Spot feeding in fish farming involves the gradual establishing of a particular point in your pond where your fishes always gather to feed. Fishes are very adaptive animals. Understand that when you establish a feeding spot in your pond, your fishes would no longer eat from another place. The opposite of Spot feeding is broadcast feeding where food are always scattered everywhere across the pond. Also understand that when broadcast feeding is established in a pond stick, it can't be switched to Spot feeding later on.
How is Spot feeding established? You establish a feeding spot in your pond when you consistently drop the feed at the same point around the same time range everyday. Continuing the practice for three weeks at a stretch would establish the feeding spot and the fishes would gather at the spot around that time to be fed.
I prefer to use spot feeding because:
It ensures optimal feeding of fishes: Scattering the feed across the pond doesn't allow you to know when the fishes are satisfied with feeding. You just throw in and hope they get to pick up the feed. With spot feeding, the fishes rush the food as you drop it gradually. You know the exact satiation point as the rush reduces till there is no rush at all. That ensures that I don't overfeed my fishes and I don't underfeed them.
With spot feeding, you can also monitor for problems in the pond. A less receptive feeding attitude shows that something has to be fixed in the pond.
How is Spot feeding established? You establish a feeding spot in your pond when you consistently drop the feed at the same point around the same time range everyday. Continuing the practice for three weeks at a stretch would establish the feeding spot and the fishes would gather at the spot around that time to be fed.
I prefer to use spot feeding because:
It ensures optimal feeding of fishes: Scattering the feed across the pond doesn't allow you to know when the fishes are satisfied with feeding. You just throw in and hope they get to pick up the feed. With spot feeding, the fishes rush the food as you drop it gradually. You know the exact satiation point as the rush reduces till there is no rush at all. That ensures that I don't overfeed my fishes and I don't underfeed them.
With spot feeding, you can also monitor for problems in the pond. A less receptive feeding attitude shows that something has to be fixed in the pond.