EricTMah
Aquariums by Design
Hey TFT family
I've been asked a few times lately what I do for my homemade fish food. So rather than typing it out a few times. Figured I'd throw it in a thread.
DISCLAIMER
I am not responsible for any harm caused by this food you make. I cannot control the cleanliness of your tools, the quality of ingredients being used and the amount being fed. Make and use at own risk.
Here's what you need;
Equipment;
Food processor
1 big mixing bowl
1 med bowl
1 box sandwich sized ziplock freezer bags
Rubber spachila
Food.
*use all fresh seafood*
1lb de vein shrimp
6-8 jumbo scallops
6 oysters shelled
1 LG squid top only cleaned
3mils selcon vitamins
2 full sheets of nori
1 teaspoon reef roids(optional)
1/4 cup spirilina flake food
3 cloves of fresh garlic peeled
Once you peeled the shrimp and shelled the oysters. Place all fresh seafood in the med bowl with Rodi water in the fridge to soak for 12-24hrs. Changing the water with fresh Rodi water two or three times throughout the soaking process.
After soaking/rinsing fresh seafood. Drain it.
You'll need to chop(in food processor) each type of seafood separately, then combine all at the end in the LG mixing bowl.
While blending each type of seafood in the food processor. Add a little Rodi water to each batch. It'll help mix it up and get it down to the size you need for the tank. To check size while blending. Take a small amount out and spread it on a plate or your hand to check the size of particles of each type of seafood. Too big and small fish won't eat it. And too small and it just gets sucked out to your filter. I try to blend each type to the size of frozen brine shrimp or slightly smaller.
Once you've blended all the fresh seafood. Now take the garlic cloves, nori sheets and spirilina flake and blend that too. Also adding a little Rodi water while blending and check for size.
Now combine all the chopped up seafood and everything else on the list. Mix well and only adding more Rodi water if it's still too thick. You want it to be fairly runny.
Now pour the amount needed in a zip lock freezer bag. Usually about a cup per bag (sandwich size bag)
Get all the air out of the bag and seal it. Now flatten the food out. Once all bags are full. Place all the bagged food in the fridge for 12-24hrs. Then pop them in the freezer. Keeping them as flat and even as possible while freezing.
Done and done!
This batch isn't cheap to make. But it's high quality food and it lasts me easily 6+ months.
Sony Xperia Z3
I've been asked a few times lately what I do for my homemade fish food. So rather than typing it out a few times. Figured I'd throw it in a thread.
DISCLAIMER
I am not responsible for any harm caused by this food you make. I cannot control the cleanliness of your tools, the quality of ingredients being used and the amount being fed. Make and use at own risk.
Here's what you need;
Equipment;
Food processor
1 big mixing bowl
1 med bowl
1 box sandwich sized ziplock freezer bags
Rubber spachila
Food.
*use all fresh seafood*
1lb de vein shrimp
6-8 jumbo scallops
6 oysters shelled
1 LG squid top only cleaned
3mils selcon vitamins
2 full sheets of nori
1 teaspoon reef roids(optional)
1/4 cup spirilina flake food
3 cloves of fresh garlic peeled
Once you peeled the shrimp and shelled the oysters. Place all fresh seafood in the med bowl with Rodi water in the fridge to soak for 12-24hrs. Changing the water with fresh Rodi water two or three times throughout the soaking process.
After soaking/rinsing fresh seafood. Drain it.
You'll need to chop(in food processor) each type of seafood separately, then combine all at the end in the LG mixing bowl.
While blending each type of seafood in the food processor. Add a little Rodi water to each batch. It'll help mix it up and get it down to the size you need for the tank. To check size while blending. Take a small amount out and spread it on a plate or your hand to check the size of particles of each type of seafood. Too big and small fish won't eat it. And too small and it just gets sucked out to your filter. I try to blend each type to the size of frozen brine shrimp or slightly smaller.
Once you've blended all the fresh seafood. Now take the garlic cloves, nori sheets and spirilina flake and blend that too. Also adding a little Rodi water while blending and check for size.
Now combine all the chopped up seafood and everything else on the list. Mix well and only adding more Rodi water if it's still too thick. You want it to be fairly runny.
Now pour the amount needed in a zip lock freezer bag. Usually about a cup per bag (sandwich size bag)
Get all the air out of the bag and seal it. Now flatten the food out. Once all bags are full. Place all the bagged food in the fridge for 12-24hrs. Then pop them in the freezer. Keeping them as flat and even as possible while freezing.
Done and done!
This batch isn't cheap to make. But it's high quality food and it lasts me easily 6+ months.
Sony Xperia Z3
