How Many Worms To Feed

[Cypress Point Pond]

As stated in a previous post I have two wild bream (sunfish) in my pond.  I would like to someone's opinion as to how many night crawlers (worms) I should feed them and how often?

[Ruthie]

We have a bluegill...about six inches long.  Since we also have mosquito fish, ghost shrimp, tadpoles and other critters (for instance...we have a complete lack of baby goldfish in her pond, though there are lots of baby goldies in the other pond)  that she can eat, I take a cue from her about when she is actually hungry.  In fact, the only time I actually see her is when she wants to be fed, otherwise she is invisible.  If she's hungry, she appears between the lily pots whle the other fish are scarfing fish food.  She will grab a worm and then dart off to eat it away from the koi.  Usually each afternoon she will return for 3-4 more worms.   Then, I figure she's full because she won't take any more.  She also likes white grubs and slugs. She is growing and appears healthy.

[Sunbeam56]

I agree with Ruthie - until they won't eat anymore.

Koi, and most fish, don't have complicated guts. When they push too much in, they poop the rest out.
You can't overfeed them - except you can create a water quality problem - too much poop.

[Cypress Point Pond]

I rarely see mine and then only as the dart from one cover to the next.  I just drop two or three worms (each about 4" long) in separate areas of the pond about every two days.  I also throw in dead honey bees killed by our patio light.