feeding

[Sher]

What are you guys feeding your stock? Anyone feeding a DIY diet? I've been contemplating this but worry about tank waste. If anyone is having any luck with a homemade diet, I'd like to hear about it.

Right now I am feeding Prime Reef, Formula 1, Julian Sprung's Sea Veggies, dried zoo plankton (Euphauslids soaked in Selcon), and mysid for the occasional snack.

 

[devinf]

You can use fresh whole sardines, squid and other bits of high quality seafood. Just chop them up and feed once a day or every other day (depending on types of fish).

Another option is you can make gelatin cubes if you want to have pre-made stuff on hand. They're also a handy way to introduce any vitamins or additives to their diet if it is necessary.

Devin

 

[Landlocked]

If you have herbivores, you can add seaweed from the japanese section of your store, or you can put in romaine lettuce leaves, and they'll eat that.

 

[ste2k3]

I feed mine live phytoplankton, mysis, brine shrimp, chopped cockle, marine cuisine and cyclops. all the food is frozen (appart from the live phyto) and de-thawed in vitamins from the german company HW aquaristic (multi vit)

 

[Sher]

Another option is you can make gelatin cubes if you want to have pre-made stuff on hand. They're also a handy way to introduce any vitamins or additives to their diet if it is necessary.

Ohhh, I like this idea! I can get a small cube tray and put the chopped bits of fresh food mixed with plain gelatin in there. Pop one out whenever it's feeding time. No fuss no muss.

I soak in selcon though so I don't think adding that to the gelatin would be a great idea. Could presoak the euphauslids and then add into the gelatin mixture.