carrot juice?????

[Mattzilla]

hi everyone
my brother in law makes my bh mix for me and puts in some carrot for it's natural carotine....my fish always leave the carrot till last cause i don't really think they like it very much....
my question is....i have a juicer at home that i use when making fresh juice....would it work if i juiced the carrot instead and added the juice to my bh mix? would this work? has anyone tried it before??

thanks for your jhelp guys!!!!

matt

[jim_shedden]

Good question Matt. I personally feel that the juice would just muck up the water more. If the carrot could be ground up finer it think that would be better. I have always had trouble getting carrots ground up that fine. They seem to want to stay in chuncks. I wonder if boiling before-hand would help.

JIm

[Debo]

Cooking carrots also helps the carotine release easier. I read that somewhere ;D
DebO

[jim_shedden]

:thumbsup:


jim

[gary1218]

My understanding is that the carotine in carrots is not in a usable form for discus to digest. Basically it is just passing through their digestive system and coming out as waste. Feed shrimp instead.

GARY

[Mattzilla]

i will try boiling them before adding them next time

thanks
matt

[Smokey]

Interesting post.

I might suggest freezing the carrot before grinding.

Works well for the other veggies I add.

Smokey

[Elendil]

Hi..

I think that boiling the carrot should be kept short, otherwise nutrients would be destroyed by the heat or passed into the water.

[brewmaster15]

Hi,
Caution should be used with carrots due to the high fiber content. Discus really don't do well with that amount of fiber. Blockages may occur.

I often add tomatoe paste to my beef heart mix as an alternative... but if you are looking for a natural color enhancer...

try paprika or marigold flowers...I use about 2 tablespoons paprika per 5 lb beef heart.


hth,
al

[shamsoo]

al, how much marigold flower petals per pound? thanks

[Smokey]

Al, correct as always.

Everything I add to the beefheat is ground very finely. Very fine.

Paprika, great stuff. I have even added green and yellow peppers.

And of course - GARLIC.

Smokey

[Haywire]

Ok, paprika and garlic I knew about, marigolds? c'mon serious ::)??? then how about some lovely saffron?

I'm planning on making some beef heart in a week or two. So lets get more info here ;D

[shamsoo]

lovely saffron, it is an expensive item

[blaze]

marigold is used by alot of goldfish & koi ppl

[shamsoo]

how much marigold petals per pound of b/h

[Mykiss]

What I have done in the past is save all my prawn and shrimp shells after a great feast, put it in the oven till it is all dry, grind it into a pwder and presto! instant powder form of orange pigment that can be added to your BH. I have tried the carrot, the paperika and the home made dried shrimp shell and it all worked! good luck
pt