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this sounds awesome! thanks for the info. I have a large clown knife that I'm interested in trying this out with.
does it stick together better if its pureed or chunky?
does it stick together better if its pureed or chunky?
i made this stuff yesterday but added chiclid flakes and pellets instead of bloodworms, froze it threw a peice in the tank oscar, jd, fm, convict, gt all love this stuff if you are thinking about doing it i would if your fish dont like it you are only out a few bucks.
gazella;1652592; said:well my question was more like..what to add to bring best color.. spirulina isn't cheap on mexico..well all quality fish food isn't cheap..so an alternative was what i was looking for
A nice natural cheap alternative is adding duckweed or elodea. Either collected from creeks (safely sanitised with alum) or grow your own in tubs. Both grow profusely and a natural food source for fish. Its not single celled but will still bring out natural colours due to improved natural diet.
If you include shrimp/krill with shell the caratenoids will enhance RED in fish. Some other ideas often discussed which I have not yet tried are:
- Paprika. Red Pepper Meal. More potent than spirulina, and contains red pigments ready to be absorbed and assimilated immediately.
- Marigold Flower Meal. Probably one of the most potent natural sources of carotenoids available.
- Artificial Colour Enhancers. Astaxanthin and Canthaxanthin are guaranteed, potent sources of colour in the form that will be exhibited immediately in the skin.
- A Yeast - Phaffia rhodozyma. This is easily digested and is a recognised source of carotene and astaxanthin.
I made some of this today and it looks pretty good so far. I bet adding a whole fish would be even better
gazella;1652592; said:well my question was more like..what to add to bring best color.. spirulina isn't cheap on mexico..well all quality fish food isn't cheap..so an alternative was what i was looking for
I am in the process of trying it myself but what about carrots ?? anyone use them
Knoxx's pure gelatin is pretty common worldwide, most supermarkets should have it.ozz465;3407299; said:anyone know what type of geletin to use? got a pic?
