Homemade Fish Food

[Mikey-D]

Does anyone else make their own food. I have 3 variations. I feed once a day. They will get 2 to 3 cubes per feeding. And I used RODI water to dice it all together. My

1. Scallops with seaweed, dry rotifers, selcon, dry calanus and dried mysis shrimp.

2. Shrimp with everything mentioned

3. Frozen Clams that will get sliced and dipped with selcon that will be once a week treat

 

[JDCagley]

i started making mine in october 2022. Spent $30 at an Asian market - salmon, krill, squid and one other item I am forgetting. I had shrimp, scallops and sea weed here. Food processor chipped away, added some reef chilly and froze it in ice cube trays. Pieces are large - I cut them into 1/4's and feed 2x daily. That initial investment is still feeding this tank (200g total) and probably enough to make 1 more batch for a total of 3 batches. First batch lasted 2 months. Way cheaper than buying prepared foods for sure.

 

[Mikey-D]

Yea reef chilly will be my next item to add. I don't have any at the moment.

These cubes are super tiny, but I don't have to worry about rinsing them or wondering what's in it. I have a frozen food holder in the tank so throw 2 blocks in and maybe target feed a little and we're in business. I figured I'd do a variety and feed shrimp and scallops on alternating days to switch up the diet

 

[Glenner’sreef]

Nice!!!

 

[dlsorensen]

I use the BRS frozen reef chili for reef and small mouth fish. Made 8 lbs for about 90$. It should last me forever at around 1/2 cube per day.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Im about to do this. I made my first herbivore blend and tangs love it !!
With cube packs approaching $10 each, its time to send a strong message to those companies !!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Does anyone else make their own food. I have 3 variations. I feed once a day. They will get 2 to 3 cubes per feeding. And I used RODI water to dice it all together. My

1. Scallops with seaweed, dry rotifers, selcon, dry calanus and dried mysis shrimp.

2. Shrimp with everything mentioned

3. Frozen Clams that will get sliced and dipped with selcon that will be once a week treat

Where did you get the trays ?

 

[Mikey-D]

Im about to do this. I made my first herbivore blend and tangs love it !!
With cube packs appraoching $10 each, its time to send a strong message to those companies !!

The scallops were 5 bucks...I used a 1/4 cup of mysis shrimp and calanus...sprinkled a dash of rotifers and 4 squirts of selcon. Added the rodi to help liquefy it and added 4 sheets of seaweed to help bind everything.

Tomorrow I'll make the shrimp edition.

 

[Mikey-D]

Where did you get the trays ?

Target..the kitchen utensils isle.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Target..the kitchen utensils isle.

Found it - Thanks again

Houdini Crushed Ice Tray - Blue

Houdini
3.1 out of 5 stars with 456 ratings

456
$7.99
When purchased online
Only ships with $35 orders

Free shipping*
*Exclusions Apply.
In stock at Grafton
Ready within 2 hours with pickup

 

[dstockwell]

I used a raw seafood mix of shrimp, clams, mussels, selcon, nori, pellets and dehydrated brine shrimp.

 

[Mikey-D]

After the first yield the Houdini packs aren't that easy to get the food out.

Looking at these instead.
Select4U Ice Cube Trays with Lids BPA Free, 4Pack Easy Release Silicone Ice Cube Trays for Freezer 84 Sphere Ice Tray with Stackable No Spill Covers, Dishwasher Safe,Orange&Yellow
Check this out! https://a.co/d/fbAW11y

But I did get an amazing return on quantity!!

 

[ErinT]

I am interested in making my own. I have tangs, puffer, flame angel, rose bubble to anemone, chromis, coral beauty and starfish. In addition to the fish being blended- what else should I add and what recommendations do you have for mixing it up and adding the “veggie mix” if you will- what size cube trays do you all prefer? Thanks! I’m rather new to the idea of fully engaging in the hobby and trying to learn. Thanks!

 

[piranhaman00]

Are people using food processors to digest everything together? Doesn’t that make it too pasty and not chunky at all?

 

[Spare time]

Are people using food processors to digest everything together? Doesn’t that make it too pasty and not chunky at all?

It depends on the size blades used in it. Mine would be chopped up into rice size pieces

 

[Spare time]

I'd get a mix of dried seaweed other than typical roasted green nori. Ocean nutrition sells a red seaweed sheet and two little fishes has purple. Dried, not roasted, might be neat. Make sure the seafood you use doesn't contain preservatives like trisodium phosphate. Cooked should be fine if you end up with some of that in your mix (as lots of seafood medleys have some cooked items). I liked adding dried calanus to my mix. Baby brine shrimp might be nice if you want a coral food fish food combo.

 

[Spare time]

Tray size is up to you but the small mini cube rubber trays were a pain imo. You could even freeze it flat into a bag then vacuum seal it and skip cubes all together.

 

[dimitri92]

DIY Reef Chili: Make Your Own Saltwater Fish & Coral Food

Shop All Fish & Coral Foods Reef Chili was originally a frozen fish and coral food that our very own Ryan Batcheller formulated because he was sick of buying so many different types of food just to provide sufficient nutrition to his entire reef. Fast forward 15 years and Reef Chili is now

www.bulkreefsupply.com

 

[Waysysto]

It's so cool to see other DIY food makers here. Your variations sound amazing. That extra kick of flavor must make it absolutely delicious! Feeding once a day with 2 to 3 cubes per feeding sounds like a great routine too.

 

[Waysysto]

It's so cool to see other DIY food makers here. Your variations sound amazing. That extra kick of flavor must make it absolutely delicious! Feeding once a day with 2 to 3 cubes per feeding sounds like a great routine too.

Btw, have you tried making pico de gallo? Just curious.