Feeding Formula 1

Ismellikefish · 08/07/2007, 03:38 PM

How the heck are you supposed to feed with this stuff????

It is like a jelly cube.
Do you try and dice it up and put the chunks in the tank?
Mash it?
Fry it?
Bake it?
Grill it?

If someone would be so kind to point me in the right direction with this stuff.

Thanks in advance

Kannin · 08/07/2007, 03:44 PM

dice it into little tiny bite size pieces

cloak · 08/07/2007, 03:48 PM

Agree with above.

Roy G. Biv · 08/07/2007, 04:17 PM

There is plastic mesh neting made for algea clips. I put it in there.

barrman · 08/07/2007, 05:57 PM

i usually break off a chunk into a cup with a small amount of tank water to defrost it. once it's defrosted, i mash it up a bit to break up some of the bigger pieces, then feed it to my fish with a large dropper.

serum153 · 08/07/2007, 06:22 PM

My fish hate the frozen version of it, but they love the flake...I feed frozen mysis with flakes of formula 1 & 2.

gabe3d · 08/07/2007, 07:29 PM

I've been feeding it for my fish for over 4 years and it seems that recently they changed the recipe and now it is very mushy (not sure about this, just from observation). Initially, i thought i got a bad batch but the past 4 i bought are all like that. What works for me is to crush it when it is semi frozen, it will maintain some structure and be more jelly like, then i feed it to my fish. Sometimes i just let it completely thaw out in the refrigerator and feed it to them, then the consistency is like that of PVC glue. Regardless of the way it is, it seems to hold together even when in the water and you'll fish will probably eat it before it dilutes itself in the water.

HTH

fsn77 · 08/07/2007, 07:35 PM

I asked this a few weeks ago and it was suggested that I try putting it through a garlic press. I've been doing that and it works well. I usually have to put it through twice to get it to a consistancy that I like.

virginiadiver69 · 08/07/2007, 07:38 PM

I just started using formula 2 and I thought I had a bad batch.

LPCHPC · 08/08/2007, 09:02 AM

i thought my batch was bad too!! in the past the cubes would mash up real nice under your thumb in some tank water. now, it's like a rubber eraser!!!

gregg@AMS · 08/08/2007, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by LPCHPC
i thought my batch was bad too!! in the past the cubes would mash up real nice under your thumb in some tank water. now, it's like a rubber eraser!!!

if its like that, chances are it thawed and was then re-frozen. the form. foods have a gel binder in them, and usually 5 seconds in a microwave or a few minutes in luke-warm water is enough to break it up nicely, but if it has thawed (and lost moisture), it will become like rubber.

Travis L. Stevens · 08/08/2007, 09:40 AM

FWIW, I fed one cube and threw the flat away. I don't like the gel-based frozen foods.

08/07/2007, 03:38 PM	#1
Ismellikefish Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 271	Feeding Formula 1 How the heck are you supposed to feed with this stuff???? It is like a jelly cube. Do you try and dice it up and put the chunks in the tank? Mash it? Fry it? Bake it? Grill it? If someone would be so kind to point me in the right direction with this stuff. Thanks in advance

08/07/2007, 03:44 PM	#2
Kannin Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fall City, WA Posts: 1,538	dice it into little tiny bite size pieces __________________ I used to target feed mojanos... until I found out that they weren't baby bubble tips.

08/07/2007, 07:38 PM	#9
virginiadiver69 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Va. Posts: 4,400	I just started using formula 2 and I thought I had a bad batch. __________________ Semi-aggressive mixed reef w/ shallow sand bed 96x30x27 310gal custom acrylic w/ ext. "fail safe" overflow 125gal sump/cryptic fuge w/ 6" DSB 3 400w Plus Rite 20k MH in Lumembrights 2 250w Plus Rite 20k MH in spider reflectors VHO actinic supplementation 2 Tunze wave boxes 2 Tunze 6060 in Tunze Rocks 2 Tunze 6125 Reeflo 250 skimmer Hammerhead return on OM 4 way Aqua controller lll Leviton power panel Deltec Eco-Cooler Randy's Two part 6.5 kw generator

08/08/2007, 09:40 AM	#12
Travis L. Stevens Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Perry, OK Posts: 13,946	FWIW, I fed one cube and threw the flat away. I don't like the gel-based frozen foods. __________________ Travis Stevens Current Tank Info: Restarting 28g Bowfront

08/07/2007, 03:48 PM	#3
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Agree with above.

08/07/2007, 04:17 PM	#4
Roy G. Biv Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,646	There is plastic mesh neting made for algea clips. I put it in there.

08/07/2007, 05:57 PM	#5
barrman Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 42	i usually break off a chunk into a cup with a small amount of tank water to defrost it. once it's defrosted, i mash it up a bit to break up some of the bigger pieces, then feed it to my fish with a large dropper.

08/07/2007, 06:22 PM	#6
serum153 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Reno Posts: 584	My fish hate the frozen version of it, but they love the flake...I feed frozen mysis with flakes of formula 1 & 2.

08/07/2007, 07:29 PM	#7
gabe3d Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Elk Grove/Sunnyvale/Shibuya Posts: 1,605	I've been feeding it for my fish for over 4 years and it seems that recently they changed the recipe and now it is very mushy (not sure about this, just from observation). Initially, i thought i got a bad batch but the past 4 i bought are all like that. What works for me is to crush it when it is semi frozen, it will maintain some structure and be more jelly like, then i feed it to my fish. Sometimes i just let it completely thaw out in the refrigerator and feed it to them, then the consistency is like that of PVC glue. Regardless of the way it is, it seems to hold together even when in the water and you'll fish will probably eat it before it dilutes itself in the water. HTH

08/07/2007, 07:35 PM	#8
fsn77 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: SC Posts: 777	I asked this a few weeks ago and it was suggested that I try putting it through a garlic press. I've been doing that and it works well. I usually have to put it through twice to get it to a consistancy that I like.

08/08/2007, 09:02 AM	#10
LPCHPC Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 129	i thought my batch was bad too!! in the past the cubes would mash up real nice under your thumb in some tank water. now, it's like a rubber eraser!!!