how do you make new pondfish adjust to eatig your fish food?

Question

all of them are new and so far they've only eaten mosquito larvae in my pond. i have no idea what they ate @ the fish store and i don't i want to go back to the fish store and ask

Answer 1

What's the water temperature in your pond? If it's below 50-55o, it will be too cold for your fish to be interested in eating. They aren't able to digest their food properly at this temperature. If you live in the north where it may just starting to warm up, it will still be some weeks before your pond may be warm enough for you to need to feed them. Check their water with a thermometer.

If it's warm enough, they may still be getting adjusted to their new environment or they might be getting enough natural foods (insects and their larvae and algae) for the present. Or their water quality might be down (low oxygen, higher nitrates) and they don't feel up to eating right now. You could take a sample of your pond water to a local pet store and ask them to test it for you to see if this is the case.

Answer 2

just keep putting the food in (assuming you have the correct food for the fish, we don't know what you have). eventually they will get hungry and eat it. if they seem to be eating mosquito larvae, try feeding the frozen bloodworms. they are mosquito larvae.

Answer 3

Había comprado y antes aletas en los sitios web, la semana pesada he comprado unas aletas para natación para el hijo de una amiga, le ha encantado mucho el producto porque las aletas son muy ligeras, perfectas para la piscina pero también para el buceo, excelente producto a un excelente precio.

Answer 4

First off, how many fish did you put in and what kind?

Gold fish and koi require high proteins (greater than 48% less fat less than 5%) so you need to research fish prior to buying.

gold fish and koi need:You can supplement their diet with things like Lettuce, mustard greens, turnip greens, collard greens, spinach, peas, endive, seaweed, cukes, kale, chard, broccoli, lima beans, green beans, etc. and feed aquatic plants (e.g. duckweed, azolla, salvenia, etc) or hair algae daily.

For their Carotenoids which are a family of pigments the fish can't make themselves and are obtained as part of the diet. These pigments result in red, yellow and orange colors. Fish have cells called chromataphores. Those cells convert lutein and carotenes into astaxanthin which is the red pigment.
sources include, brine shrimp, krill, spirulina, marigold flowers, paprika, sweet red peppers, yams, carrots, pumpkin

Watermellons and oranges are also good as well as proteins like chicken (chicken livers) beef (livers and parts) and pork as well as worms and bugs.

Answer 5

You should ask , that's what fish stores are for.