Hi all,
I recently bought some Ember tetras.
They're really small. Too small to eat the JBL micro-granular food I bought at the same time as buying the fish...
I tried frozen brineshrimp - too big. Same with bloodworm...
Determined not to let my fish starve I had a bit of a brainwave. I'm not sure if this is common practice but it seems to work great so far and the fish (and shrimp love it).
I popped all of my frozen foods; brineshrimp (enriched with Omega 3), bloodworm, and marine mix into a pot.
Followed by 1/4 tub of colour enhancing flake (Tetra ProCrisp Colour).
Then 1/2 tub of Aquarian flake.
Then a sachet of Hikari Seaweed pellets (free with PFK magazine).
Then some JBL microgranules.
Then the magic ingredient - 2 cloves of chopped garlic to enhance the flavour.
All blended together with an electric hand blender and a splash of water.
I then put the fish food paste into the used blister pack that contained the frozen food.
Into the freezer, and hey presto, some frozen fish food that must have every feasible nutrient going, that tastes great, apparently!
I simply dunk the food 'cube' into the aquarium water next to the filter outlet and rub gently. The tiny pieces of food get fired around the tank and the fish and shrimp love it.
So, does anyone else blend their own fish food? Or am I mental.
I recently bought some Ember tetras.
They're really small. Too small to eat the JBL micro-granular food I bought at the same time as buying the fish...
I tried frozen brineshrimp - too big. Same with bloodworm...
Determined not to let my fish starve I had a bit of a brainwave. I'm not sure if this is common practice but it seems to work great so far and the fish (and shrimp love it).
I popped all of my frozen foods; brineshrimp (enriched with Omega 3), bloodworm, and marine mix into a pot.
Followed by 1/4 tub of colour enhancing flake (Tetra ProCrisp Colour).
Then 1/2 tub of Aquarian flake.
Then a sachet of Hikari Seaweed pellets (free with PFK magazine).
Then some JBL microgranules.
Then the magic ingredient - 2 cloves of chopped garlic to enhance the flavour.
All blended together with an electric hand blender and a splash of water.
I then put the fish food paste into the used blister pack that contained the frozen food.
Into the freezer, and hey presto, some frozen fish food that must have every feasible nutrient going, that tastes great, apparently!
I simply dunk the food 'cube' into the aquarium water next to the filter outlet and rub gently. The tiny pieces of food get fired around the tank and the fish and shrimp love it.
So, does anyone else blend their own fish food? Or am I mental.