Random Bits: How to Make Fish Food

I make different fish food for my aquatic pets.

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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.
Check links for details ;)

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).