It is also necessary to maintain a conducive environment for Koi feeding.
For this reason, the quality of the pond water and aeration should constantly be checked.
A pond that is congested with waste material can make the Koi suffocate, and feeding in this kind of environment is discouraged.
Therefore, stocking levels should be kept in check at all times to dissuade overcrowding.
Some basic rules apply.
One of them is the provision of high quality food.
This is important to ensure constant and steady growth.
It also further ensures good health of the pond animals.
These foods include live foods like earthworms, which are a good source of protein.
Earthworms can be substituted with minced bits of meat, but in a limited supply.
You can also feed the Koi with high fiber brown bread.
However, the overly refined white bread is not recommended since it could harm the Koi as it causes digestion related problems.
It is also important to note that some foods can actually be harmful to the Koi and extra caution should be taken when handling these particular foods.
These mainly include seeds such as beans, peas, corn, or any other similar seed family.
Due to the nature of the outer shell of these seeds, they are not easily digestible by the Koi hence they could easily cause a lot of irritation.
Other foods that are recommended in Koi feeding include lettuce and some other plants that grow around the pond.
They provide a balance to the food that the Koi normally take in and this ensures high nutrition.
However, it is critical to check out these plants since some are weeds that are actually too course for digestion, for example, blanket weed.
One important thing to note during Koi feeding is that the Koi do not have stomachs hence they feed frequently.
You should therefore give them food in little portions but often.
Stay away from giving them food in bulk all at once.
The Koi also feed less during cold weather.
This means that for the warmer seasons, a larger amount of food should be supplied than during the cold season.
At the end of the day, the Koi, just like humans, grow to their different sizes due to genetic factors.
Some grow bigger than others do even when they are younger, and it may not be about Koi feeding food only, but may well be due to their genetic background.
So do your part the best you can, while at the same time letting nature take its course.