Archivarium 2004

[The Chaos Theory]

I've read it is possible to make your own fish food? Would there be any advantage to this? Does anyone have a recipe for it?
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Chris

[SherryNE]

Well, the obvious advantage is that you have total control over what you're feeding: if you want to feed high protein, you can mix it that way, if you want to add lots of color-enhancers, you can do that too. Many people who make there own fish food find that it is somewhat cheaper than premium fish food, but also much messier.
One recipie I know of involves taking a pound of beefheart, raw, and scraping all the fat and connective tissue off. Chop it fine, then blend with a package of frozen spinach, some shrimp or whole fish ( chopped) and a package of unflavored gelatin. add enough water to make a thick mix, then freeze in an ice cube tray. To feed, you just drop a cube in the water.
variations on this recipie call for adding other veggies, powdered spirulina (sp?) and/or packages of algae wafers.

[ReefJones]

Hey sherrie, The recipe I use is kinda like that except I powder up some calcium pills in there w/ some various vitaims also. I don't add the gelatin though. Whats that for, does it hold it together?
Reef

[Irons]

Has anyone tried a dried food? I was thinking frozen but didn't want it breaking up in the water and not having the fish eat it or not eating much.
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Irons.

[Huntress]

http://www.angelsplus.com/g/pastefood.htm This is a recipe I use with my angels, but can be used with all fish I suppose. Except vegitarians. LOL
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