Shevyrabbit

Hi All
What's your view on feeding your koi Pearl Barley what's the con's and pro's

abbeyline

Never tried it but I know they like lettuce and mealworms

markf1fan

never heard of feeding koi pearl barley but i know they use it for stopping blanket weed. mark

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1x 2400 gallon pond
1x estro sieve
1x econo bead filter
1x bakki shower with crystal bio
1x 55w pro clear uv
1x eco 12,000
1x sequence 15,000
1x hi blow 40 air pump
and some really nice koi

Shevyrabbit

Tryed a bit today and gone in 60 seconds just like the film

markf1fan

lol well i dont keep sharks in my pond but then again i believe tricky see one in my pond once lol

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1x 2400 gallon pond
1x estro sieve
1x econo bead filter
1x bakki shower with crystal bio
1x 55w pro clear uv
1x eco 12,000
1x sequence 15,000
1x hi blow 40 air pump
and some really nice koi

Shevyrabbit

someone said they did it so I gave it a try put 3 tea/s in a flask with 1 Tea/s of honey and fill with boiling water shake and leave for 3 hours giving it a shake every now and then and it smells lovely

trickydicky

you wait until the bekko and sanke get on the island bob they'll be chomping there way through loads of grub mate

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Shevyrabbit

They will be on a diet of Pearl barley and chips lol

pondy

ok right here we go...

i feed pearl barley and i openly admit it on a regular basis.
and for your info its barley straw which is supposed to clear blanket weed

ok yes currently being fed once a week my pearl barley as you said shevy is boiled in a flask and while my current pond temps are atg 18c i add honey to my mix or sometimes just propolis.
what i also add to my barley is clay. so im claying my food putting it directly into the koi rather than claying my pond. nutrients then go directly to the koi too.

now ive been doing this for a while now and anybody that knows me and my koi know that i have very good shiroji and lustre both of which i put some of the credit to the pearl barley.

as i creep towards the show season i will increase the amount i feed .

as a property its supposed to detoxify our skin so i thought it must do the same to my koi too
i put a friend in Australia onto this too and he is over the moon with the results with a remarkable impovement in his whites too.

have a look at some of my koi if you want to see if they look like they are suffering

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Daran

Having met Pondy and seen his fish I dont doubt the benifits of pearl barley

What shows are you going to be showing at this year m8 ?