DIY - Make your own fish food

[Marc Levenson]

I know many of you make your own food, but some don't and might like to try it
out.

Here's mine: http://www.melevsreef.com/food.html

Marc

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[Pszemol]

Marc probably likes them himself too much to give them to fish ;-)

"RickS" > wrote in message ...
> Love the Pacific Giant seafood. I use the same. It's quite a
> bargain...save me a fortune. I've got a tank with some big fish and they
> eat those pieces whole...including the mussels. Any particular reason you
> remove them?
>
> "Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I know many of you make your own food, but some don't and might like to
> try it
> > out.
> >
> > Here's mine: http://www.melevsreef.com/food.html
> >
> > Marc
> >
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> >
>
>

[Marc Levenson]

It states on the package they are cooked. So I throw them out.

Marc


RickS wrote:

> Love the Pacific Giant seafood. I use the same. It's quite a
> bargain...save me a fortune. I've got a tank with some big fish and they
> eat those pieces whole...including the mussels. Any particular reason you
> remove them?
>
>

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[RickS]

Yes, after all, a "king" must eat like a king!


"Pszemol" > wrote in message
...
> Marc probably likes them himself too much to give them to fish ;-)
>
> "RickS" > wrote in message
...
> > Love the Pacific Giant seafood. I use the same. It's quite a
> > bargain...save me a fortune. I've got a tank with some big fish and
they
> > eat those pieces whole...including the mussels. Any particular reason
you
> > remove them?
> >
> > "Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I know many of you make your own food, but some don't and might like
to
> > try it
> > > out.
> > >
> > > Here's mine: http://www.melevsreef.com/food.html
> > >
> > > Marc
> > >
> > > --
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http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
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> > > Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
> > >
> > >
> >
> >

[RickS]

I thought that might be the answer. I've been using this food for quite
some time and as far as I know am having no problem with some of it being
cooked. As a matter of fact, my porcupine puffer goes nuts for the mussels.
Anyway, I'm not really sure how they're cooked, but I'd assume they're
probably boiled?

I also thought you might have another reason though because you said those
are the only things you don't use. However, although the description on the
package sounds as if only the mussels are cooked, I believe the shrimp are
as well. After all, they're orange. All the individual frozen shrimp in
the supermarket that says cooked is orange and the un-cooked is gray. I
could be wrong, but I don't know of shrimp being orange without being
cooked. My guess is that they're boiled just like the mussels.

What'ya think?


"Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
...
> It states on the package they are cooked. So I throw them out.
>
> Marc
>
>
> RickS wrote:
>
> > Love the Pacific Giant seafood. I use the same. It's quite a
> > bargain...save me a fortune. I've got a tank with some big fish and
they
> > eat those pieces whole...including the mussels. Any particular reason
you
> > remove them?
> >
> >
>
> --
> Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
> Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
> Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
>
>

[Marc Levenson]

You may be right, but I'm not going to mess with success. If this works, and
I'm going mussel-less. so be it. <grin>

Marc


RickS wrote:

> I thought that might be the answer. I've been using this food for quite
> some time and as far as I know am having no problem with some of it being
> cooked. As a matter of fact, my porcupine puffer goes nuts for the mussels.
> Anyway, I'm not really sure how they're cooked, but I'd assume they're
> probably boiled?
>
> I also thought you might have another reason though because you said those
> are the only things you don't use. However, although the description on the
> package sounds as if only the mussels are cooked, I believe the shrimp are
> as well. After all, they're orange. All the individual frozen shrimp in
> the supermarket that says cooked is orange and the un-cooked is gray. I
> could be wrong, but I don't know of shrimp being orange without being
> cooked. My guess is that they're boiled just like the mussels.
>
> What'ya think?
>

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[CapFusion]

"RickS" > wrote in message
t...
> I thought that might be the answer. I've been using this food for quite
> some time and as far as I know am having no problem with some of it being
> cooked. As a matter of fact, my porcupine puffer goes nuts for the
mussels.
> Anyway, I'm not really sure how they're cooked, but I'd assume they're
> probably boiled?
>
> I also thought you might have another reason though because you said those
> are the only things you don't use. However, although the description on
the
> package sounds as if only the mussels are cooked, I believe the shrimp are
> as well. After all, they're orange. All the individual frozen shrimp in
> the supermarket that says cooked is orange and the un-cooked is gray. I
> could be wrong, but I don't know of shrimp being orange without being
> cooked. My guess is that they're boiled just like the mussels.
>
> What'ya think?

I think the whole package is cooked. How it is cook, I do not know. But as
for shrimp being orange, then it is cooked. Otherwise it should be whitesh
or gray. You can you look at your own shrimp. Does it look orange when the
shell is off? Crab is another example, it whitesh or grayish.

I believed from memory, The King Marc said something about being cook by oil
then he does not put it in to the tank which will cause problem, especially
the PS (again, by memory).

CapFusion,...

[RickS]

Marc,

for the heck of it, I e-mailed Pacific Giant about the food. I received a
prompt reply from their Vice President and he was kind enough to give me his
direct # to discuss the issue.

Here's the deal:

ALL of the food in that bag is cooked. They refer to it as blanched. The
blanching is basically a boiling of the food for several seconds. This
makes it look more presentable to the average customer. Fully raw, it would
look rather unappealing. The mussels however, are boiled longer so that
they are guaranteed to be completely cooked. This is done for potential
health reasons.

He was not surprised by my use for the food since a buyer from one of his
largest retailers fed his own fish with it saying, "If it's good enough for
my fish, it's good enough for my customers!"

And, he assured me as well that as the package states, there are absolutely
zero preservatives of any kind used on the product.

Good thing is that there are not to many mussels in the bag anyway, since
you go "mussel-less".

- Rick


"Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
...
> You may be right, but I'm not going to mess with success. If this works,
and
> I'm going mussel-less. so be it. <grin>
>
> Marc
>
>
> RickS wrote:
>
> > I thought that might be the answer. I've been using this food for quite
> > some time and as far as I know am having no problem with some of it
being
> > cooked. As a matter of fact, my porcupine puffer goes nuts for the
mussels.
> > Anyway, I'm not really sure how they're cooked, but I'd assume they're
> > probably boiled?
> >
> > I also thought you might have another reason though because you said
those
> > are the only things you don't use. However, although the description on
the
> > package sounds as if only the mussels are cooked, I believe the shrimp
are
> > as well. After all, they're orange. All the individual frozen shrimp
in
> > the supermarket that says cooked is orange and the un-cooked is gray. I
> > could be wrong, but I don't know of shrimp being orange without being
> > cooked. My guess is that they're boiled just like the mussels.
> >
> > What'ya think?
> >
>
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>
>

[Marc Levenson]

Rick,

Thanks for checking up on that. Since the mussels are in shells, are you
chopping them up - shell and all - in a processor and feeding that to your tank
as well?

Blanched... I can live with that.

Marc


RickS wrote:

> Marc,
>
> for the heck of it, I e-mailed Pacific Giant about the food. I received a
> prompt reply from their Vice President and he was kind enough to give me his
> direct # to discuss the issue.
>
> Here's the deal:
>
> ALL of the food in that bag is cooked. They refer to it as blanched. The
> blanching is basically a boiling of the food for several seconds. This
> makes it look more presentable to the average customer. Fully raw, it would
> look rather unappealing. The mussels however, are boiled longer so that
> they are guaranteed to be completely cooked. This is done for potential
> health reasons.
>
> He was not surprised by my use for the food since a buyer from one of his
> largest retailers fed his own fish with it saying, "If it's good enough for
> my fish, it's good enough for my customers!"
>
> And, he assured me as well that as the package states, there are absolutely
> zero preservatives of any kind used on the product.
>
> Good thing is that there are not to many mussels in the bag anyway, since
> you go "mussel-less".
>
> - Rick
>

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[RickS]

Marc,

My food is in the identical bag as yours and the mussels are not in shells,
so I'm confused a bit on that one.

Anyway, I just defrost them along with the rest of the food in some water
for a few minutes, get under my umbrella, and throw it in to the tank
whole. I've got some pretty big fish, especially my puffers (if you'd like
to see them and my site I can e-mail you the info) and they attack
everything in that mix fiercely, swallowing most of it whole. As a matter
of fact when they're done, they're bellies look a bit uneven for a while
from all the different shapes of food! :)

Still curious on that shell question though...



"Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
...
> Rick,
>
> Thanks for checking up on that. Since the mussels are in shells, are you
> chopping them up - shell and all - in a processor and feeding that to your
tank
> as well?
>
> Blanched... I can live with that.
>
> Marc
>
>
> RickS wrote:
>
> > Marc,
> >
> > for the heck of it, I e-mailed Pacific Giant about the food. I
received a
> > prompt reply from their Vice President and he was kind enough to give me
his
> > direct # to discuss the issue.
> >
> > Here's the deal:
> >
> > ALL of the food in that bag is cooked. They refer to it as blanched.
The
> > blanching is basically a boiling of the food for several seconds. This
> > makes it look more presentable to the average customer. Fully raw, it
would
> > look rather unappealing. The mussels however, are boiled longer so that
> > they are guaranteed to be completely cooked. This is done for potential
> > health reasons.
> >
> > He was not surprised by my use for the food since a buyer from one of
his
> > largest retailers fed his own fish with it saying, "If it's good enough
for
> > my fish, it's good enough for my customers!"
> >
> > And, he assured me as well that as the package states, there are
absolutely
> > zero preservatives of any kind used on the product.
> >
> > Good thing is that there are not to many mussels in the bag anyway,
since
> > you go "mussel-less".
> >
> > - Rick
> >
>
> --
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> Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
> Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
>
>

[Marc Levenson]

It isn't mine. I rent a room to a guy named John, and it belongs to him. Sure
comes in handy for fish food production. :)

Marc


Stephen wrote:

> So how long you had that LaMachine II?
>
> Bought my mom one of those back in 1982 and it finally gave out this past
> year. That was the best one on the market IMHO......
>
> --
> Stephen

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