DIY Fish Pellets - MFK Style!

[JML1997]

Nice! How bad do they smell?

 

[MonsterPeacock]

Nice! How bad do they smell?

They actually smell pretty good, and according to my 12 yr old son don't taste too bad either, he said they taste mostly of shrimp and garlic. My Black lab loves them too!

 

[JML1997]

They actually smell pretty good, and according to my 12 yr old son don't taste too bad either, he said they taste mostly of shrimp and garlic. My Black lab loves them too!

Lol! I think i'll give'em a try. Do the bottoms burn? Are the vitamins necessary? What's there function?

 

[MonsterPeacock]

Lol! I think i'll give'em a try. Do the bottoms burn? Are the vitamins necessary? What's there function?

No problems with burning, didn't need to use anything to keep them from sticking either because of the fish oil that was in the mix so it made cooking them really easy. I feed them to my monster fish, peacock bass, arrows, knifes and other 13" plus fish I have.

 

[jadedreams]

Very cool, may have to try that. Do your fish seem to like them pretty well?

 

[fwprawn]

Fantastic - how long do they last? Do they spoil? Do you store them at room temp? And yes, show us a video of the fish eating them, please!

 

[Psylant]

I would imagine that cooking the fish/shrimp loses a lot of usable protein nutrition. Have you tried a dehydration approach? I think it might keep more of the proteins intact that way without denaturing them.

 

[sashimimaster]

I do something like that but not into pellets. I blend tilapia, shrimp, massivore, algae tabs, fresh garlic, krill and hikari sticks into a paste. Add unflavored gelatin and refrigerate. cut it up into sticks and freeze. When I feed I take one one stick defrost it in water and toss.

So my question is why the flour? Fish normally don't get much carbs in their diet. I know to hold it together for baking but do you really need it?

 

[fwprawn]

update on our questions ?

 

[MonsterPeacock]

Very cool, may have to try that. Do your fish seem to like them pretty well?

They crush them

Fantastic - how long do they last? Do they spoil? Do you store them at room temp? And yes, show us a video of the fish eating them, please!

I store mine in bins in my garage. they'll last 6-8 months but I only make about two months worth at a time.

I would imagine that cooking the fish/shrimp loses a lot of usable protein nutrition. Have you tried a dehydration approach? . Since ours is already sitting on a DA's desk, it was reported anyway, regardless of what ss reported...approach? I think it might keep more of the proteins intact that way without denaturing them.

I'd recommend sun drying or a dehydration method over baking. That way the food doesn't lose any nutritional value. I've done all three, the plus to baking is faster and you turn around more in a short time.

I do something like that but not into pellets. I blend tilapia, shrimp, massivore, algae tabs, fresh garlic, krill and hikari sticks into a paste. Add unflavored gelatin and refrigerate. cut it up into sticks and freeze. When I feed I take one one stick defrost it in water and toss.

So my question is why the flour? Fish normally don't get much carbs in their diet. I know to hold it together for baking but do you really need it?

Flour act's more as the glue and isn't bad for your fish at all. If you look at most fish foods on the self they all have flour, rice etc in them that fish normally wouldn't eat in the wild.

I also do a DIY gelatin fish food as you described, however those are more for "treats" for my monsters.

update on our questions ?

Good call, done, done & done