Home made fish food.

[kevin34]

clam, mysis, brine, and garlic. store didnt have much so I only picked up the clams.

 

[coral keeper]

Just thought I'd bump it for anyone who's thinking about making their own fish food.

 

[grubsnaek]

i recently made some food after reading this thread, this is what i used.
some white fish
clams
shrimp
scallops
algae sheets
formula 1 flakes
formula 2 flakes
brine shrimp plus flakes
prime reef flakes
fresh garlic
selcon
aminOmega drops
vita-chem
and a couple cubes of coral food mix
fish house it when it hits the water. you see the hermits start flying around the tank hoping to land a piece...

 

[coral keeper]

Bump for anyone that is interested in making home made fish food.

 

[coral keeper]

I think a mod should make this thread a sticky.

 

[coral keeper]

Originally Posted by Coral Keeper
http:///forum/post/3010592
I think a mod should make this thread a sticky.
TTT

 

[coral keeper]

Bump to those who want to make fish food.

 

[ledzep fan]

Going to go to the store today to pick up all the ingrediants. Going to make some today and take some of the idea everyone has put here. I'll let you know what I'll end up using. I also agree it should be a sticky!

 

[coral keeper]

Originally Posted by LedZep fan
http:///forum/post/3081895
I also agree it should be a sticky!
+1! lol

 

[coral keeper]

Bump to anyone who feels like making some home made fish food.

 

[coral keeper]

Well, I made 19lb of fish food last night. I put everything through a meat grinder instead of a blender. Here is a list of things I added into the food:
Large shrimp with head/shell and all
Anchovies
Smelt
Salmon roe(0.5lb)
Phyto/filter feeder food
Mysis
Krill
Dry and frozen cyclop-eeze
Fish oil from the pi lls
Tuna(3lb)
Silverfish
Squid
Cuttle fish
Baby brine shrimp
Adult brine shrimp
Muscles
Salmon meat
Red nori
Green nori
Purple Nori
Sea lettuce
Fresh garlic
A tiny bit of Iodine
Sponge
Sturgeon fish bone
Urchin roe
Zooplankton, worlds finest fishfood(1 bottle)
Sand crabs
Very large amphipods
Lemon juice
Clam
Sand shrimp
Hikari Marine pellets S and A
Aqueon Marine Granules pellets
I put all the fish/shrimp through the meat grinder with their head/guts, bones and all.
Here are a few pictures and a video.

In zip lock bags. Each bag is 1lb, so there are 19 bags.

Video of me mixing the fish food.
View My Video

 

[cranberry]

How long will that last you?

 

[coral keeper]

Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3211866
How long will that last you?
Hopefully 2 years. More like 1.7 years tho.