Week 6-7

[fishyj]

Well its been 2 weeks since my last post. The fish have adjusted well in the 125. They love swimming back and forth following me as I walk by, always begging for food. I did make a beef heart sea food mix and its been a hit with them. On the mix I used the following:
2 1/2 pounds trimmed beef heart
1 pound of shrimp
12 large clams
2 scallops
6 centrum multivitamins
Beef heart flakes
3.5 ounces of Omega One pellets
1 tbs. paprika
2 tbs. of Garlic Guard

After grinding each item in the food processor, I mix everything together by hand and then put it back into the food processor 1 more time. It is spread out on a cookie sheet and put in the freezer for about 1/2 to 45 minutes. It is taken back out and cut into 1/2 squares and put back in for a couple of hours and then put into zip lock bags.

These fish have been killing this mix and it only last a couple of minutes in the tank. The cost for the clams, beef heart, scallops, and shrimp was about $30. It was well worth the cost, just due to the fact on how they respond to it. Here's a couple of pictures while feeding:

[Chad Hughes]

Jim,

Looking great brother! These guys always act live they're starving! One thing I can say for sure is that you should never have to worry about vacuuming out food. They eat every last bit. Great job so far!

Best wishes!

[Scribbles]

Looks like they like the mix. Well done. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

Chris

[Eddie]

Looks good Jim, its great the fish love the mix! Should put some good size on them.

One note, might try to put a sponge pre-filter on the intake of the 350 (or 400). Otherwise you can shut it off but every time I used to turn mine off, I would forget to turn it back on. LOL

All the best, fish look GREAT!

Eddie

[MRQuad]

good looking fish you got in there.. you've been really taken care of them.. goodluck!

[wgtaylor]

Hey Jim,

They look great. Now with a big tank, good water and that mix I'm sure you will even see more growth.
That's 20 gallon per fish, should help you cut back on some work huh?
If they outgrow that tank the rest of us contestants are in serious trouble, ha ha.
Take care,

Bill

[kirkp]

Hey Jim, things are looking really good. Also want to thank you for sharing your mix. I'm going to mix up a batch of something this weekend, have the heart and shrimp and various flakes, etc to put in. Just need to settle on a formula, there's so many good ones posted.

Keep up the good work,
Kirk

[fishyj]

Thanks everyone. If they out grow this tank I would be in trouble. As far as the mix goes, I have been looking at all the different mixes out there and their are so many to choose from. I just wanted a mix that had the beef heart and sea food combined. The next mix I will try adding peas and fish to the mix. I am just trying to come up with a mix that puts maximum growth on these fish and is healthy for them.

[acroken]

Jim,
They are looking great. No doubt they will put on some weight with the added space and your mix. Nice job with them.

Kenny

[GrillMaster]

Keep up the good work Jim!

[Armandi_Fishcarer]

Jim, the fish are coming up very nice. A big difference I bet in the bigger tank. The mix seems like it will work wonders. Keep up the fab job bro.

Regards
Ahmed