Subtletanks91 Posted July 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Any ideas where to get fish meal, krill meal, clam meal, squid meal??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Ask them nicely for dinner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted July 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Haha I tried Bryce. They all swam away. Vut there's more fish in the sea right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddles Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Google search shows that hydroponic and gardening stores sell fish meal as a fertilizer but I don't know if that is actually edible fish meal or not. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted July 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 I know I seen those too. I don't wanna use that though. They have crab shell ones to but being fertilizer I wouldn't trust it at all. I may just end up continue to use cricket and shrimp home made meal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted August 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Alright buddies. Back from Hawaii. A week later and 15$ of fresh seafood. I made my first batch if food. And I must say. Its a hit. As soon as I dropped it in my hongsloi breeder tank. All the babies started nipping at it. It holds well under water. Now to test it in my trifasciata tank. If everyone in there eats it I'm good. Lol. I want to send out some samples but that requires dry ice to keep it cold or frozen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted August 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 So all my fish are eating it and list includes, Nannostomus beckfordi Apisto trifasciata and hongsloi 2 adults and fry Ottos Bn pleco Choco guarami African dwarf frogs I think that it lol Here some photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff0712 Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Sweet!!! glad to see your food project is working out for you!! -Duffy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted September 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Soon a few people will be able to try it out. I need someone's help to figure out nutrient percentages though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff0712 Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Man finding that stuff out sucks. Good luck to you hehe -Duffy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted September 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Wish to help? Haha. Might just fund someone to send it to to do an analysis on it and give me the results lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff0712 Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 I tried to do that with my shrimp food I'm in the process of making still, but to be honest idk if it's right (I wouldn't trust my results haha). -Duffy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted September 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Lol. Well. I'll try and find a lab that does that sort of thing and see how much it costs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff0712 Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 When you do lemme know! Wonder if there's a portable thing you can buy that won't destroy a wallet -Duffy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 I think I know a vet lab that tests for nutrient minerals in feed, but I don't think you'd enjoy the price tag ... I want to say it's $80/sample not including shipping, and this might be one of those labs that charges an accession fee (basically a base handling charge per sample). Also, that test really designed to screen for toxic levels of things (which might be useful if you want to monitor copper levels to make sure they are low enough). I would have to do some digging to see if they run a routine feed analysis. Still, sending to a lab would surely be cheaper than buying the equipment. Those are typically multi-step tests and I'd be seriously impressed if anyone made an affordable piece of equipment for use at the hobby level (or even the small business level of commerce). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted September 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 I found a website that I emailed and they gave me some websites to look at and also a couple people to contact. The price tag however.... Will be at least a couple hundred I beleive because they go through the FDA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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