Delta_zeta
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Does anyone have a recipe list for making your own fishfood? Or a link to one?
making your own fishfood
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Thanks todd 
I guess I might as well post it.
One of the best food sources for your tank can be home made and when you try this I doubt if you will go back to any other type of food. The fish and corals absolutely love this. It is very inexpensive to make and for about $10 or so you can make at least a six months supply. Here is how. This recipe comes from Dr. Sanjay Joshi of and is passed on with his permission.
• Go to a oriental food store and buy some nori (seaweed in sheets) unseasoned.
• From your favorite food store buy 1/4 lb. of fresh ea. of squid, clams, mussels, fish filleted, scallops, shrimp.
• Put the seafood in a blender and puree adding water to get a consistency of thick soup.
• Then take 2 or 3 sheets of nori cut into one inch strips and add to the blender, add more water to maintain the thick soup consistency.
• Then simply put about 3 tablespoons into a small sandwich bag, repeat until you use all the mix, double bag the excesses and freeze. when you want to feed break off one third of the bag defrost slightly then add it to the tank.
I didn't do the last bullet. After mixing it up, I poured it in a 9x11 cookie sheet, spread it out flat (probably about 1/2" thick) and froze it right on the cookie sheet. Once it froze, I cut it up into squares the size I wanted. Also, in the fourth bullet, I didn't add water. I had juice from some of the seafood I bought once it thawed, and I used it to make the consistency. I also added some vitamin drops when mixing it
One of the best food sources for your tank can be home made and when you try this I doubt if you will go back to any other type of food. The fish and corals absolutely love this. It is very inexpensive to make and for about $10 or so you can make at least a six months supply. Here is how. This recipe comes from Dr. Sanjay Joshi of and is passed on with his permission.
• Go to a oriental food store and buy some nori (seaweed in sheets) unseasoned.
• From your favorite food store buy 1/4 lb. of fresh ea. of squid, clams, mussels, fish filleted, scallops, shrimp.
• Put the seafood in a blender and puree adding water to get a consistency of thick soup.
• Then take 2 or 3 sheets of nori cut into one inch strips and add to the blender, add more water to maintain the thick soup consistency.
• Then simply put about 3 tablespoons into a small sandwich bag, repeat until you use all the mix, double bag the excesses and freeze. when you want to feed break off one third of the bag defrost slightly then add it to the tank.
I didn't do the last bullet. After mixing it up, I poured it in a 9x11 cookie sheet, spread it out flat (probably about 1/2" thick) and froze it right on the cookie sheet. Once it froze, I cut it up into squares the size I wanted. Also, in the fourth bullet, I didn't add water. I had juice from some of the seafood I bought once it thawed, and I used it to make the consistency. I also added some vitamin drops when mixing it
Delta_zeta
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So if I accidently put my mussels in the freezer (i obviously don't eat seafood so I didn't think about it) what's the best well to shuck them now? Or are they pretty much wasted and I'd be better off throwing them out?
Delta_zeta
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ok, next question...what's the best way to shuck them???
Delta_zeta
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the fish monger at the Whole Foods Market said to steam them I think but for the life of me I can't find directions online on how to steam mussels (i'm not exactly "domestic" so I don't know for the life of me)
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