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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Maize-N-Blue-D on October 04, 2013, 01:11:35 PM

Title: Speaking of Fish food ! What do you do with the "crumbled" leftovers ???
Post by: Maize-N-Blue-D on October 04, 2013, 01:11:35 PM: I didn't want to add this onto the other post so I started a new one...

What are you supposed to do with all the "crumbled" flakes that remain after you have depleated all the larger flakes while feeding your fish?

These "crumbled" flakes are too small and just get suspended in the tank.

I have (2) plastic bins from Wet Thumb with about 25% of the flakes that are now "crumbled"
Title: Re: Speaking of Fish food ! What do you do with the "crumbled" leftovers ???
Post by: four_by_ken on October 04, 2013, 01:16:22 PM: Fry food
Title: Re: Speaking of Fish food ! What do you do with the "crumbled" leftovers ???
Post by: tugboat on October 04, 2013, 01:19:33 PM: Thats what I use it for as well, I have heard of people compressing it into cubes also and using it that way.
Title: Re: Speaking of Fish food ! What do you do with the "crumbled" leftovers ???
Post by: jcunningham0295 on October 04, 2013, 01:32:08 PM: I use it for fry food, works out great.
Title: Re: Speaking of Fish food ! What do you do with the "crumbled" leftovers ???
Post by: Maize-N-Blue-D on October 04, 2013, 01:33:17 PM: But I have only Male Show tanks.... ???

So that is how one gets sucked into the breeding thing !

But "honey" I have all this extra crumbled food left over, Hey I know, I could get more tanks and start breeding....

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Title: Re: Speaking of Fish food ! What do you do with the "crumbled" leftovers ???
Post by: Ron on October 05, 2013, 08:01:22 AM: Fry indeed.

I've tried on two occassions compressing it back into larger pieces and it was an utter mess both inside and outside the tank.
Title: Re: Speaking of Fish food ! What do you do with the "crumbled" leftovers ???
Post by: Regalblue on October 05, 2013, 09:13:53 PM: Quote from: Ron on October 05, 2013, 08:01:22 AM
I've tried on two occassions compressing it back into larger pieces and it was an utter mess both inside and outside the tank.
Did you use any gelatin?
Title: Re: Speaking of Fish food ! What do you do with the "crumbled" leftovers ???
Post by: LoveTheFishies on October 05, 2013, 09:17:03 PM: Quote from: Regalblue on October 05, 2013, 09:13:53 PM
Quote from: Ron on October 05, 2013, 08:01:22 AM
I've tried on two occassions compressing it back into larger pieces and it was an utter mess both inside and outside the tank.
Did you use any gelatin?

I was wondering if there was anyway you could wet the food, spread it out, and make pellets.
Title: Re: Speaking of Fish food ! What do you do with the "crumbled" leftovers ???
Post by: Regalblue on October 05, 2013, 09:36:21 PM: IMO if you're going to try to reuse it to make more food, it should be used in some sort of gelatin formula.
Title: Re: Speaking of Fish food ! What do you do with the "crumbled" leftovers ???
Post by: Ron on October 05, 2013, 09:42:14 PM: Quote from: Regalblue on October 05, 2013, 09:13:53 PM
Quote from: Ron on October 05, 2013, 08:01:22 AM
I've tried on two occassions compressing it back into larger pieces and it was an utter mess both inside and outside the tank.
Did you use any gelatin?
Nope, and that was perhaps a large part of the problem!

Gelatin just seems like a filler though and I wasn't sure how healthy it'd be for the fish, thus I didn't use it.
Title: Re: Speaking of Fish food ! What do you do with the "crumbled" leftovers ???
Post by: Regalblue on October 05, 2013, 09:45:22 PM: Quote from: Ron on October 05, 2013, 09:42:14 PM
Quote from: Regalblue on October 05, 2013, 09:13:53 PM
Quote from: Ron on October 05, 2013, 08:01:22 AM
I've tried on two occassions compressing it back into larger pieces and it was an utter mess both inside and outside the tank.
Did you use any gelatin?
Nope, and that was perhaps a large part of the problem!

Gelatin just seems like a filler though and I wasn't sure how healthy it'd be for the fish, thus I didn't use it.
I agree, I think you just have to use a minimal amount.
Title: Re: Speaking of Fish food ! What do you do with the "crumbled" leftovers ???
Post by: LoveTheFishies on October 05, 2013, 10:41:41 PM: So its not true that "theres always room for jello"?
Title: Re: Speaking of Fish food ! What do you do with the "crumbled" leftovers ???
Post by: Ogre44 on October 06, 2013, 08:04:31 AM: Isn't gelatin, at least the higher quality stuff, made from animal protein?
Title: Re: Speaking of Fish food ! What do you do with the "crumbled" leftovers ???
Post by: Regalblue on October 06, 2013, 02:55:30 PM: Quote from: Ogre44 on October 06, 2013, 08:04:31 AM
Isn't gelatin, at least the higher quality stuff, made from animal protein?
No idea
Quote from: LoveTheFishies on October 05, 2013, 10:41:41 PM
So its not true that "theres always room for jello"?
Lol!
Title: Re: Speaking of Fish food ! What do you do with the "crumbled" leftovers ???
Post by: LoveTheFishies on October 06, 2013, 03:03:54 PM: Quote from: Ogre44 on October 06, 2013, 08:04:31 AM
Isn't gelatin, at least the higher quality stuff, made from animal protein?

Yes it is made from animal source. Like cartilage.

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