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Who makes there own food?
- Thread starter dan_k
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LOL The Raffle King Family (aka Adsimone Family) had a club meeting / food assembly line at their house this past summer. Hopefully the Raffle King family will respond with the recipe.
A couple years ago a "group buy" was done where a number of club members got together to make Eric Borneman's Famous Fish Food Recipe. I believe the last time this was done it was organized by DantheMan (haven't heard from him recently.) Google "Eric Borneman's Famous Fish Food Recipe".....makes a good amount of food.
Here it is
As promised, here is my recipe for coral chow - with a bit of a preface.
I rarely have or use all of the ingredients listed, and I don't think it will make a difference over the long term. I also use this, or a variation of it, for my homemade fish food (I leave the fish food chunker and add various algae). Basically, I either use what is left over from the last round of food-making, or I go to a few stores and get whatever they might have at the time. I feed this to the tank at night, generally, and would add that for some of the ingredients, I have no idea if they have any specific role. Its just what I have done before. I have also changed a bit with some other foods now available (since I have written this last time)
I try to get a mix of particle sizes involved to accomodate not just all sizes of polyps, but also feed other inverts that filter feed.
Fresh seafood:
Some combination of the ingredients below and it makes up a relatively small percent of the total - maybe 10-20%?
shrimp (I squeeze the heads and usually use the "meat" in the fish food)
oysters - blend well and may have Vibriostatic properties
various other shellfish (mussels, clams, periwinkles, etc. - the bloodier, the better...live is great (shucking sucks but gives a good final product)
Fish roe (sometimes available at Asian markets)
Frozen foods
This makes up perhaps 20-30% of the mix - some are from an aquarium store, some from the grocer
Artemia - adult
Artemia nauplii (baby brine shrimp) (enriched, if possible)
Mysid shrimp
Sea urchin roe
Flying fish roe
Dried Aquarium Foods
this makes up the majority of my mix - probably 40%
Golden Pearls - all sizes available, but a majority of the smallest size
Cyclop-Eze
VibraGro
Powdered marine flake
Phytoplankton
makes up maybe 2% of mix or less?
Tahitian Blend (I use DT's seperately)
Supplements
makes up maybe 2-5% of mix?
Super Selco ( a big squeeze)
Sea Green Vitamin supplements - various brands, powdered, from Whole Foods market
I have also been known to add Echinacea capsules, the skins of colorful vegetables and fruits, various pigment complexes of carotenoids, etc. and/or antioxidants from Whole Foods market.
In terms of preparation, I puree the solid seaoods, mix in the frozen ingredients, soak the dry/powdered ingredients in the wet ingredients, combine them all together and let them sit for a few hours, and then freeze them into small flats in ziplocs in the freezer. I usually wind up with about 50.00 in foods per batch and make about a gallon or so of food that lasts a couple or more months.
I'll leave this thread open, but stuck, to invite comments and questions.
As promised, here is my recipe for coral chow - with a bit of a preface.
I rarely have or use all of the ingredients listed, and I don't think it will make a difference over the long term. I also use this, or a variation of it, for my homemade fish food (I leave the fish food chunker and add various algae). Basically, I either use what is left over from the last round of food-making, or I go to a few stores and get whatever they might have at the time. I feed this to the tank at night, generally, and would add that for some of the ingredients, I have no idea if they have any specific role. Its just what I have done before. I have also changed a bit with some other foods now available (since I have written this last time)
I try to get a mix of particle sizes involved to accomodate not just all sizes of polyps, but also feed other inverts that filter feed.
Fresh seafood:
Some combination of the ingredients below and it makes up a relatively small percent of the total - maybe 10-20%?
shrimp (I squeeze the heads and usually use the "meat" in the fish food)
oysters - blend well and may have Vibriostatic properties
various other shellfish (mussels, clams, periwinkles, etc. - the bloodier, the better...live is great (shucking sucks but gives a good final product)
Fish roe (sometimes available at Asian markets)
Frozen foods
This makes up perhaps 20-30% of the mix - some are from an aquarium store, some from the grocer
Artemia - adult
Artemia nauplii (baby brine shrimp) (enriched, if possible)
Mysid shrimp
Sea urchin roe
Flying fish roe
Dried Aquarium Foods
this makes up the majority of my mix - probably 40%
Golden Pearls - all sizes available, but a majority of the smallest size
Cyclop-Eze
VibraGro
Powdered marine flake
Phytoplankton
makes up maybe 2% of mix or less?
Tahitian Blend (I use DT's seperately)
Supplements
makes up maybe 2-5% of mix?
Super Selco ( a big squeeze)
Sea Green Vitamin supplements - various brands, powdered, from Whole Foods market
I have also been known to add Echinacea capsules, the skins of colorful vegetables and fruits, various pigment complexes of carotenoids, etc. and/or antioxidants from Whole Foods market.
In terms of preparation, I puree the solid seaoods, mix in the frozen ingredients, soak the dry/powdered ingredients in the wet ingredients, combine them all together and let them sit for a few hours, and then freeze them into small flats in ziplocs in the freezer. I usually wind up with about 50.00 in foods per batch and make about a gallon or so of food that lasts a couple or more months.
I'll leave this thread open, but stuck, to invite comments and questions.
Mike,
Is this Borneman's recipe?
Looks good but my guess is that it would be pretty hard to find some of this.
I made my own about 6 months ago. It cost me about $30 or so to get everything I didn't already have. I made enough to last me well over a year.
I used:
Shrimp
Squid
Clams
Mussels
Fish filet
Mysis
Cyclops
Scallops
Phyto
Rotifers
Reef pearls
Pellet food
Nori
Selcon
Macros from my refugium
And a bunch of other things I had laying around but I can't remember.
My fish and corals all respond great to it.
Is this Borneman's recipe?
Looks good but my guess is that it would be pretty hard to find some of this.
I made my own about 6 months ago. It cost me about $30 or so to get everything I didn't already have. I made enough to last me well over a year.
I used:
Shrimp
Squid
Clams
Mussels
Fish filet
Mysis
Cyclops
Scallops
Phyto
Rotifers
Reef pearls
Pellet food
Nori
Selcon
Macros from my refugium
And a bunch of other things I had laying around but I can't remember.
My fish and corals all respond great to it.
Yes took it from his post on R2R
My recipe is: shrimp, scallops, crab, mussels, Flounder, clams, oysters, squid, nori sheets, selcon, cyclopeze, concentrated plankton, mysis shrimp. I know there is more just can't think of it right now. I will be making a batch soon. When I make it can last well over a year for us.
Clams, that is my home made food. Just clams.
you harvest those yourself paul b? or harvest them at he grocery store?
Dan, did you see the October meeting info......they will be making food at this meeting.
I still have a good amount of it left
I can give you that small pack if you want it. As you can see by the date that batch I made is gonna last me more then a year. And I gave a ton away. But year when I'm done I'd be more then willing to set up a group for some more. Best stuff I ever used.
Would love to go to the meeting.
It's 2 hours away tho... Lol
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It's 2 hours away tho... Lol
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