Featured Cold Weather Fish Food: Microbe Lift Legacy

In a past post I talked about the power of cold weather fish food and how important it is to your pond life's health. Today I’m going to talk in greater detail about one of the specific kinds of food we at Pondliner recommend you buy: Microbe-Lift Legacy Cold Weather Fish Food.

This type of fish food comes from a brand that our pond supplies professionals really trust. Microbe-Lift makes great products, and we think this fish food does wonderful things for your pond life during the cold winter months.

Why is it so great? Well, this particular cold weather fish food is made with lesser amounts of protein and wheat germ, and instead contains a higher level of fats. This makes it much easier for your fish to digest as their systems begin slowing down and processing food less effectively. In addition, it contains probiotics that produce enzymes used specifically to break down carbohydrates, protein and fat.

So not only does this cold weather fish food contain ingredients that are easy to digest, it also contains elements that help with the digestive process itself. Pretty cool.

The Microbe-Lift Legacy brand provides a balanced feeding system that will keep your fish healthy and happy even as their systems begin steadily shutting down for winter. It meets their unique nutritional needs = and helps to keep them strong even during the coldest months of the year.

Remember, feeding your fish the proper kind of food during winter is essential for keeping them healthy and happy. Take a step in the right direction by purchasing the Microbe-Lift Legacy brand this season.

Fish Feeding Tips for Winter Weather

As the weather turns colder and the air temperature begins to drop, the fish in your backyard pond need to go on a cold water fish food diet. Lucky for them, their diet has nothing to do with losing weight, but if you don't administer it properly, they won't make it through the winter. This is because fish's digestive systems slow down as the weather cools, and they are unable to digest the same foods they consume during warmer months. If they cannot digest the food you are feeding them, it will sit in their system undigested, and this can result in intestinal or stomach ulceration. Koi are particularly susceptible to this, because they have no stomach and undigested food passes directly into their intestines to rot.

The first step to properly feeding your fish during the winter is knowing the temperature of their water. If you do not have a thermometer now is the time to get one, and Pondliner offers a reliable and inexpensive model. Suspend your thermometer in your backyard pond about 18 inches deep in the water to get accurate readings.

Once you have a thermometer, you can use the temperature of the water as your guide for what to feed your fish. Once the water temperature drops below 65 degrees Fahrenheit, you should start feeding your fish wheat germ-based cold water fish food. Wheat germ is much easier to digest, making it the ideal base for cold water fish food. Pondliner's Micro-Lift Legacy cold water fish food is especially helpful, because it contains Probiotics that produce enzymes to aid the breakdown of carbohydrates, protein & fat.

Once the water temperature drops below 50 degrees Fahrenheit,you can stop feeding your fish altogether. It's likely that they will be spending the majority of their time dormant at the bottom of your pond at this point, and therefore they will not need cold water fish food to sustain them. Cease feeding for the remainder of the winter, unless temperatures warm unexpectedly, and resume a cold water fish food diet once temperatures start rising again in the spring.

As temperatures begin to drop this fall and winter keep your pond fish happy and healthy by feeding them Pondliner's Micro-Lift Legacy cold water fish food.

If you have any further questions, feel free to contact one of our helpful and qualified Pondliner professionals today!