Fish junk food.

[myckei]

I have read and heard a lot about flake and brine shrimp being considerd junk for swf & is best skipped if you really are looking to feed your fish a health diet. Is this true? 1 post I read said they use salmon eggs which is better instead of brine! How does that rank?

 

[jackri]

Plain adult brine adds little nutrition -- if I feed brine I get the spiraluna (sp?) brine shrimp and I use mysis as well. Flake on rare occasion along with pellet. I also feed Seaweed sheets. I have yet to try salmon eggs though.

 

[myckei]

Thanks for the quick reply! have you seen the prices for salmon eggs (caviar) is the real term. I think not

 

[saltyjewell]

I feed brine with omega 3 but not every day.
My hubby would have a fit if I feed the fish salmon eggs, with that price tag

 

[coral keeper]

LOL Yeah, I'm the one who feeds my fish salmon eggs, with over 33 fish in my tank, I want to keep them healthy. I also feed them home made fish food soaked in fish oil. I just love my fish.

 

[myckei]

That's right it's you CK that feeds the black gold! lol Can I come over for dinner

 

[coral keeper]

Originally Posted by Myckei
http:///forum/post/3120521
That's right it's you CK that feeds the black gold! lol Can I come over for dinner

LOL

Sure! Come on over!

 

[myckei]

what in the world made you try caviar??

 

[coral keeper]

Originally Posted by Myckei
http:///forum/post/3120532
what in the world made you try caviar??
What do you think fish eat in the wild? lol They don't eat fillets and only brine and grocery bought shrimp.

I just thought I'd try something new AND caviar has a hell of a lot of nutrition and is extremely good for fish. I want my fish to be fat, happy, and healthy.

 

[myckei]

How do you store it once you open the can/jar? Is there a small mold tray that is availible something like an ice cube tray?

 

[coral keeper]

Originally Posted by Myckei
http:///forum/post/3120557
How do you store it once you open the can/jar? Is there a small mold tray that is availible something like an ice cube tray?
I buy 2 lb at a time, $60 for 2 lb. I put it in the freezer and freeze it. I don't feed it daily tho.

 

[myckei]

So you just chip away at it?

 

[coral keeper]

Originally Posted by Myckei
http:///forum/post/3120610
So you just chip away at it?
No, NEVER chip away at it!! You'll pop them and all the inside will spill out. When you buy it, put it in very small ice cube trays and freeze it.

 

[myckei]

gottcha! Thanks big spender.

 

[coral keeper]

Originally Posted by Myckei
http:///forum/post/3120680

gottcha! Thanks big spender.
Np. LOL

 

[small triggers]

its not really that expensive up here.(salmon roe that is) I feed flake in the morning and one of the following at night- a mix of the saltwater multi pack or angel food (4 to 6 cubes), frozen krill or silversides, every now and then some clams/squid/octo/oyster mix. And algae sheets every now and then.
I am going to switch to pellets and add the fish oil though soon when im out of flake.

 

[myckei]

Wow 4-6 cubes? I thought 2 cubes & 1/4th algae sheet per feeding would be enough. What is your fish load might I ask?

 

[coral keeper]

Originally Posted by Myckei
http:///forum/post/3120873
Wow 4-6 cubes? I thought 2 cubes & 1/4th algae sheet per feeding would be enough. What is your fish load might I ask?
I feed my tank 3-4 times a day with home made fishfood. Each feeding gets about 4 grams of homemade fish food which is 12-16 grams per day plus the fish have access to seaweed/algae 24/7. (Yeah, I weigh the fish food each time I feed. lol) I have 33 fish and lots of inverts/corals.... soo.... yeah lol That's about 1 lb of fish food per month. LOL!

 

[whitebird]

i feed my fish omega one and formula flakes and mysis and algae sheets at times but they don't seem to care for them, you can see my fish list here
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/364315/my-125-a-year-later

 

[myckei]

Wow Whitebird that is some tank!! Have you ever used marine snow?