Made Some Food For My Reef

[happyhourhero]

I know that there are other tutorials out there but I was bored today and thought I would share my reef food recipe for anyone who may be interested. I make this food so everything in the tank gets a helping of something and everyone has always loved it so I keep doing it. This can be modified in any way to fit your livestock list. I also have what may be an upper hand since I live on the gulf coast and can get most of this stuff fresh and locally sourced.

Manufactured ingredients:
Pygmy Angel Blend
Baby Brine Shrimp
PE Mysis
Cyclops
Plankton
Seafood mix from fish market (Squid, Octopus, Mussles, Krab- I dont include the Krab) I advise rinsing this stuff well. $2.50 for the whole bag which is enough for 2 big batches of food.
NLS Pellets

Local Fresh Ingredients:
Mullet Roe (I stock up on this when in season. My fish go ape when I feed this)
Shrimp
Bay Scallops
Clams

I Put all of the smaller particle premade stuff in a bowl to thaw while I prepare the larger ingredients.

Here is the mix of the seafood from the local market

The Mullet Roe from this fall

Chop Chop

The result (You can alter the particle sized based on your fish)

Adding the NLS Pellets

The 2 mixes

After the cubes Thaw

After mixing the two bowls

Flatten and freeze

Nom Nom.

 

[TUSI]

That's pretty cool. Got to try it. Thank you for sharing

 

[JDJP]

Why cooked shrimp?

 

[stupidted]

Can't seem to find the seafood mix pack at local grocery stores. Any suggestions on where I may be able to procure it in San Diego?

 

[happyhourhero]

Why cooked shrimp?

It is not cooked shrimp. They are raw local shrimp that I buy fresh and then freeze for easier chopping.

Can't seem to find the seafood mix pack at local grocery stores. Any suggestions on where I may be able to procure it in San Diego?

Asian markets are a great place for this stuff.

 

[Chac317]

Yum. Do you make smoothies in there afterwards?

 

[happyhourhero]

I do it all while the wife is away and clean up real well....lets just say I do not make smoothies in there but someone else might.

 

[Cltfish]

Do you leave the shells on anything? I though for some trigger fish and other aggressive types the shells are more natural.