how i make my b/h mix

it's pretty easy freezing it in the bags....and it doesn't take up much space in my very small and over stocked freezer...lol

i only feeze it at about a half a cm thick so it's not hard to cut once fozen.

how much did it all cost....?
well the fresh ingredients cost me about $30 - $40 and the dry foods cost about another say $15.... so about $35 to $40. but remember that i could have got cheaper ingredients but i chose to spend a little more and get the very best quality ingredients i can find. at takes me about an hour or so to make from start to end. it's just a matter of taking your time trimming the fat off everything, them grushing some dry foods, cooking the veges, then throwing everything through the grinder a couple of times....oh and a hell of a lot of arm work turning the handle (my arm was killing me by the end of it!!!)

i think for the amount of food you get and the quality of food you get it is well worth it. there is no way i would feed my fish the premade frozen b/h from the lfs. you don't know what is in it.
and i did a fair bit of research into discus diet requirements before i made my recipe. i read articles from all around the world and got the best bits from all of them and combined them into my recipe.

anyway, it's not perfect but it works for me.

cheers

you can find cheap plastic grinders in the bargin shops I found one for $6 and it doese the job quite well

i would never feed my fish anything but B/H

(except for variety)

its thier staple diet and they are growing like little barstards

dont take me wrong way . I think is a grate idea .. u pay up to 6$ for a 100g of pre made b/h so u get a lot more food for the money u pay and u know whats in it ... can u send me a pm of ALL the dry foods u use please .... if its not a problem... thanks matt ... and good work... and where did u get the coloulr stuff as well...

the colour stuff spoken about is found also in crabs prawns spinich carrots red pepper spirulia and some other alge that i can't remember

also found in most seafood and animals that eat plankton or animals who eat plankton in small amounts

concentration levels arn't that high except for spirulina which is very good high in caratone.

remember the best colours will come from a varied healthy diet with quality water.

can this be feed to other fish as well ?? or Discus only

why is beef heart the main ingredient? cant u use anything else

beef heart used to be supplied in the early stages of discus keeping on its own

they used this product instaed of blood worms which they would collect from sewarage outlets in indusrtial estates

it is high in proten and promotes great growth, it is lacking in many estenial items including items needed in the formation of pigment cells, breeding, deaiese prevention and general well being

it is a great base for your food supply though

the other ingredients are all used as top ups hence the reason you get some many different diets :wink:

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Originally Posted by kalebjarrod

beef heart used to be supplied in the early stages of discus keeping on its own

they used this product instaed of blood worms which they would collect from sewarage outlets in indusrtial estates

it is high in proten and promotes great growth, it is lacking in many estenial items including items needed in the formation of pigment cells, breeding, deaiese prevention and general well being

it is a great base for your food supply though

the other ingredients are all used as top ups hence the reason you get some many different diets :wink:

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spot on....

True, and I'm just old enough to remember the stinking tubifex worms we used to feed back then. Keeping your fish (usually only browns) healthy and growing was difficult enough - let alone trying to breed and raise fry. We have so much variety in good quality foods today.

do you serisouly remember the those times?

i am gonna be your toy boy arn't I 8)