Make your own food cubes

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Make your own food cubes

Postby JohnL » Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:17 pm

For those of you who make your own food here's a way to make it into cubes that are easier to handle and feed to your fish.
Take some plastic egg crate (used for ceiling lights) and cut it to whatever size you'd like. I cut mine so they would fit easilly in a small zip lock bag for storage later. Lay the egg crate on cookie sheets and spoon in the food mixture. Put the whole thing in the freezer, once frozen the cubes can be popped out and stored in zip lock bags.

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Re: Make your own food cubes

Postby Andy » Mon Jun 15, 2009 6:29 pm

really good idea that john i like it 8)
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Re: Make your own food cubes

Postby callen » Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:33 pm

I really like the cube idea and once we get our fish and making the food I'll be doing that to. :fro:
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Re: Make your own food cubes

Postby dantedobe » Tue Jun 16, 2009 1:30 am

Great idea :fro:

I must give that food a go, my 2 have decided they don't like their hikari cichlid gold (which they have previously yummed down!)
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Re: Make your own food cubes

Postby Alan » Tue Jun 16, 2009 2:24 am

cool idea mate :fro:
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Re: Make your own food cubes

Postby leechurch » Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:14 am

JohnL wrote:For those of you who make your own food here's a way to make it into cubes that are easier to handle and feed to your fish.
Take some plastic egg crate (used for ceiling lights) and cut it to whatever size you'd like. I cut mine so they would fit easilly in a small zip lock bag for storage later. Lay the egg crate on cookie sheets and spoon in the food mixture. Put the whole thing in the freezer, once frozen the cubes can be popped out and stored in zip lock bags.


never seen that here in the uk
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Re: Make your own food cubes

Postby JohnL » Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:29 am

leechurch wrote:
JohnL wrote:For those of you who make your own food here's a way to make it into cubes that are easier to handle and feed to your fish.
Take some plastic egg crate (used for ceiling lights) and cut it to whatever size you'd like. I cut mine so they would fit easily in a small zip lock bag for storage later. Lay the egg crate on cookie sheets and spoon in the food mixture. Put the whole thing in the freezer, once frozen the cubes can be popped out and stored in zip lock bags.


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Re: Make your own food cubes

Postby leechurch » Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:38 am

JohnL wrote:
leechurch wrote:
JohnL wrote:For those of you who make your own food here's a way to make it into cubes that are easier to handle and feed to your fish.
Take some plastic egg crate (used for ceiling lights) and cut it to whatever size you'd like. I cut mine so they would fit easily in a small zip lock bag for storage later. Lay the egg crate on cookie sheets and spoon in the food mixture. Put the whole thing in the freezer, once frozen the cubes can be popped out and stored in zip lock bags.


never seen that here in the uk


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Re: Make your own food cubes

Postby Ezekial » Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:26 am

Great idea John. I'll have to try that when I make my next batch.
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Re: Make your own food cubes

Postby callen » Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:39 am

leechurch wrote:those white square things


That is what we call egg crates here in the US. We buy them at the hardware store.
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Re: Make your own food cubes

Postby JohnL » Tue Jun 16, 2009 3:35 pm

leechurch wrote:those white square things


Here in states they are used for lights that are installed in drop ceilings they are available in 2'x4' sheets and run about 6 or 7 dollars at the local home goods stores.

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Re: Make your own food cubes

Postby amyabe2001 » Tue Jun 16, 2009 3:53 pm

Hi
Cool idea.. I have never made homemade fish food before. :)
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Re: Make your own food cubes

Postby leechurch » Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:53 am

callen wrote:
leechurch wrote:those white square things


That is what we call egg crates here in the US. We buy them at the hardware store.


na we dont get them here in the uk just eggs in cardboard boxes you could do a rip roaring trade in sell those you would have to eat a hell lota eggs though lol
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Re: Make your own food cubes

Postby twitchey93 » Wed Apr 27, 2011 1:21 am

So an O will eat froozen food? Would it not melt after a few seconds in the tank and just gunk up your tank? Sorry never have heard o making you own food?
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Re: Make your own food cubes

Postby JohnL » Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:03 am

Yes they will eat frozen food. With my O's the foods not in there long enough for it to gunk up the tank. The great thing about making your own is you can get your O to eat veggies it's also less expensive.
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