Fish Food

[a1amap]

I have been trying to mix up the food I give my fish. Sometimes I am just lazy and give them something easy for me. Thanks to ken I got motivated to make my own mix of frozen foods. I remembered link to Melevs Reef . What great site. And the after a trip to the local Asian market I was ready. Or was I? First I recommend buying your wife a new blender before you start. As I didn't, and my wife came home early from work, you can imagine the trouble I was in. Then there is the unique smell. NOTE THIS WILL NOT TURN YOUR WIFE ON.

I bought these from the Asain Market

These I had pruchased from a LFS and were using already.

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Also Frozen Cyclop-Eeze.

2 types of seaweed, red and green, free when a fellow reefer tore his tank down

Free from DRC meeting

 

[a1amap]

Added a little garlic juice and this is what I got.

And about 4 this size

Total cost was pretty cheap (about 4/6 months worth)

Mixed seafood 12oz $2.79 $2.79
Baby Clam 16oz $6.99 4oz used $1.75
Nori 50 sheets $6.59 5 sheets used $0.66
Seachem Vitamins Free $0
Garlic Free $0
Various Sea weed Free $0
Silversides 16oz $7.99 6oz used $4.00
Cyclop-Eeze 12oz $9.99 4oz used $3.33
Mysis 12oz $6.99 $6.99
Brine shrimp 12oz $6.99 6oz used $3.50
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$23.02

Ice cube tray free from Ken. Makes it easy to grab and go if I am in a hurry. Bought 5 more on line for the next batch.

The next time will be cheaper still. I used the Mysis and the Brine shrimp because I had them already but wont in the next batch. I will continue with the silversides because the are always a hit with all the fish. I have plenty of clam, seaweed, vitamins, garlic and nori left

 

[a1amap]

Almost forgot:
New blender $60
Fish Food Mix $23

The look on your wife's face when she sees you used her blender - Priceless

 

[emonemo420]

hey just an idea...but maybe you could sell the bags of stuff??? i know im to lazy to go to an asian mart and i throw in random stuff in my tank and pellets when im lazy but id buy a bag? you said like 23 bucks and u got 4 bags? sell it 10 bucks a bag...i mean yea make money and we get plenty of food

 

[Tank Predator]

i would buy one

 

[a1amap]

4 bags and 1 ice cube tray

 

[kaptken]

Al , That's incredible!! You got the bug. But hey, you forgot the fresh salmon steak and perhaps, squeeze in a few capsules of Omega 3 fish oil to round it out.

That Sea Chem Reef Plus is GOOOOD stuff. I always add a cap full to my cup of saltwater and frozen BS , mysis and whatever for feeding. it keeps the fish healthy and the corals perked up. 5 ml per day is great for my many tanks. Garf uses it religiously too. My fish never get sick. Reef Plus vitamins are good.

 

[ronert]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11226891#post11226891 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kaptken
I always add a cap full to my cup of saltwater and frozen BS , mysis and whatever for feeding.

Alright, am I the only one who read BS in Ken's post and had to think about what he meant?

- ted

 

[a1amap]

Didn't forget the salmon steak, we had that for dinner

I also took a double take at "BS"

 

[scubadoo2]

It takes about 20 years in the hobby before you understand immendiatly what BS means.

 

[RBU1]

Are you selling your food yet? If so I am in for some also.......

 

[a1amap]

Also found this today


http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-01/diy/index.php

 

[icy1155]

Next time that you are making a batch of food let me know, I can supply some phyto plankton of a few different strains that your corals and clams and the like would appreciate.

 

[gotasplinter]

Al, I guess after all your hard work your fish are loving this new food?

Lee

 

[a1amap]

Yeah its like crack. I only feed every other day now with some supplementation of nori. I use a little extra for the clowns. They are more carnivorous so they get a little extra. They hang out near the top 2 corners so it is easy to target feed them.

I made this food on 11-10-07 and I have yet to finish 1 bag. By the end of Februrary, I will probably finished 1 bag. Thats 3 months on a bag. My original 4 bags will last a year!

I gave one to Craig just to see how it worked for him, haven't heard yet.