Abengochea
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Rogger, I missed the presentation u did a while back on how to make your own food. I was wondering if u had a particular recipe that you use? I want to get away from using cubes from the store. Thanks again
Roggers food recipe
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jessp
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If i recall correctly, it was primarly chopped up shrimp, squid, scallops,(might be some othe shellfish), minced garlic and selcon. thet exact proportion was not really specified. Rogger said he preferred not to use fish, I believe he did not use fish because they where oily.
In addition he said you could use gelatin as a binder, but this was personal preference as some people don't like using it because it is from cows a land based animal.
Chop up these items place them in a ziploc bag. then flatten out the ziploc bag and freeze. It turns out like a big frozen pancake that way you can break little pieces off as they are needed.
hth
jess
In addition he said you could use gelatin as a binder, but this was personal preference as some people don't like using it because it is from cows a land based animal.
Chop up these items place them in a ziploc bag. then flatten out the ziploc bag and freeze. It turns out like a big frozen pancake that way you can break little pieces off as they are needed.
hth
jess
jeffbrig
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You really have a lot of flexibility in making your food. I think Roger said he has used fish, he just recomends avoiding oily ones.
I'm mixing up another batch of my own recipe this weekend. Here's what I used last time. To some extend, I just pick the seafood based on what's available or on relatively cheap.
Here's what we used last time:
1/2 lb. cleaned squid
1/2 lb. fresh shrimp
1/3 lb. sea scallops
2 mahi fillets (~1/2 lb.)
1 bag of nori (5 - 8" squares)
3/4 bar cyclopeeze (frozen)
1 pack of pacifica plankton cubes (extra from the freezer)
Selcon
fresh garlic cloves
a little RO/DI water (to help blend)
We blend the items individually in a food processor, then mix them together in a big bowl. The nori was soaked in water first to soften it. The final mush was scooped into 6 gallon size freezer bags, squished flat, and frozen. We last made food back in August, so this amount goes a long way.
I'm mixing up another batch of my own recipe this weekend. Here's what I used last time. To some extend, I just pick the seafood based on what's available or on relatively cheap.
Here's what we used last time:
1/2 lb. cleaned squid
1/2 lb. fresh shrimp
1/3 lb. sea scallops
2 mahi fillets (~1/2 lb.)
1 bag of nori (5 - 8" squares)
3/4 bar cyclopeeze (frozen)
1 pack of pacifica plankton cubes (extra from the freezer)
Selcon
fresh garlic cloves
a little RO/DI water (to help blend)
We blend the items individually in a food processor, then mix them together in a big bowl. The nori was soaked in water first to soften it. The final mush was scooped into 6 gallon size freezer bags, squished flat, and frozen. We last made food back in August, so this amount goes a long way.
julioperez01
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this maybe a dumb question but what is selcon and where can i get some?
REDDAWG43
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Only Selcon Concentrateâ"žÂ¢ contains Omega-3 HUFA, Vitamin B12 and pure stabilized Vitamin C.
So if you are establishing a saltwater breeding program, preventing/reversing lateral line disease or just maintaining a healthy reef system, try Selcon; it's truly amazing.
- Excellent for reef aquaria
- Filters may be kept running
- Will not alter water chemistry
- Excellent for soaking freeze-dried foods
- Does not contain Yeast, Phosphates, or Nitrates
- For marine use only
- Use several times each week for best results
Ingredients:
Selco Highly Unsaturated Fatty Acids; Marine lipids 200 mg/g.; Vitamin C stabilized 200mg; Vitamin b12 Cyanocobalamin 240 mcg.
Directions:
Soak any type of freezed-dried or frozen food with .5 ml Selcon
Feed 1.0 ml Selcon to portion of live brine shrimp to greatly enhance thier nutritional quality.
For invertebrate aquaria, add at the rate of .5 ml Selcon per 50 gallon aquarium.
Many LFS will carry it, and online....
So if you are establishing a saltwater breeding program, preventing/reversing lateral line disease or just maintaining a healthy reef system, try Selcon; it's truly amazing.
- Excellent for reef aquaria
- Filters may be kept running
- Will not alter water chemistry
- Excellent for soaking freeze-dried foods
- Does not contain Yeast, Phosphates, or Nitrates
- For marine use only
- Use several times each week for best results
Ingredients:
Selco Highly Unsaturated Fatty Acids; Marine lipids 200 mg/g.; Vitamin C stabilized 200mg; Vitamin b12 Cyanocobalamin 240 mcg.
Directions:
Soak any type of freezed-dried or frozen food with .5 ml Selcon
Feed 1.0 ml Selcon to portion of live brine shrimp to greatly enhance thier nutritional quality.
For invertebrate aquaria, add at the rate of .5 ml Selcon per 50 gallon aquarium.
Many LFS will carry it, and online....
nyvp
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Rogger Castells
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Armando, The recipe that Jeff does is pretty similar to what I would do, however, I do not put
Nori, the reason is that I feed more nori to my tangs on a regular basis and IMO my tangs rather take the nori from the clip than free floating one.
I also avoid blending but rather give it a good dice cut with a knive, I find that some of the ingredients get liquify and basically disolve, I have notice that when I've done a batch in the food processor it clouds the water as it defrost, in the other way it stays in a more solid state allowing the fishes to pick out the pieces as it get defrosted w/o any clouding of the water.
Sorry is taking me so long to answer but I have been working Mad!
Hope this helped
Nori, the reason is that I feed more nori to my tangs on a regular basis and IMO my tangs rather take the nori from the clip than free floating one.
I also avoid blending but rather give it a good dice cut with a knive, I find that some of the ingredients get liquify and basically disolve, I have notice that when I've done a batch in the food processor it clouds the water as it defrost, in the other way it stays in a more solid state allowing the fishes to pick out the pieces as it get defrosted w/o any clouding of the water.
Sorry is taking me so long to answer but I have been working Mad!
Hope this helped
Abengochea
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it definitely helped. Thanks Rogger
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