Sabella's 450L mixed reef build thread

Wilsoni · Jun 9, 2016

Oh and I love feeding them live blackworms too. Once the blackworm comes in contact with the nematocysts, it's game over. Dendros devour food like you wouldn't believe. Lol

Wilsoni · Jun 9, 2016

You need some Dendros and possibly a Rhizo to add to your collection. Or let me know if you ever find one. Haha

Sabellafella · Jun 9, 2016

Wilsoni said:
Oh and I love feeding them live blackworms too. Once the blackworm comes in contact with the nemocysts, it's game over. Dendros devour food like you wouldn't believe. Lol

I used to like dendros, i thought about getting one a while back but i know myself will forget to feed it from time to time

Wilsoni · Jun 9, 2016

Haha how do you feed your LRS? Do you wave the cube in the water or desolve/baste? Mine can go two weeks with zero food. They're not as happy/puffy but if you had a colony out in the open, begging for food, it would be hard to not feed it (;

Wilsoni · Jun 9, 2016

Dendros aren't for everybody though... Haha

Sabellafella · Jun 9, 2016

Wilsoni said:
Haha how do you feed your LRS? Do you wave the cube in the water or desolve/baste? Mine can go two weeks with zero food. They're not as happy/puffy but if you had a colony out in the open, begging for food, it would be hard to not feed it (;

You caught me in the act

Sabellafella · Jun 9, 2016

Cut half inch cubes from herb frenzy, halfninch cubes of drgs brine. 3 times a day, sometimes 2. Inbetween ill add a cube of larrys eggs

Sabellafella · Jun 9, 2016

Just like this, 1 pipette at a time, left overs go in the frag tank. Yea the anthias are gavones lolol
Edit also, sometimes ill take julians thing to the fish food to feed the lps. Usually when theres new additiond to lps, otherwise ill get lazy. When i go out for a few days, ill have someone toss the cubes into the IM gormet cup

Wilsoni · Jun 9, 2016

I need to try out Larry's eggs. How much do they typically run per pack retail? I think I've seen them at my LFS but haven't checked the price

Sabellafella · Jun 9, 2016

Wilsoni said:
I need to try out Larry's eggs. How much do they typically run per pack retail? I think I've seen them at my LFS but haven't checked the price

40$. Sort of expensive, but this food is like the filet minon of all wrasse food. Especially for those leopards /tamirins(sorry not sure never got into those wrasses). My girlfriend fed some copperbands and angels last night at my lfs, they absolutly loved it. My mandarin loves it. I also have a skinny smaller anthias that plays with his food, that also started to eat heavily now from using the eggs. So its a success

Greenstreet.1 · Jun 9, 2016

Dam bro the price went up

Sabellafella · Jun 9, 2016

Greenstreet.1 said:
Dam bro the price went up

Lol opps 37$

Greenstreet.1 · Jun 9, 2016

Wow ok

Wilsoni · Jun 9, 2016

I'm going to snag a pack tonight as see how my leopards react. They already eat anything I put in the tank and love Reef Frenzy... Something about buying new food is always exciting.

My GF joked about there being more fish food in the fridge than actual food... She might be right. Haha she hates the blackworms with a passion

kschweer · Jun 9, 2016

Though a bit expensive the fish eggs are great! My fish absolutely go crazy for them. There's a pretty good amount in the pack as well so if you're using them to supplement your regular food they should last a while if stored properly.

ReefFrenzy · Jun 9, 2016

kschweer said:
Though a bit expensive the fish eggs are great! My fish absolutely go crazy for them. There's a pretty good amount in the pack as well so if you're using them to supplement your regular food they should last a while if stored properly.

As you guys noted these eggs are not the most inexpensive food in the freezer, however there are a few reasons for this. These are a limited quantity, seasonal item and the state of North Carolina sets a harvest quota and catch limit. So while the 4 week harvest was going on I was competing with vendors who purchase the same eggs for the Easter holiday. They are a delicacy for some and are very expensive at the fresh market. Supply and demand raises the price of the fish as soon as the season starts. With many things you get what you pay for, including these eggs. These eggs are 100% natural and the lab tests on our website show eggs have 23% protein which is 5 TIMES higher than other frozen fish eggs I can find in our hobby. The fatty acid profile also demonstrates that these eggs have a great DHA/EPA ratio, which is why aquaculture facilities are buying them for broodstock. The website info and lab tests are here: http://www.larrysreefservices.com/lrs-fish-eggs.html

Sure I could go online and source a pallet sized container of frozen eggs and have it delivered in a few weeks and offer them at 50% of the price. However, the quality of all the products I have found has been diminished from storage and processing methods. Many of the eggs are dyed for the Asian grocery and Sushi trade and don't fit into our model of "freshness first." I also have yet to see any guaranteed analysis statements which even come close to the left of protein and fat in the eggs we source locally.

In addition the price of the eggs themselves we had to incur laboratory testing fees, small batch label printing costs, and the labor to gut, clean and process the raw fish. We are thinking that next year we may drop the size of the package down to 4 oz to help lower the retail price and also produce more to go around. There are A LOT of eggs in a 6 oz generous package and they do last a long time.

Thanks as always for the support and I just wanted to jump in and explain that there were some fixed costs to bring these eggs to market which determined the final cost. Our LRS "Frenzy" blends are our bread-and-butter products and these eggs are just a seasonal supplement to the product line up. They may not be needed for everyone, but those who have purchased them seem to be very pleased.

Greenstreet.1 · Jun 9, 2016

Thanks for info Larry but the only reason for the wow is because that's more than I pay plus you already know I've been down with it from day one

kschweer · Jun 9, 2016

ReefFrenzy said:
As you guys noted these eggs are not the most inexpensive food in the freezer, however there are a few reasons for this. These are a limited quantity, seasonal item and the state of North Carolina sets a harvest quota and catch limit. So while the 4 week harvest was going on I was competing with vendors who purchase the same eggs for the Easter holiday. They are a delicacy for some and are very expensive at the fresh market. Supply and demand raises the price of the fish as soon as the season starts. With many things you get what you pay for, including these eggs. These eggs are 100% natural and the lab tests on our website show eggs have 23% protein which is 5 TIMES higher than other frozen fish eggs I can find in our hobby. The fatty acid profile also demonstrates that these eggs have a great DHA/EPA ratio, which is why aquaculture facilities are buying them for broodstock. The website info and lab tests are here: http://www.larrysreefservices.com/lrs-fish-eggs.html

Sure I could go online and source a pallet sized container of frozen eggs and have it delivered in a few weeks and offer them at 50% of the price. However, the quality of all the products I have found has been diminished from storage and processing methods. Many of the eggs are dyed for the Asian grocery and Sushi trade and don't fit into our model of "freshness first." I also have yet to see any guaranteed analysis statements which even come close to the left of protein and fat in the eggs we source locally.

In addition the price of the eggs themselves we had to incur laboratory testing fees, small batch label printing costs, and the labor to gut, clean and process the raw fish. We are thinking that next year we may drop the size of the package down to 4 oz to help lower the retail price and also produce more to go around. There are A LOT of eggs in a 6 oz generous package and they do last a long time.

Thanks as always for the support and I just wanted to jump in and explain that there were some fixed costs to bring these eggs to market which determined the final cost. Our LRS "Frenzy" blends are our bread-and-butter products and these eggs are just a seasonal supplement to the product line up. They may not be needed for everyone, but those who have purchased them seem to be very pleased.

I totally understand and hope you don't think I was knocking the price at all. They are well worth it and I (and more importantly my fish) love them.