to skin a canned pea. ====================== Yes, the canned peas have to be skinned for the smaller fish. The few koi and adult GF that ate them, ate them whole. I have too many young small fish to take the time to skin so many peas. I've been soaking the adult's pellets until softened. They eat those like crazy! SignatureMcKoi.... the frugal ponder... EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED. My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b ~~~ }<((((o> ~~~ }<{{{{o> ~~~ }<(((((o> why not use fresh pea's?? >> > Is anyone still feeding their GF and koi peas? There was a lot of talk >> > about feeding peas a few years back. I picked up a can and tried to [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > I've been soaking the adult's pellets until softened. They eat those like > crazy! > why not use fresh pea's?? ========================= I can't buy them here. All I can find are canned or frozen. SignatureMcKoi.... the frugal ponder... EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED. My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b ~~~ }<((((o> ~~~ }<{{{{o> ~~~ }<(((((o> If you are going to feed peas, any variety is fine. Processed peas, whether canned or forzen have been cooked a little bit which is good. If you are going to feed fresh peas you need to put them on a shallow plate and zap them in the microwave until that just start to steam a little bit. This is to break down plant fibers so they are more digestable by the fish. Don't cook them too much are you just ruining the nutrient value of the peas. HTH Tom L.L. ----------------------------------------------------- > why not use fresh pea's?? > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >> like >> crazy! |
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