Blender Mush, Whats your recipie? - Page 2 - Aquarium Advice

cmor1701d · 05-03-2008, 02:15 PM

I use Garlic Xtreme the liquid form sold at the lfs or online retailers. It's really only the garlic oil (Allium Sativum Extract) that you need.

m3drver · 05-03-2008, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by cmor1701d

I use Garlic Xtreme the liquid form sold at the lfs or online retailers. It's really only the garlic oil (Allium Sativum Extract) that you need.

Ok I see now.. I just had this image of the fish picking at the bits of garlic...

So you just lace the food with a few drops of the Xtreme Garlic and you're good to go. Thanks for all the info Cmor( and everyone else too).

I fed the tank with the mush I made today. the fish and inverts seemed to love it. but I soon found out that its pretty easy to over feed the tank

. A small pinch goes a LONG way.

Wizzard~Of~Ozz · 05-03-2008, 11:22 PM

Sorry, forgot about that. I used 2 cloves of fresh garlic. And the fish do pick at (and enjoy) little pieces of garlic.

vietcu · 05-03-2008, 11:39 PM

How do you guys know what they eat and what they don't? When I pureed my food, everything looks the same (except for the carrot and broccoli that I added). And I use one of those hand blender to make sure the end product isn't that mushy, which turned out to be a really good consistency. Once everything went into the tank, I can't tell the difference between a piece of shrimp or a piece of squid. For those that can, you guys must know something that I don't

. Because whatever my fishes don't eat, my clean up crew took care of.

**lando** · 05-04-2008, 09:31 AM

I now take the easy route and let someone else make my blender mush for me. I recently stumbled across Rod's Food as a freebee from the LFS. I love the stuff and so do my fish and corals. No mess, no smell. Rod's Food - The Complete Reef Food

cmor1701d · 05-04-2008, 10:35 AM

The ingredients in Rod's Food are hard to beat. How is it packaged, flat; cubes?
What's the cost of the food (per pound?)?

I found a semi-local lfs (the place I got my set up from) that carries it. I'm going to head over there today and get some to try it out. Sure beats making my own if it's as good as I hear and reasonably priced (fresh seafood is expensive)!

fijiwigi · 05-04-2008, 12:39 PM

That was an awesome response cmor1701d very helpfull.(The first post) I think I am going to print that one off and take it with me to the grocery store. Thanks

cmor1701d · 05-04-2008, 03:37 PM

Thank you, but I can't take the credit for other people's work. All I did was post Reeflady's recipe with a few of my own comments.

I just bought a flat pack of Rod's Food. I'm going to try it tonight. At $20 for a 6 oz flat pack I think I will continue to make own in the future.

**lando** · 05-04-2008, 05:21 PM

It comes packaged flat in an 8x6 zip top bag (similar to other flat-packed frozen fish food). There is no unit weight listed on the package. Retail is $19.99. I do know it also comes in a smaller flat package.

m3drver · 05-04-2008, 11:16 PM

I was just about to go out to a LFS to find some of that Rods food.

Cmor, where in Jersey did you find it? Rods food website list only two locations in Jersey which aren't all that close to me.

05-03-2008, 02:15 PM	#11 (permalink)
cmor1701d Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 2,778 Images: 43	I use Garlic Xtreme the liquid form sold at the lfs or online retailers. It's really only the garlic oil (Allium Sativum Extract) that you need. __________________ Click here to Vote for Aquarium Advice on AquaRank . Vote EVERY day! Click Here for a list of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations. ____ Cmor

05-03-2008, 11:22 PM	#13 (permalink)
Wizzard~Of~Ozz Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,009 Images: 2	Sorry, forgot about that. I used 2 cloves of fresh garlic. And the fish do pick at (and enjoy) little pieces of garlic. __________________ 120 Gal SW, 150lbs Prem. Fiji, 23Gal Sump, 2x250w 15K MH, 4x65w Actinic 3 x Halichoeres Chrysus (1 surfed), 3 x Nemateleotris magnifica, 1 x Centropyge bicolor, 2 x Scarlet Hermits, 6 x Zebra Hermits, 40 x Astrea Snails, 6 x Nassarius Snails, 3 x Cerith Snails

05-04-2008, 09:31 AM	#15 (permalink)
lando Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Savage, MN Posts: 7,581 Images: 46	I now take the easy route and let someone else make my blender mush for me. I recently stumbled across Rod's Food as a freebee from the LFS. I love the stuff and so do my fish and corals. No mess, no smell. Rod's Food - The Complete Reef Food __________________ Some people are like slinkies...they serve no real purpose yet can still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs! Have a great day! Brian

05-04-2008, 10:35 AM	#16 (permalink)
cmor1701d Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 2,778 Images: 43	The ingredients in Rod's Food are hard to beat. How is it packaged, flat; cubes? What's the cost of the food (per pound?)? I found a semi-local lfs (the place I got my set up from) that carries it. I'm going to head over there today and get some to try it out. Sure beats making my own if it's as good as I hear and reasonably priced (fresh seafood is expensive)! __________________ Click here to Vote for Aquarium Advice on AquaRank . Vote EVERY day! Click Here for a list of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations. ____ Cmor

05-04-2008, 12:39 PM	#17 (permalink)
fijiwigi Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Yakima, Washington Posts: 822 Images: 7	That was an awesome response cmor1701d very helpfull.(The first post) I think I am going to print that one off and take it with me to the grocery store. Thanks __________________ {I am excited to create my personal mini-ocean with the much needed help From AquariumAdvice.com} S.D.M.F -FijiWigi-

05-03-2008, 11:39 PM	#14 (permalink)
vietcu Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Akron, Ohio Posts: 60	How do you guys know what they eat and what they don't? When I pureed my food, everything looks the same (except for the carrot and broccoli that I added). And I use one of those hand blender to make sure the end product isn't that mushy, which turned out to be a really good consistency. Once everything went into the tank, I can't tell the difference between a piece of shrimp or a piece of squid. For those that can, you guys must know something that I don't . Because whatever my fishes don't eat, my clean up crew took care of.

05-04-2008, 03:37 PM	#18 (permalink)
cmor1701d Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 2,778 Images: 43	Thank you, but I can't take the credit for other people's work. All I did was post Reeflady's recipe with a few of my own comments. I just bought a flat pack of Rod's Food. I'm going to try it tonight. At $20 for a 6 oz flat pack I think I will continue to make own in the future. __________________ Click here to Vote for Aquarium Advice on AquaRank . Vote EVERY day! Click Here for a list of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations. ____ Cmor

05-04-2008, 05:21 PM	#19 (permalink)
lando Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Savage, MN Posts: 7,581 Images: 46	It comes packaged flat in an 8x6 zip top bag (similar to other flat-packed frozen fish food). There is no unit weight listed on the package. Retail is $19.99. I do know it also comes in a smaller flat package. __________________ Some people are like slinkies...they serve no real purpose yet can still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs! Have a great day! Brian

05-04-2008, 11:16 PM	#20 (permalink)
m3drver Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Middletown, NJ Posts: 65 Images: 10	I was just about to go out to a LFS to find some of that Rods food. Cmor, where in Jersey did you find it? Rods food website list only two locations in Jersey which aren't all that close to me. __________________ Mike

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