Pegasus Posted November 3, 2002 Report Share Posted November 3, 2002 Not really a DIY project, so I'll post here. Fry Food Of The Perfect Size When moving fry onto flake food it is sometimes hard to crush it to the right size for their small mouths, even between the fingers. Some suggest using a coffee grinder, which I suppose is ok if you happen to have a spare clean one. I have found the following quite handy. Start with an empty plasic fish food container of the type with a snap on lid. Cut the top off the lid, but leave the snap ring intact. You now have a lid with a large hole in it. Put a small amount of food into the container and crumble it as small as you can. Now place a piece of very fine nylon mesh over the top of the container and snap the lid with the hole back on. By shaking the container over the tank only the very smallest of food will be released, almost dust like. As the fry grow, increase the size of the piece of mesh as required. No waste, no uneaten food to foul the tank, and a perfect size every time. Regards, Bill (Pegasus) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted November 4, 2002 Report Share Posted November 4, 2002 Is it bad to use a dirty coffee grinder? I'd think it'd help the fry eat the food faster...Or would that be counteracted by them being too jittery to eat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat Posted November 26, 2002 Report Share Posted November 26, 2002 :lol: :lol: :lol: Maybe you could use an old de-caf container instead. Good idea though Pegasus. I will be trying that as I am trying to get some fine stuff into my fry now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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