what about cyclopeeze gets picky fish to start eating?

miatawnt2b · 01/12/2007, 09:33 AM

Just wondering if anyone knows what about this stuff is so attractive to picky eaters. I have a green clown goby and a peach skunk clown in quarrantine that won't eat. I've called some local stores, and they either don't carry it, or don't have it in stock. Anyone have luck diy-ing the stuff?

-J

rustybucket145 · 01/12/2007, 09:46 AM

find a local asian market and get some flying fish eggs. They are orangish/pinkish, used for sushi and fish go nuts over them.

miatawnt2b · 01/12/2007, 09:49 AM

I may just give that a try. On a whim, I tried a LFS that I thought would have no chance of carrying it, but turns out they have cyclopeeze frozen. I hope my fishies will eat it.

I'd still like to know what's in it... maybe mashed fish eggs

Mr31415 · 01/12/2007, 09:50 AM

AFAIK cyclopeeze is dried copepods. At least mine is when looking under the microscope.

billm44 · 01/12/2007, 09:51 AM

I really don't know, but I have always guessed that the way the little particles move around in the water column stimulates a hunting resonse. Most fish really take off after it.

Bill

fishysteve · 01/12/2007, 10:18 AM

Frozen Cyclopeeze is whole cyclops. Copepods. The Cyclopeeze flakes are dried cyclops smashed together.

rustybucket145 · 01/12/2007, 10:34 AM

yup, correcto!

zuzecawi · 01/12/2007, 10:57 AM

Now I thought the flying fish roe (tobiko) was smoked. Like salmon roe (ikura). I always heard you shouldn't feed ikura to your fish, so why is tobiko okay to feed to them? Is it truly raw? Or is this a case like nori, where yes, it's smoked/toasted, and yes, it makes your skimmer go crazy, but fish like it anyways?

650-IS350 · 01/12/2007, 11:04 AM

why don't you just add garlic extreme to entice the fish to eat.. My fish go crazy when I mixed that with there food.. Garlic extreme/zoe/vita C

01/12/2007, 09:33 AM	#1
miatawnt2b Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 1,467	what about cyclopeeze gets picky fish to start eating? Just wondering if anyone knows what about this stuff is so attractive to picky eaters. I have a green clown goby and a peach skunk clown in quarrantine that won't eat. I've called some local stores, and they either don't carry it, or don't have it in stock. Anyone have luck diy-ing the stuff? -J

01/12/2007, 09:46 AM	#2
rustybucket145 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: valdosta, ga Posts: 3,707	find a local asian market and get some flying fish eggs. They are orangish/pinkish, used for sushi and fish go nuts over them. __________________ 400gals of various tanks in the same system. Current Tank Info: 2 175w MH, 2 VH0 Actinics, Lots of Live Rock, tons of copepods, a Fat Mandarin Goby, Niger Trigger, Yellow Tang, Falco Hawkfish, Bi-Color Pseudo, numerous soft, SPS and LPS Corals

01/12/2007, 10:18 AM	#6
fishysteve Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,804	Frozen Cyclopeeze is whole cyclops. Copepods. The Cyclopeeze flakes are dried cyclops smashed together. __________________ On a break

01/12/2007, 10:34 AM	#7
rustybucket145 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: valdosta, ga Posts: 3,707	yup, correcto! __________________ 400gals of various tanks in the same system. Current Tank Info: 2 175w MH, 2 VH0 Actinics, Lots of Live Rock, tons of copepods, a Fat Mandarin Goby, Niger Trigger, Yellow Tang, Falco Hawkfish, Bi-Color Pseudo, numerous soft, SPS and LPS Corals

01/12/2007, 11:04 AM	#9
650-IS350 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 14,555	why don't you just add garlic extreme to entice the fish to eat.. My fish go crazy when I mixed that with there food.. Garlic extreme/zoe/vita C __________________ * RETIRED FROM REEFING * Just enjoying the box of water from afar

01/12/2007, 09:49 AM	#3
miatawnt2b Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 1,467	I may just give that a try. On a whim, I tried a LFS that I thought would have no chance of carrying it, but turns out they have cyclopeeze frozen. I hope my fishies will eat it. I'd still like to know what's in it... maybe mashed fish eggs

01/12/2007, 09:50 AM	#4
Mr31415 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Surrey, Canada Posts: 1,926	AFAIK cyclopeeze is dried copepods. At least mine is when looking under the microscope.

01/12/2007, 09:51 AM	#5
billm44 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cortlandt, NY Posts: 29	I really don't know, but I have always guessed that the way the little particles move around in the water column stimulates a hunting resonse. Most fish really take off after it. Bill

01/12/2007, 10:57 AM	#8
zuzecawi Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Salem, OR Posts: 472	Now I thought the flying fish roe (tobiko) was smoked. Like salmon roe (ikura). I always heard you shouldn't feed ikura to your fish, so why is tobiko okay to feed to them? Is it truly raw? Or is this a case like nori, where yes, it's smoked/toasted, and yes, it makes your skimmer go crazy, but fish like it anyways?