making your own flake food

Ringo · 06-01-2006, 08:47 PM

is it possible to make your own flake food?
i was thinking this:
boiling carrots, cooking peas, some cucumber, and some zukes.
and taking all of these ingredients and put it in a blender or soething and get it ground up, squeeze as much juice a possible from it, flatten it out
and then bake it. would this work? or is there anything else that i can make, similar to the ingredients? thanks

and oh yah.. where is the nutrition section of the site? (is there one)

darkfalz · 06-02-2006, 07:00 AM

I think store bought flakes would be much cheaper!

**TheOldSalt** · 06-02-2006, 07:18 AM

We don't have a nutrition section anymore.

Making flakefood is a real pain. It's doable, but not worth the effort & waste.

Ringo · 06-02-2006, 09:23 AM

i must say this has been one encouraging thread!!! :')

why is there no nutrition section anymore? thats a pretty important part of the fishes life is there diet.

i am gonna try and make pea flakes, and i didnt ask of how hard/pain it is to make them, i was wondering how to make them.
i am shelling a cup of peas right now (taking forever) and i am gonna mince em, flatten' em, bake em. (hopefully it works)

mousey · 06-02-2006, 11:53 AM

the only problem I can see with making your own flakes is the adding of vitamins. Can you do that?
Reading a can of flakes indicates there are also other elements besides just veggies.
I make my own dog treats so I know that it takes a while too to find something the critter will actaully eat especially after they get used to the taste of bought food.

Ringo · 06-02-2006, 02:24 PM

vitamins? i though that the vitamins came with the vegetables, that must just be me though. lol

so do i bake em?

garfieldnfish · 06-02-2006, 07:11 PM

No one is answering that because no one does it.
It's too much work, not cost effective and the store bought food works well for the fish.

06-01-2006, 08:47 PM	#1
Ringo I'm just a Twig Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Sticks Age: 16 Posts: 965	making your own flake food is it possible to make your own flake food? i was thinking this: boiling carrots, cooking peas, some cucumber, and some zukes. and taking all of these ingredients and put it in a blender or soething and get it ground up, squeeze as much juice a possible from it, flatten it out and then bake it. would this work? or is there anything else that i can make, similar to the ingredients? thanks and oh yah.. where is the nutrition section of the site? (is there one)

06-02-2006, 07:00 AM	#2
darkfalz Vishy vishies! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Australia Age: 29 Posts: 481	I think store bought flakes would be much cheaper! __________________ 40L - 1 opaline gourami 160L planted - 8 harlequin rasboras, 6 tiger barbs, 2 swordtails, 1 bristlenose pleco

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06-02-2006, 07:18 AM	#3
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,361	We don't have a nutrition section anymore. Making flakefood is a real pain. It's doable, but not worth the effort & waste.

06-02-2006, 09:23 AM	#4
Ringo I'm just a Twig Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Sticks Age: 16 Posts: 965	i must say this has been one encouraging thread!!! :') why is there no nutrition section anymore? thats a pretty important part of the fishes life is there diet. i am gonna try and make pea flakes, and i didnt ask of how hard/pain it is to make them, i was wondering how to make them. i am shelling a cup of peas right now (taking forever) and i am gonna mince em, flatten' em, bake em. (hopefully it works)

06-02-2006, 11:53 AM	#5
mousey Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 810	the only problem I can see with making your own flakes is the adding of vitamins. Can you do that? Reading a can of flakes indicates there are also other elements besides just veggies. I make my own dog treats so I know that it takes a while too to find something the critter will actaully eat especially after they get used to the taste of bought food.

06-02-2006, 02:24 PM	#6
Ringo I'm just a Twig Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Sticks Age: 16 Posts: 965	vitamins? i though that the vitamins came with the vegetables, that must just be me though. lol so do i bake em?

06-02-2006, 07:11 PM	#7
garfieldnfish Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 661	No one is answering that because no one does it. It's too much work, not cost effective and the store bought food works well for the fish.

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