Home made food

G Santana · May 19, 2021

What's the best way to turn clams, shrimp and scallops into bite sized fish morsels?
I went to the market today and bought the the above captioned and tried to "chop" them into fish size bites, it's harder than it sounds.
I cut them onto pieces and tried using a food processor but all I got was a slurry.

Any and all tips welcome!!!

|Frank| · May 19, 2021

I roughly chopped mine up then put it all into a ninja bullet and mixed for about 5-7 seconds. Came to a nice consistency and the fish loved the end result. Wife however did not lol...

nezw0001 · May 19, 2021

ninja bullet as well. Partial frozen works better than totally thawed

G Santana · May 19, 2021

Thanks, wife won't be too happy I'm stealing her Ninja lol

Reefer Reboot · May 19, 2021

I've been trying out several ways lately and found this to be the best option so far,
plus you get to pound out some aggression while you're at it!;Punch;Playful In other words it does take more work than flipping a switch, but I find it to be worth it and the fish love it.

I buy the mixed frozen seafood which includes squid, shrimp, clams, oysters and mussels. No need to thaw it, just chopped it while frozen. No slurry, just delicious bite sized morsels.;Drool!

dhnguyen · May 19, 2021

Believe it or not what works best for me was using a cheapo chopper/processor. I got from Walmart years ago for like $15. That and partially frozen.

dhnguyen · May 19, 2021

Also chopping each ingredient separately helps.

G Santana · May 19, 2021

Reefer Reboot said:
I've been trying out several ways lately and found this to be the best option so far,
plus you get to pound out some aggression while you're at it!;Punch;Playful In other words it does take more work than flipping a switch, but I find it to be worth it and the fish love it.

I buy the mixed frozen seafood which includes squid, shrimp, clams, oysters and mussels. No need to thaw it, just chopped it while frozen. No slurry, just delicious bite sized morsels.;Drool!

I'm going to try the Ninja but if it doesn't work for me, I'm giving this a shot!!!

fuelman · May 19, 2021

Reefer Reboot said:
I've been trying out several ways lately and found this to be the best option so far,
plus you get to pound out some aggression while you're at it!;Punch;Playful In other words it does take more work than flipping a switch, but I find it to be worth it and the fish love it.

I buy the mixed frozen seafood which includes squid, shrimp, clams, oysters and mussels. No need to thaw it, just chopped it while frozen. No slurry, just delicious bite sized morsels.;Drool!

Where are you getting the mixed seafood at the grocery store?

dhnguyen · May 19, 2021

fuelman said:
Where are you getting the mixed seafood at the grocery store?

Go to any asian grocery store. You'll find them for sure and much cheaper too.

Reefer Reboot · May 19, 2021

Yep, local H-Mart Asian food store. Best seafood in town.

fuelman · May 19, 2021

dhnguyen said:
Go to any asian grocery store. You'll find them for sure and much cheaper too.

Reefer Reboot said:
Yep, local H-Mart Asian food store. Best seafood in town.

Thanks I'm going to start making my own this sounds like the best option.

G Santana · May 19, 2021

Once I go through this food stock, I plan on hitting the huge Asian market by me. Thanks for the tips!!

G Santana · May 20, 2021

Well guys, I took your advice, used half frozen food and the Ninja and the pieces were a great size for the fish.
My wife looked at me and instantly said to go order her a new Ninja.

It was worth the scowl lol

|Frank| · May 20, 2021

G Santana said:
Well guys, I took your advice, used half frozen food and the Ninja and the pieces were a great size for the fish.
My wife looked at me and instantly said to go order her a new Ninja.

It was worth the scowl lol

I'm glad it worked lol.

KrisReef · May 20, 2021

G Santana said:
What's the best way to turn clams, shrimp and scallops into bite sized fish morsels?
I went to the market today and bought the the above captioned and tried to "chop" them into fish size bites, it's harder than it sounds.
I cut them onto pieces and tried using a food processor but all I got was a slurry.

Any and all tips welcome!!!

Sounds like you need to go to chef school?

Freeze them and then use a fine grater, or just chew them up and spit them into the tank?

I used to make food with brine shrimp, spirulina (power) and diced seafood. I froze that into cubes and tossed a cube in and the fish ate it. That food was a certainly more fresh than the store cubes that I know use, but I got tired of chewing.