I went ahead with it today as I realized last night I nearly had everything at home to make the stuff anyway.
I used my meat grinder to grind up the following:
1 hand full of shrimp with shells and everything
1 hand full of broccoli
1 hand full of cauliflower, carrots and peas
about 15 half grown dubia roaches
6 thumbnail sized blocks of artemia brine shrimp
4 slices of whole wheat, dry crisp bread
about 4 table spoons of pure Spirulina powder
It smelled horrible and turned out green. Looked like ground spinach. I wanted to use some agar agar to make it into a paste, but.. it was already a paste. So I just packaged it and froze it.
Before that I tried feeding my fish, with mixed results. Some loved if, others were a bit fuzzy about it. However, all ate it. I think they just need to get used to it a little more. Mostly when I introduce something new they've been a bit critical of it at the beginning.
Next time I might add a little garlic.
Any views on the recipe or hints, tips or questions?
I have mostly south American cichlids with a few others mixed in.
I used my meat grinder to grind up the following:
1 hand full of shrimp with shells and everything
1 hand full of broccoli
1 hand full of cauliflower, carrots and peas
about 15 half grown dubia roaches
6 thumbnail sized blocks of artemia brine shrimp
4 slices of whole wheat, dry crisp bread
about 4 table spoons of pure Spirulina powder
It smelled horrible and turned out green. Looked like ground spinach. I wanted to use some agar agar to make it into a paste, but.. it was already a paste. So I just packaged it and froze it.
Before that I tried feeding my fish, with mixed results. Some loved if, others were a bit fuzzy about it. However, all ate it. I think they just need to get used to it a little more. Mostly when I introduce something new they've been a bit critical of it at the beginning.
Next time I might add a little garlic.
Any views on the recipe or hints, tips or questions?
I have mostly south American cichlids with a few others mixed in.
