ravensgate Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 I need some food testers for a new line. PLEASE realize you will have some homework so this isn't just a 'free food' post, otherwise you may be subjected to a lifetime of dirty looks from me on the internet. I am developing 3 lines of food. A 'complete/staple diet', an immune enhancing diet, and a protein/growth/breeding diet for all freshwater dwarf shrimp. Mind you, these have been/will be tested on tibees, OEBT, amanos, neos, CBS, CRS, Goldens, Taiwans and I think that's all I have. so it will be tested on a lot before it leaves my house:) The consistency issue I'm working on...I did the immune batch and the consistency is crap. But with the staple diet I have the consistency figured out. I've never had my shrimp lose their minds over anything like they have this 'staple' diet. I have not created the Protein diet yet...have the recipe it's just a matter of getting off my butt to make it (which I dread...it's kind of a pain). At any rate, ingredients are all organic and safe, tested on my tanks FIRST. The 'homework' I need is the basics *** How soon do shrimp find food (yeah, I'd LOVE a timer involved) *** YOU the buyer/owners thoughts on look/consistency though my immune forumla consistency sucks...didn't have the right method but I promise your shrimp won't care:) ** Any additional info like molt rate, breeding rate, color, etc. There are no color enhancers in this food (*spirulina/axastanthin) just all natural goodies. What I need from you is name and address in a private message:). It may be another 1-2 weeks before I get the protein formula done so in 2-3 weeks you'll have a sample of all 3 to test. Please help me develop awesome shrimp foods. Local and good price!!! MarkNJD15 and mosspearl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myklt8 Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 I wish I had enough shrimp to help you test. My kids tank only has a dozen. My office tank...I don't know..at least 2, maybe 20+...too many hiding spots and they are still small, though I am leaning towards only 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 I have been waiting a long time for someone as knowledgeable about shrimp foods such as yourself to make them. You KNOW I am on your list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merth Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 You know you can count me in as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 PM sent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MABJ Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Count me in for the finished product. I wish I had more shrimp around now to test with, but I don't. You know I'd love to test for you if I could good luck beta testers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Wait...we're testing bettas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MABJ Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 "Beta testing is the last stage of testing, and normally can involve sending the product to beta test sites outside the company for real-world exposure" Just a term Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerSaint Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Wait...we're testing bettas? HAHAHA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpinista Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 PM'd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanman19az Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 My shrimp would be honored to try your food Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensgate Posted November 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 I *think* I have told everybody the same info but just in case I want to bring it up here. I'm hoping to have the growth/breeding formula done this weekend. I'll be testing all next week on my own tanks and should be getting samples out promptly after Thanskgiving. And for whatever reason, I am not getting email notices about messages. I get a notice if someone replies to a message I send but that's it, so I need to look into my settings. That being said, I am tackling messages every day or every other day (at the latest) so if I don't answer you right away bear with me, I'm not ignoring you I swear! Thanks again folks, I really appreciate this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenBliss Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 PM sent. More food for shrimp, the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensgate Posted December 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 I am packaging up everybody's foods as I type;) These will all go out tomorrow barring any drama. I DO have questionnaire sheets in with these but in case folks want to copy and paste these into an email or message to me, here are the questions. There is another sheet besides this one that lists the ingredients in each food as well. Shrimp Food Questionnaire PLEASE ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS FOR EACH SEPARATE FOOD. Staple, Immune, Growth/Breeding. Feel free to message me or email me at kalnight@aol.com. Please get responses to me before the end of the year:) Please list the shrimp species you are testing this on __________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. How quickly did the food sink? STAPLE IMMUNE GROWTH/BREEDING 2. How long did it take the shrimp to notice the food (response time to food)? STAPLE IMMUNE GROWTH/BREEDING 3. When was the last time the shrimp were fed prior to being fed this food (as starve days prior may affect their response)? STAPLE IMMUNE GROWTH/BREEDING 4. Do they walk away from food at any point/become uninterested? STAPLE IMMUNE GROWTH/BREEDING 5. Is food finished within a reasonable amount of time? STAPLE IMMUNE GROWTH/BREEDING 6. What is your opinion on the appearance of the food? Is the texture ok, easy to break apart, would prefer bigger or smaller pieces, etc? STAPLE IMMUNE GROWTH/BREEDING 7. Any clouding of water or altering of parameters noted? STAPLE IMMUNE GROWTH/BREEDING ****Any other observations in regards to molting, breeding, coloration, vigor ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ You can email your answers to me at kalnight@aol.com or message me through The Planted Tank (ravensgate) or The Shrimp Spot (ravensgate). I can copy and paste the questions to you or you can just write the # of each question down with your responses. Thank you again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanman19az Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 I got my shrimp food last night I wrote everything down but I just wanted to say that my Crystals jumped all over the Staple and Growth Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensgate Posted December 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 GREAT to hear Tanner!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkNJD15 Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 If you need another tester I can do it. I have a 30 gallon with CRS and RCS. The RCS have a lot of babies from all different sizes also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensgate Posted December 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 Thank you for the offer Mark. Sadly as of right now life has taken a turn and I won't be dealing with the shrimp foods or plans I had due to a pending divorce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 Aw, I'm sorry, Jaime. Lots of hugs. I'll save my answers for a better time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MABJ Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 Jaime I'm quite sorry to hear this. I've known you for a few years and I know you're a wonderful person, so keep the chin up. Hope for the best, I'm pulling for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 [[[HUGS]]] Prayers sent, gal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenBliss Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Sorry to hear that. Hopefully you can try this again in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axelrod12 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Thank you for the offer Mark. Sadly as of right now life has taken a turn and I won't be dealing with the shrimp foods or plans I had due to a pending divorce. I'm sorry to hear that. I've been pretty busy lately and just checked back in to leave my feedback. I understand you have a lot going on but let me know if you would still like the feedback at any point though. Again, sorry to hear that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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