I thought I would share the recipe to a home made seafood mix that my Discus LOVE! It is also great for other omnivorous or carnivorous fish too!
Ingredients:
3/4 lb raw tuna
3/4 lb pacific salmon
15-20 clams
1/3 cup Sera Discus blue and red pellets
1/3 cup color bits
1/3 cup Hikari Discus Gold
*The above cup of dried food can be replaced with any dry food, dry food your fish will not readily eat or approx. a cup of raw squid/prawns/shrimp
1-2 Multivitamins (make sure to grind into powder)
1/3 cup cooked and de shelled green peas/boiled spinach 50:50 mix
1/2 tbsp paprika
4-6 clove garlic
A pinch of spirulina powder
*1 VERY ripe banana (this is a binding agent, and must be added to the mix) Gelatin and be used as a substitute.
Put all the ingredients into a blender with the fish at the bottom (make sure to mash the green peas into a paste and puree the garlic) if the blender is struggling, feel free to add a little bit of water/orange juice (not too much though) or a raw egg! Should have the same consistency as cake batter, small chunks are no problem.
Once blended, scoop into zip lock backs and flatten. Let the bags of food freeze and then cut them into chunks, and there you have an easy and very healthy frozen food for your fish!
Happy cooking!
DL
Ingredients:
3/4 lb raw tuna
3/4 lb pacific salmon
15-20 clams
1/3 cup Sera Discus blue and red pellets
1/3 cup color bits
1/3 cup Hikari Discus Gold
*The above cup of dried food can be replaced with any dry food, dry food your fish will not readily eat or approx. a cup of raw squid/prawns/shrimp
1-2 Multivitamins (make sure to grind into powder)
1/3 cup cooked and de shelled green peas/boiled spinach 50:50 mix
1/2 tbsp paprika
4-6 clove garlic
A pinch of spirulina powder
*1 VERY ripe banana (this is a binding agent, and must be added to the mix) Gelatin and be used as a substitute.
Put all the ingredients into a blender with the fish at the bottom (make sure to mash the green peas into a paste and puree the garlic) if the blender is struggling, feel free to add a little bit of water/orange juice (not too much though) or a raw egg! Should have the same consistency as cake batter, small chunks are no problem.
Once blended, scoop into zip lock backs and flatten. Let the bags of food freeze and then cut them into chunks, and there you have an easy and very healthy frozen food for your fish!
Happy cooking!
DL