Selfmix Food Recipes

[silver_tang]

Hi all. I think alot of our reefer here like to make their own selfmix food to feed their fishes. Any bros n sis here would like to share their recipes?

[gerald28]

2 pk brine 1pkt mysis and then some krills and garlic guard for mine !

morning pellets thou

[FuEl]

Market prawns, squid (remove the head due to the ink), mussels. Blend and drain the nutrient rich water through stocking or other mesh. If not your water will turn cloudy when feeding such food. Then store in the freezer.

[prec]

mussels, squids, prawns, mysis, cyclopezee, brine shrimp, crab meat, garlic extreme, selcon.

[acidjazz]

i use prawn meat, sotongs, clams and a lot of garlic.

[sunny03]

mussels, squids, prawns, mysis, cyclopezee, brine shrimp, crab meat, garlic extreme, selcon.

selcon

bro where u got it ?

[Maxstar81]

May i ask .... what is the garlic for ???

Pardon my ignorance.

[hondaker]

garlic is to entice the fishes into eating the food

they come in liquid form, usually sold at LFS

[somebody]

but bros... why do you all selfmix? is it much better? then just giving pellet? =)

[prec]

selcon

bro where u got it ?

kent marine bro...

[woverine]

Garlic is another of the alternative treatments for Cryptocaryon /itch.

Emmm it does enhance feeding for new fish

[jewelking]

garlic is to entice the fishes into eating the food

they come in liquid form, usually sold at LFS

hmm.. don't think the primary purpose of the garlic is to entice the flavour.

Garlic is used primary for the enhancement of immune system for the fishes.

However, not all fishes will consume fresh chopped garlic. So, you can also get those Garlic socking solution sold in LFS. Soak the fish food stuff in the garlic solution for around 10min and then feed.

As for my fishes, i use finely chopped fresh garlic and mixed with mysis or brine shrimp, together with seaweed.

[cityofangels]

This is an interesting read which I got off Reefkeeping Magazine.

Garlic: What has been studied Vs. What has been claimed