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If you want to see more of them you should get the bold carp instead of the coy ones :D My favourite fish when we had our pond were some little Golden and Blue Orfe, they were like lightning and always somewhere to be seen. They did grow big and slow down though eventually.

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Frogs and koi aren't a great mix. You may get some anyway but I'd avoid putting them in. Mating frogs can clamp onto koi's head (sounds bizarre but true) and damage them.

 

I've heard the same especially with goldfish.

Had to extract a frog from a koi's mouth/ throat once. Must have been just too big to swallow. Frog was still alive, took a deep breath and hopped away after a few minutes.

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Not yet feeding, nor will I until some fish have been seen.

Unless the Heron had them away over the winter!

Pond is directly beneath the local Herons flight path while feeding their young each year.

 

I use 10 deg as a minimum temp for feeding although wheatgerm is allegedly digestable lower than this. I normally start to feed if the fish are looking for food providing the temperature is high enough.

Fish are at their weakest at the end of the winter and are therefore more susceptabe to disease, parasites etc. My policy is to feed as soon as possible to boost their strength, small amount at first miss a few days then feed again. Digestive systems and beneficial bacteria growth are slow at low temperatures so do not overfeed. The bacteria feed on the fish waste so the cycle starts and builds with time.

However I suspect that given your cooler temperatures, the size of your pond and fish they will not be looking for any supplementary food for quite a while yet.

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