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Mixing feed

Started by Guest_Dan Johnson_* , Mar 22 2013 08:40 AM

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#1 Guest_Dan Johnson_*

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Posted 22 March 2013 - 08:40 AM

I have recently been making my own feed for my crayfish. I want to up their carotenoid intake, so I'm mixing 2/3 omega one veggie rounds with 1/3 spirulina. I use a mortar and pestle to grind everything up, mix with water and then dry. My problem is the grinding is rather time consuming. I'm curious if anyone has any thoughts on a more efficient way to do this.

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#2 Guest_gzeiger_*

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Posted 22 March 2013 - 09:34 AM

What's the purpose of grinding it up rather than just feeding a mix, or feeding each food on alternate days?

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#3 Guest_michifish_*

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Posted 22 March 2013 - 09:40 AM

blender

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#4 Guest_Dan Johnson_*

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Posted 22 March 2013 - 09:46 AM

I have alternated spirulina one day and veggie rounds, another. But pure spirulina is not particularly appetizing to crayfish. Some will eat it but others won't.

I have tried a blender, but it didn't work very well: Messy and after a long time of blending, large spirulina chunks still remained. I blended with water. Perhaps blending dry might work?

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#5 Guest_UncleWillie_*

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Posted 22 March 2013 - 11:37 AM

Blending dry could work. But that seems messy. I know you said the crayfish don't like strictly spirulina, but I had a similar issue when trying to train certain fish to eat certain foods. I ended up just putting veggie flakes/pellets in the same container as the meaty flakes/pellets. After some time, the vegetable based foods took on the 'flavor' of the meaty foods. Just a thought...

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#6 Guest_jakemyster44_*

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Posted 22 March 2013 - 11:41 AM

Back when I had a feeder cockroach colony, I made their feed in a small food processor. It was more than capable of powdering large breed dog food and other ingredients. There were no liquids added.

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#7 Guest_Subrosa_*

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Posted 23 March 2013 - 06:00 AM

I would suggest a small electric coffee/spice grinder.

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#8 Guest_Skipjack_*

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Posted 23 March 2013 - 07:56 AM

Coffee grinder is a good idea. A good quality ziplock bag and a rolling pin may work in a pinch.

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#9 Guest_Dan Johnson_*

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Posted 24 March 2013 - 03:11 PM

I found that using a blender dry works great. I get everything ground up dry, then I add water and blend for the final mix.

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#10 Guest_Skipjack_*

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Posted 24 March 2013 - 03:35 PM

I found that using a blender dry works great. I get everything ground up dry, then I add water and blend for the final mix.

Plus an angry wife! At least that's how it is in my house.

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#11 Guest_Auban_*

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Posted 25 March 2013 - 03:54 AM

magic bullet. the small cup keeps everything close so it circulates well while being blended. i use it for just about everything now.

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#12 Guest_Dan Johnson_*

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Posted 25 March 2013 - 10:28 AM

I have another question now that I have the mixing figured out.

I'm now having some issues with drying the mx fast enough. I put the mix on styrofoam plates and use a fan on them to dry. But after nearly two days the bottom part farthest from the air is still not dry. I'm wondering if drying in the oven at may 150F might be a reasonable solution. Any thoughts?