Ive only germinated from gemmae so far, But I left them unfed until about half maturity, in fear
of losing a few from using wrong foods. (I still need to invest in osmocote/maxsea.) They have been healthy their entire lifespan.
The feeding really made them shoot up though.
How well does this work?
Ive experimented with Flake food, and crushed up koi pellets. Both of them seem to dry out
quite a bit. Also, I suppose a follow up question is Do you mist dews after feeding or leave them?