DETAquarium Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 Hey ShrimpSpot! As this hobby matures the amount of shrimp food products expands. Do you look at the ingredients at all, or do you buy by the brand? I hope we all take the time to intake and understand what were feeding our shrimp. Shrimp food is very important to ensure they are receiving all the vital nutrients and minerals to assist them in maturing and molting successfully. Shrimp food and its ingredients are only 1 item out of a list of important "must-haves" in a shrimp tank. Currently more natural/organic products are hitting the market. From manufactured pellets to dead dried up leaves but I want to know what shrimp ingredients do you look for in a food, if at all? If you do, what have you found that this ingredient brings to the table? Thank you all! DETAquarium Johnnydok and Edwardnah 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 Since I breed mostly neos, I look at ingredients. I stay away from astaxanthin. For crystals, I have no real idea what I'm looking for yet. LOL As long as they eat and are doing well, I guess. I'd welcome some advice on crystal/TB food though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiumanfu Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 I always look at ingredients. I just make sure that it isn't filled with fillers, binders or protein boosters. Compare something like Hikari Shrimp Cuisine Fish Meal, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Cuttlefish Meal, Heat Processed Soybeans, Dried Seaweed Meal, Flaked Corn, Sodium Alginate, Brewer's Dried Yeast, Spirulina, Wheat Germ Meal, Starch, Cuttlefish Oil, Lecithin, Clam Extract, Dl-Methionine, Astaxanthin, Choline Chloride, , Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Stabilized Vitamin C), Inositol, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Vitamin A Oil, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Niacin, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source Of Vitamin K), Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Biotin, Ferrous Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Cobalt Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate. To CSF EdgeOmni Pro Spinach, Stinging Nettle, Algae, Walnut leaves, Bee Pollen, Beta Glucans, Chia, Moringa Oleifera, Montmorillonite, Pepper, Healing Earth, Zeolite Which would you rather eat? Unfortunately, the high quality foods with no binders do not stay consistent in water so a feeding dish is crucial. It's a worth while trade off imo. My favorites are CSF, GlasGarten and Shrimp King. Shrimpie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35ppt Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 what is 'healing earth'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiumanfu Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 I believe it is the same as bentonite clay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpinista Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 I am lucky enough to have my own dehydrator so I make my own and absolutely know what goes into my foods....I change it up occasionally, but I use Spirulina, walnut leaf powder, stinging nettle, Ken's golden pearls, calcium (no vit D), montmorillonite, kelp, green lipped mussel in a green bean base. All my ingredients are fresh, organic and I know where they come from. Shrimpie and adrand 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiumanfu Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Shrimpinista can you detail your process for making the food. I would love to try making my own as well. adrand and Crazyfishlady 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff0712 Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Looking at food ingredients has been drilled into me by my work. Not complaining at all, but it has made me look at everything now haha. I can't say I know too much as to what exactly a shrimp needs but I know common things to look out for, fillers and disputed items that I tend to stay away from anyways (most of my knowledge is from dog/cat foods). I need to do more research about shrimp dietary needs and go back to making my own shrimp food again. -Duffy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrand Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Shrimpinista can you detail your process for making the food. I would love to try making my own as well.+1 i would love to hear your process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpinista Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 My process is pretty simple. I use green bean baby food, in the plastic boxes, because it has the highest percentage of calcium. All of the remaining ingredients are powdered. Using a small rubber spatula, mix to a consistency of frosting adding distilled or r/o water as needed. Then I use a cake frosting bag and tip (leaf) to create strips of food on no-stick aluminum foil. Into the dehydrator they go overnight. I save the green bean plastic boxes to store the food and add a silica gel pack to each box to keep it tasty. I keep the calcium to about 10 percent. It is important to use calcium that does not contain vit D. Crazyfishlady and adrand 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpie Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 My hats off to you Shrimpinista - that is quite a process. Course you probably have it down to a fine science so it is no big deal to you anymore. I'll have to check a dehydrator. Which one do you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpinista Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 The dehydrator I have is a Magic Chef that was a gift many moons ago. Any dehydrator would be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiumanfu Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Thanks Shrimpinista! How long does the food stay solid in water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpinista Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 It varies depending upon the ingredients but I have not seen it turn to mush or completely dissolve. I check back a couple of hours later and it is all gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpinista Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Made shrimp food today and thought I would share a picture of my process. I keep everything in a box and that makes it very simple to assemble everything I need to mix it up. I add the green bean baby food to the bowl first and then measure out the dry stuff with a measuring spoon.Mix it all up with a small rubber spatula to a thick consistency. Put it in the cake decorating baggy and squeeze it on the aluminum foil and off to the dehydrator overnight. adrand and Soothing Shrimp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiumanfu Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 I'm going to have to try this. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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