Hot-Weather Fish Feeding Facts

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 by: Brett Fogle

Summertime provides the best time of the year to water garden – and also to be on the alert for high-temperature problems.

To remain healthy and continue growing, fish need to get
all the nutrients available from their food, so feed them food they can
easily assimilate in their systems. If fish seem hungry, feed them once
to three times daily.

Feeding small amounts guarantees all the food gets
eaten, preventing leftover food from spoiling in high, summertime
temperatures and dirtying the water. Don’t feed fish that aren’t hungry
– it only wastes money and soils their environment.

Oxygen dissolves easier in winter, when water temperatures are low. Warmer temperatures mean harder-to-acquire oxygen in water.

In summer, therefore, fish sometimes find it difficult to
get enough dissolved oxygen – particularly in severe summer heat. Even
when fish eat, the motion caused by their feeding further depletes
oxygen supplies.

Avoid stressing your fish in the summer by feeding them
in the cool, morning hours of the day. And to increase oxygen in the
water, add a fountain or other aeration method to circulate and add air
to your pond water. Submergible plants also help to increase the amount
of soluble oxygen.

So, pay attention to your fish. The best rule of thumb
is to never give them more than they’ll eat in five minutes. Unlike
people (!), fish eat only what they need to survive, and as water warms
past 77 degrees Fahrenheit, your fish will eat less.

About the Author

Brett Fogle is the owner of MacArthur Water Gardens and several pond-related websites including macarthurwatergardens.com and pond-filters-online.com. He also publishes a free monthly newsletter called PondStuff! with a reader circulation of over 9,000 pond owners. To sign up for the free newsletter and receive a complimentary 'New Pond Owners Guide' for joining, just visit MacArthur Water Gardens at www.macarthurwatergardens.com.

brett@macarthurwatergardens.com

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