Making your own fish food

[Cdiggy]

Just wondering if anybody else is making there own fish food blend. I live close to the beach so I have easy access to fresh seafood. My last batch included scallops, oysters, clams, shrimp and some of the single shelled critters attached to the oyster shells. This time I also included octopus... Which did not blend well at all in fact the octopus was a screaming failure. I was also thinking of picking up squid or cuddle fish from the Asian market as well. And maybe bluefish or some other by catch from when I go fishing (which seems to be every weekend).

Any thoughts?

For the veggie eaters I still buy frozen cubes but that might change as well.

 

[mnat]

Terri and Anthony had a live food making demo at ther last meeting.

 

[Cdiggy]

Damn. How did I miss that?

 

[Cdiggy]

Never mind. I thought you meant down each. Lol

 

[Cdiggy]

Downbeach. Damn spellcheck.

 

[redfishbluefish]

Here is Eric Borneman's recipe, which I believe is close to what was done at Terri and Anthony's house a few months ago:


Eric Borneman’s Fish/Coral Food Recipe
Fish food and coral food (coral food is liquefied)

Ingredients
- a whole fresh sea fish
- 10 whole shrimp - I squeeze the heads
- 1 pound fresh mussels - cracked and scraped out
- 1 pound fresh clams including clam juice
- 1 8 oz container fresh oysters
- 1-2 fresh or frozen squid, whole
- 1 package frozen sea urchin cubes
- 1 12 oz package artemia (brine shrimp, frozen), thawed
- 6 types of dried seaweed Nori, Wakame, Hijiki, Dulse, Ano, etc.) - available at Whole Foods market, health food stores, Asian markets.
about 2 g. powdered sea greens/antioxidants or immune boost complex
- 2 tbsp. marine flake
- 2 tbsp. VibraGro
- 2 tbsp. powdered spirulina
- 1 tbsp Super Selco

Optional (found frozen in Asian markets)
- ark shells
- periwinkles, etc...

Method
- Blend coarse ingredients in food processor
- Mix in fine ingredients (Artemia, powders, flake, Selco)
- Freeze in flats

Preparation
- Soak the seaweeds in fresh (declorinated) water until soft.
- Thaw all of the frozen ingredients in a bowl.
- Remove shells from all seafood.
- Crush all dry ingedients into a powder. A mortar and pestle is best, but various other kitchen implements (2 spoons, 1 spoon and a -
small plate) can be used.
- Add liquid vitamins to the powdered ingredients.
- Liquify all of the ingredients in a blender.
- Freeze in Ziplock bags in thin flats or in small compartment ice cube trays (cut pieces in half, or quarters for feeding convenience and
store in Ziplock bags after frozen).