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do any of you guys feed your zebras market prawns or shimps?? frozen fish food cost alot in my local fish shops. almost 25 bucks for a small bucket of frozen brine shrimp. im looking for alternative ways to save money. if any of you feed your zebras with market shrimps, what is the safest way to prepare them?
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market shrimps and prawns
I buy whole, frozen prawns. I cut off the tip of the head and the legs, and throw them in the blender together with zucchini, carrots, peas or whatever veggies I have at the moment, add a few mussels (shelled 
), spirulina and a dash of garlic. Then blend to a very fine mix.
Then I put the mix in a plastic bag, the see through ones made for frozen foods, pat the mixture flat and make sure there's no air in the mix, and put in the freezer.
One batch lasts me for a couple of months, and contain all the nutrition they need, although I do feed other foods as well, and it's cheap. I cut thin slices from the mix while it's still frozen, then feed.
), spirulina and a dash of garlic. Then blend to a very fine mix.Then I put the mix in a plastic bag, the see through ones made for frozen foods, pat the mixture flat and make sure there's no air in the mix, and put in the freezer.
One batch lasts me for a couple of months, and contain all the nutrition they need, although I do feed other foods as well, and it's cheap. I cut thin slices from the mix while it's still frozen, then feed.
Sounds good Mceve. How do you find the zebras react to it?
It has never crossed my mind to put in a little garlic, but certainly makes sense.
Du ma
Not so, much nowadays, but I used to use frozen shelled prawns but i have never found a cheaper alternative apart from buying a bigger bag!!!
It has never crossed my mind to put in a little garlic, but certainly makes sense.
Du ma
Not so, much nowadays, but I used to use frozen shelled prawns but i have never found a cheaper alternative apart from buying a bigger bag!!!
The perfect white lie..."Of course I didn't pay that much for the fish honey"
Hi Cascudo,
Check this post by Des:
http://www.zebrapleco.com/forum/viewtop ... c&start=15
I too have been toying with the idea of making up my own food for the zebras. I must be spending a small fortune on frozen shrimp, I get three feeds out of a blister pack which costs £2.25.
Check this post by Des:
http://www.zebrapleco.com/forum/viewtop ... c&start=15
I too have been toying with the idea of making up my own food for the zebras. I must be spending a small fortune on frozen shrimp, I get three feeds out of a blister pack which costs £2.25.
du ma,
Most good fish foods contain processed fish meal made from sea fish as the protein element. As an example take a look at the ingredients that go into ZM foods
www.zmsystems.demon.co.uk
I would suggest that any (frozen) saltwater organisms/parasites in sea food cannot be transfered to freshwater inhabitants, therefore use frozen mussels ,other frozen seafood etc rather than live freshwater food items such as Daphnia, Bloodworm,Tubifex etc which contain a lot of unwanted organisms.
Through having had some personal bad experiences ,I dont use any freshwater live food (from unknown sources), apart from a daphnia culture I have in a tub in the garden which also provides some mosquito larvae in the summer. And only occasionally use irradiated frozen bloodworm.
Regards,
Des
Most good fish foods contain processed fish meal made from sea fish as the protein element. As an example take a look at the ingredients that go into ZM foods
www.zmsystems.demon.co.uk
I would suggest that any (frozen) saltwater organisms/parasites in sea food cannot be transfered to freshwater inhabitants, therefore use frozen mussels ,other frozen seafood etc rather than live freshwater food items such as Daphnia, Bloodworm,Tubifex etc which contain a lot of unwanted organisms.
Through having had some personal bad experiences ,I dont use any freshwater live food (from unknown sources), apart from a daphnia culture I have in a tub in the garden which also provides some mosquito larvae in the summer. And only occasionally use irradiated frozen bloodworm.
Regards,
Des
i just blended and tried my home made food and the fishes loved it. i used peeled shrimp without the head, spirulinia, crushed some carnivore pellets and garlic. blend it into a fine paste and frozed it. cut them up into chunks they dont dissolve in the water. im planning to make some more later, we can save alot of money by making our own food.
Blanched carrots, wheat germ, bananas, salmon, green beans, salmon roe, multivitamins, astaxanthin, and even NLS grow pellets are all ingredients I've added to frozen foods. Home made food is a great money saving idea. If only I could get my hubby to not make comments about how much better the fish eat than we do 
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