Wok Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 just wanted to know what everyone here does to reduce the cost of feeding fish. My method is to feed live food, Daphnia White Worms Mealworms Homemade Beef heart mix Shrimps (since they are around $10/kg at the supermarket and cheaper than dry food from the pet shop) Come on people.. what do you do? Cheers Wok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 I make a lot of my own. depending on the diet I blend bought ingredients and freeze. $ 1o worth of product will give me trays of the stuff For my vege plecs I throw the 'Trunk' or stalk part of broccoli or cauliflower. It takes a long time compared to courgette to get mushy so can feed them for a few days. Cichlids like Uaru will peck away as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia-15 Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 $10/kg? Where? I get mine at foodtown at $21/kg... Feed some chicken when im cooking chicken. I dont notice a couple of pieces missing and the fish gets fed =D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 save money on feeding fish.... gesh!!! can it get cheaper? for all my tanks and fish, it costs me maybe $5 per week at most.... dont forget that I have 47 tanks Daphnia... if I could get it, I would have it with the fish almost 24/7 but its hard to get... Mr Wok mate... how about telling me where your stash is BTW My wifes doves cost $100 per month plus medicines and supliments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 i give my goldfish and plecos corgette i just boil it in microwave 4 a few mins so it sinks a whole corgette can dissapear overnight! i have been buying more expensive fish foods lately its worth it just to see the fish with better coulors and healthier they get a variety of freeze dried foods and live brineshrimp occaisionely finely chopped beef as well as sprilina flakes and jbl tabis, chopped freshwater shrimp and mysis flakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitzy Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 I give my fish , Peas , live food, Shrimps , other veggies , yet to try chicken, other than that they have the normal flake , bottom pills etc . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 $10/kg? Where? I get mine at foodtown at $21/kg... Asian supermarkets FTW. I get mine from silver bell in Panmure, usually around $12 for a 1kg bag. I don't usually bother, one day I'll try to make my own frozen food with beef heart, greens, garlic etc, but for now I just buy the packet stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Whiteworms, microworms, bbs, mealworms, wax worms, locusts, daphnia and mossies (in season), aphids (in season). God, who needs animals when we already have an insect zoo. Feeding killies, newts, frogs and tropical fish generally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 I'd be surprised if feeding mine cost me even as much as a buck a day. But I only have two tanks. I've been working on a medium sized container of little floaty bits on my tetra tank for probably 3 months so at that point that's costing me something like $.05 per day or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 As above as well as crushed up dog food. Its free when you get the sample bags from a pet shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 but where do you all get Daphnia at this time of the year Come on Mr Wok... let me know by PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 I know but not tellin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 For frozen Homemade mix what kind of ingredients can i mix together? Will be for Bristlenoses a Common Pleco Angels Black widows Rams Hoplos and Carnivorous Whiptails :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted August 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Daphnia seem to be in short supply, but one of my bathtubs seems to have heaps. Will drop some off to you one day Barrie, Yet to get round to your place, petrol sooooo expensive. I find it difficult to feed my GBA courgettes, since it cost nearly $9 per kg. and my GBA eat one courgette a day. have moved to cucumbers at the moment. I'm looking for food that is either free or cost next to nix to grow. Brocolli Stalks is a good one... must try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucid Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 We feed what we need too, and only what they need to make sure they stay healthy. Their food goes into our fortnightly budget and we make sure we save and get food in advance so we dont run out. We never skimp on their food. Always live foods, Flakes, Pellets, Fresh Veges, Frozen Mysis, Frozen Bloodworms, Dried Bloodworms, Dried Foods, Tablets, Fresh Shrimp, Fresh Prawn, Frozen Liver, Frozen Heart, Colourbits etc. Quite a variety actually. Mystic always says that you shouldnt keep an animal unless you can properly care for it, and that includes feeding/housing etc. This includes fish too. Lucid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitzy Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 We feed what we need too, and only what they need to make sure they stay healthy. Their food goes into our fortnightly budget and we make sure we save and get food in advance so we dont run out. We never skimp on their food. Always live foods, Flakes, Pellets, Veges, Tablets, Shrimp, Prawn, Liver, Colourbits etc. Quite a variety actually. Mystic always says that you shouldnt keep an animal unless you can properly care for it, and that includes feeding/housing etc. This includes fish too. Lucid With prices going up even humans are having to budget some more than than they used too. You can make fish food go a long way if you feed out other stuff that may be cheap but also good for the fish that way your fish food will last longer and with out it costing as much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucid Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 With prices going up even humans are having to budget some more than than they used too. You can make fish food go a long way if you feed out other stuff that may be cheap but also good for the fish that way your fish food will last longer and with out it costing as much I know that, but again, some people shouldnt own so many fish if they cant afford to feed them, am I not right? I do agree that some things can be fed to fish that are cheaper, like the Liver, Veges etc we suppliment ours with. Nothing wrong with saving money, as long as you understand that if you cant care for all of them, maybe you shouldnt own so many too. JMO Lucid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 I think bbs is one of the best foods. You can make a lot then freeze it into ice cubes and it isn't to expensive if you buy in bulk. It also good for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitzy Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 [quote="BallisticI know that, but again, some people shouldnt own so many fish if they cant afford to feed them, am I not right? I do agree that some things can be fed to fish that are cheaper, like the Liver, Veges etc we suppliment ours with. Nothing wrong with saving money, as long as you understand that if you cant care for all of them, maybe you shouldnt own so many too. JMO Lucid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucid Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 I didnt say they couldnt feed their fish, I was sayin if you cant, maybe - you know what, forget it. Lucid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enzoom1 Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 A cheap (free) food that I sometimes feed my fish, is mosquito larvae. We have a couple of water trophs that have quite a few (a lot) of mosquito larvae in at times. And the best thing about it is that it's available basically all the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 dont tell me your address enzoom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enzoom1 Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Yeah I fed my fish some mosquito larvae the other day, but I kind of felt sorry for the funny wriggly things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 too cold here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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