Making blender mush

[Meredith]

I got a bag of assorted raw frozen sea things. Shrimp, octopus, clams, I don't remember exactly what. (its all unseasoned, no added anything) Anyway, I decided to try and blend it all up, I added some nori also, and I fed a little bit of what was left over in the blender and it seemed really messy in the tank. Like a lot of it just blew around. Did I blend it up too much? Is it even ok to feed this stuff? If it is ok, can I throw in a chunk of the stuff frozen, or should I thaw it first?

 

[fishfreek]

Remember this stuff is pure food so a little bit goes a LONG way. For example I feed two tanks with a 1/2" square chunk thats been thawed and mixed in an 8oz cup of saltwater. Is the stuf totally liquified or are thre small chunks of fleshy stuff?

 

[Meredith]

There are some small chunks, perhaps I should have strained it before I put it in the freezer.

 

[Hara]

no, do not strain it. Just make sure that you have blended it enough where the chunks are quite small. As was mentioned, a little goes a LONG way. Be sure to monitor your nitrate levels a little more often until you get a handle on feeding this stuff. They can skyrocket when overdoing the blender mush.

 

[Meredith]

Will do! I can see how it would be VERY easy to overfeed this stuff. Thanks

 

[Brenden]

I plan on having coral, anemone, etc. later on but since I currently do not would it be better for me to chop it up really fine with a knife so I will not get the extremely small semi liquid that will just rot in my tank?

 

[Hara]

to be honest, if you dont have corals, I would stick to just regular fish foods, mysis, enriched brine, flake etc.

 

[electrikat]

Don't forget the vitamins and fresh garlic.

 

[Meredith]

if you dont have corals, I would stick to just regular fish foods, mysis, enriched brine, flake etc

That is probably what I should do. I just wanted to give them something fresh. All I have is flakes at the moment, and they seem to enjoy the fresh fish. I guess I should save it for a treat type thing?

 

[haus]

Don't forget the vitamins and fresh garlic.

When you talk about feeding garlic to the fish, is that a special garlic that you buy at the lfs or garlic that I buy at the supermarket??

 

[fishfreek]

Either or. If you feel more comfortable using LFS garlic additives then they will be fine. I have used pure galic juice that has been extracted from whole cloves. If your going to blend it all up I dont see any reason why you couldnt just drop a few whole cloves in the blender at the start aswell.

 

[ellisz]

I just buy the cloves. Peel the skin off an throw it in the blender. If you can find a place to cut you a break on the fresh seafood, it is a lot cheaper than buyer LFS food. I had a guy once just throw a shrimp, cod and scallops into a small container and charge me the cheapest price per lb. Only happened once though

I always love going up and telling them I want 2 shrimp 3-4 scallops and a small piece of white fish. Get some weird looks sometimes.

 

[electrikat]

I use the fresh whole garlic, marine zoe, shrimp, scallops, nori seaweed, romaine lettuce, and add a few crumbles of granular fish food. Blend it good adding tank water to thin it and freeze it flat in a plastic lid then break it into 4 X 4 chunks and put it into baggies.

 

[ellisz]

I put nori and zoe in mine as well.

 

[fishfreek]

Ellisz makes a good point. A little of the raw ingredants goes a long way.