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It is a part of my aquarium fish care which I am constantly improving and simplifying.
I prefer to use what grows in my aquariums to make fish food.
It includes all the plants, mosses, algae, snails, shrimps and etc.
In this example, I harvest spare Frogbits.
Now let's take some of the Elodea.
I cut old parts, leaving the new to grow.
Fast growing Frogbit, Elodea, algae and pond snails are good, reliable suppliers ;)
Share spare plants with your friends or save them for making fish food flakes.
Here, I trim some land moss growing underwater.
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Snails are always in excess in my aquariums.
Add some of them to the food batch.
Store all ingredients in a freezer until you get enough of them.
Get a shoe or pizza box.
Line the bottom of the box with aluminium foil.
Get the collected ingredients from the freezer.
Put defrosted ingredients into a blender.
You may add any green leaves and vegetable peels from your kitchen.
Here I add frozen peels of watermelon and potatoes :)
Add dechlorinated water as necessary.
Blend it all thoroughly.
I prefer to make small batches of different flavors for my fish to try.
Pour the mixture on the foil in the box.
Spread it evenly.
Rest the box on a windowsill.
Cover the box to prevent direct sunlight, leaving holes for air circulation.
Check on the mixture every day.
You should be able to crunch the dry mixture into a powder between your fingers.
In this example, it took 3 days for the mixture to dry in a room with temperature of about 72-76 F.
It could be done in one hot day on the beach while you’re sunbathing ;)
Or you can do it in an oven as shown in my previous video (link in the description).
The end result is the same...your pets’ favorite fish food flakes :)
Congratulations!
We made fish food flakes!
Keep them dry in a box and away from light.
I feed my guppies once a day.
Give them a pinch of flakes.
It should take 2-3 minutes to eat.
Feed less or skip the next feeding if it takes longer to eat.
Try different ingredients to see what your fish like better.
I used to add starch in fish food flakes.
It works fine either way.
Have fun and happy aquariums :)
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