The Very BEST Fish Food | Tips'nTricks in the Fish Room

[@missyflutter5562]

Yaaaay Brenda! Behind every successful man is a hero woman ❤😊 I already buy these for mine but never thought of blending it and freezing it genius

[@AlinefromToulouse]

This is very interesting! done with flakes and granules with stuff like cereals, and we don't even know if it's good or useful for fish. Generally, store fish food is not that cheap and doesn't last long anyway. My problem would be more that I only have 4 Endler males, even if the snailies would appreciate😀

[@markfranklin8831]

Good food for sure. Thanks for sharing

[@joehooyen725]

I feed my fish cooked shrimp ( we call them prawns in Australia ) once a week , i just mash it with a fork & feed it to my collection of Tetras & live bearers. They love it !

[@manlycove1]

Can I add that most frozen prawns in Oz are Asian in origin and are labeled NOT to be used as fish bait as they may be from polluted rivers and need cooking to make them safe. So cooking is a very good idea, killing unwanted FOREIGN pathogens. 🦘

[@joehooyen725]

We always buy prawns from woolies/coles that are ' product of Australia' . I usually pinch a prawn or two from my wife's stir-fry & after thoroughly cleaning feed to the fish. The fish go nuts for them!

[@grey7513]

@@manlycove1 Yeah, OZ seafood labelling and naming laws are a joke, there's a definite risk for your live stock.

[@pheyknaim4142]

Prawns and shrimp are different biologically, the names are often interchangeable in culinary use (but they are not the same)

[@williamavery1758]

Ever since you gave me this tip in the livestream ive been feeding my fish electric blue acrua and the kribensis the shrimp. I have yet chopped it up in a blender yet cause the wife would shoot meif I had the freezer smelling like shrimp 😆 I cut it up into very fine pieces and feed it to them and they go crazy for it father fish. Im thinking a week or 2 after I started feeding them the shrimp is when they both spawned. Know that is my go to food I get it everyweek. 5.99 for 20 pieces of live shrimp and that lasts me 2 weeks. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE GREAT ADVICE FATHER FISH

[@Yatan.Anand101]

Thank you so much for informative video. Stay Blessed

[@edgarhabscheid2222]

Hello. Im feeding shrimps this way since a while. The tails legs and shell part are grear food for shrimps and plecos in the tank.

[@KennAquaterarrium]

Thanks again for the tip. Been thinking there was a better way to feed my fish

[@PsychoPlantLady]

Great video!

[@zaferboran5343]

Mükemmel fikir .Teşekkürler.

[@jabarriley3799]

Thank you again

[@eveningclicks7767]

What is the nutritional difference between shrimp and krill? (Assuming they are both stored the same way.) or is shrimp chosen over krill because it would be more available and cheaper for most people?

[@scottmerrow1488]

Exactly.

[@pheyknaim4142]

In the video they are using Prawns, not shrimp.

[@sum1434]

Excellent video thank you both ❤

[@sammyvh11]

Love this channel especially in the winter. It warms you.

[@JolaFasolaGroszek]

thank you Father Fish, so cool

[@dn7096_]

Top quality FF info.

[@aumontmarie9042]

Father Fish, you are amazing as usual !! You're definitely the best. Though I do have one question: is this shrimp-based food suitable for all fish (e.g; guppies, goldfish), or is it mainly intended for cichlids?

[@jonisolis9645]

I feed my goldfish shrimp from time to time. They also get a lot of duckweed more often. I also feed them earthworms, meal-worms, small slugs and caterpillars, and diy fish food. No dry fish foods from a store. I fed the guppies diy fish food that had some chopped shrimp in it.

[@denisebradley8722]

I need to come to Maryland & check out your store. ???Would the shrimp fowl the tank water??? Or not if it gets eaten right away? Thank you!!! You are definitely amazing Father Fish. Have a very Merry Christmas & a safe & happy New Year 🎉❤

[@SW-1977]

Can neons take this or is it too big for them even when blended?

[@jayjayhooksch1]

Wondering the same for my chili rasboras, they are even smaller, half the size of neons.

[@CA-tk8yn]

Good job Brenda. Thanks. How often are you feeding this?

[@FatherFish]

daily

[@tktropicals4997]

Thanks FF. I give my fish frozen shrimp maybe once a year as a treat because they really didn't like it. Even my OB Cichlids who eat anything didn't like it. That was curious to me. The guppies, platys and swordtails didn't like it either. And I did what she did put shrimp in a blender and so forth. Maybe my fish are not as smart. lol

[@jishuridazenchi]

My fish are the same. I try these alternative flake food suggestions and they do not eat any of it.

[@williamheleoterico3029]

Gostaria muito de alimentar meus peixes com camarões, mas aqui no Brasil é caríssimo hahahahah... Com certeza este é o melhor alimento para eles, aqui estou usando artêmias, mas dá muito trabalho, vou fazer um teste com farinha de minhocas, obrigado Father Fish

[@FatherFish]

A farinha de minhoca deve ser misturada com um agente aglutinante. Experimente pasta de algas.

[@BornAgainFarmGirl]

thank you !😊

[@tinacorrine5392]

THANK YOU!!! I’ve been feeding freeze dried blood worms and flakes. I’ve wanted to get the nutrition better so I’m going to do this. How much would you feed for a 37 gallon tank with about 20 small fish

[@FatherFish]

start with small amount and increase as needed.

[@JesusMartinez-xn1wc]

Thank You Father Fish, And Brenda For Such Eazy Affordable And Healthier Way Of Feeding Our Aquarium Hobbies 🎉 Much Appreciated It ❤

[@LiquidCandyMedia]

This new year I’m making a trip up to Maryland to visit your new store I can’t wait 😊

[@kpocala1061]

Brenda has such a pretty smile

[@KarunakaranNaresh]

Thank you father fish

[@JenniferDonaldson-b7m]

I did this but I used more water and froze the shrimp slurry in an ice cube tray. Every couple of days I feed a shrimp cube and the fish love it.

[@nonya9120]

Decades back a friend's nieces and nephews going a snapping turtle nest. They were just hatching out. So of course their uncle became the guardian of Steve. He was a chore, and wonderful. The secret was cleaned shrimp. Water was manageable once we figured out, shrimp.

[@Average_Brad]

@1:38 This is giving Soylent Green vibes...

[@CypressPhotoStudio]

Father Fish 👍🏻👍🏻🎅🏻

[@peaoat3608]

Cool! Would scallops do?

[@shyammenon8632]

Dear Father fish How many days can the blended food can be kept frozen? What is the shelf life. Loved the new innovations anyway

[@FatherFish]

Freezing keeps it for weeks.

[@shyammenon8632]

@ Thank you for keeping my fishes healthy

[@ludovicb4310]

hello father fish, I would like to know how do you maintain in hard water that you have species of freshwater fish like discus, Galaxy and other killifish? Explain to you that you compensate for the evaporation of the tanks with hard water, are all your aquariums closed? I have one last request, how many hours do you light the aquariums per day? Thank you.

[@FatherFish]

I have tanks heavily planted that reduce tds. Lights are about 12/12

[@ludovicb4310]

Thank you father fish, but what does TDS mean?

[@elvinsworld11]

Nice

[@RoseAnneLivao]

This is exactly the kind of tip I needed! 💯 Btw, Is it okay to feed with it daily?

[@FatherFish]

yes

[@RoseAnneLivao]

​@@FatherFish Thanks! I’m looking forward to more of your good contents! 🙂

[@mannyaraujo1]

Small crickets, my African peackocks go nuts over them, from pet smart

[@Spun_aTon]

Wow, awesome! So easy! I’m still interested in the food called prime that you offer on your site because I don’t have a dedicated blender and will only have a few very small fish. If I have really small fish and I only want to feed a very small amount as you recommend, can I use the prime medium pellets for fish that are 1”-2”? Or should I use the small pellets?

[@FatherFish]

small for little fish is better

[@Spun_aTon]

@@FatherFishthanks Father Fish, you’re the best!🙂

[@mamabearsewing6386]

Can you use other types of frozen seafood such as cod, tilapia, etc?

[@FatherFish]

yes

[@mamabearsewing6386]

Thank you! Love your videos!

[@HansKrause-k6r]

Joey, made up a similar recipe years ago, he add fish, prawns, beef heart, spirulina, carrots and peas in a blend and packed them in freezer bags. I always omitted the beef heat, didn’t think it was necessary and I didn’t a too fatty component floating in the tank. But then I switched to Australian native fish, they are a bit more choosy with their food intake and now I just use live food, mosquitoes and their larvae, detritus worms, black worms, copepods and basically any insect that fits in their mouths. But for the most part they live off the food web in the tank. Feeding is supplemental only about once a month, although the rainbows which are surface feeder need a bit more feeding. The fish need to hunt for their supper and in turn, move the leaf litter around which helps speed up decomposition. My tank is a sea of infusoria and algae which I don’t clean. There are enough beneficial pathogens in the tank to keep them active and healthy. Only had Ich once but an increase in tank temperature killed them off quickly. In one of the FF videos, when asked about empire gudgeons he was incorrect in saying these a bigger fish and can become territorial. They can grow to 100mm but are often smaller, they reside in the bottom layer of the tank and joust with their own kind and never show any aggression toward other fish. Just don’t place shrimp in the tank as they wait for the shrimp to molt and then they are easy pickings.

[@YogeshKumar-zc2ib]

Hi Father Fish, I made this yesterday night. I want to ask a question. Can I left it (unconsumed) in tank for snails, algae eater, kuhli loach and shrimp? There won't be any problem?

[@YogeshKumar-zc2ib]

Pls reply.

[@saltlakepianoservice]

What about salt content in the shrimp bags

[@FatherFish]

not significant

[@wendy70ish]

How can I get hold of the ebook please?

[@PsychoPlantLady]

You can get a copy here father-fish-aquarium.myshopify.com/products/the-natural-aquarium-a-complete-guide 😊

[@mannyaraujo1]

I use baby frozen shrimp, from the local , Chinese ( asian) store frozen using scissors, to cut as shavings, he thought in tank water, in container, and give to all my fish , shells including,

[@kinglyzard]

@2:50 Try a bait shop

[@scottmerrow1488]

WORMS baby.

[@kinglyzard]

@scottmerrow1488 Big old Night Crawlers. Whole Reds for my Ropes and Tiretrack Eel, awa Bosemaniis and newts. Smaller guys all get Blackworms when available.

[@scottmerrow1488]

@@kinglyzard I know you right.

[@mannyaraujo1]

Mine love earth worms also high protein, use scissors, cut in small shaving pieces, live

[@mannyaraujo1]

@@kinglyzard maybe at a bait shop, but black worms aren't easy to find at local fish store

[@stevemacdonald2303]

I feed my albino oscars fluval bug bites pellets. When they want some i give then i pellet at a time. And i net all the poop ever day

[@samcottee6125]

Hi, I don't know which chat to ask question. Set my natural tank up a week ago. Got 6 platies. Today noticed them all getting very excited....worm in the tank. They are trying to eat it and it's fighting a good fight. Is this ok or should I get it out? 🙏

[@FatherFish]

do nothing

[@samcottee6125]

@FatherFish they ate it

[@boomer5867]

How often should i feed my fish in a day that frozen shrimp, can you elaborate little bit, thank you.

[@FatherFish]

once daily or less

[@annejake3912]

Bonjour pour les carpes koi aussi ?

[@annejake3912]

oui ou non pour cette alimentation pour les carpes koi svp

[@themightycarl4398]

Fatherfish whats the reason for anchor worms please explain and how to get rid if them or any other parasite

[@FatherFish]

parasite comes in from infected fish, typically feeders. Treat with salt in a hospital tank. Goto fatherfish.fish and click on the SHOAL for more info./

[@andrescott2794]

What if you have live shimp in your tank with a Batt and Apistogramma in the tank with your fish can you still feed your fish shimp and will your fish start eating your live shimp that you have in the tank

[@FatherFish]

anything dead will be treated as food

[@jeffrey0091]

What do you think about giving artemia? Here its cheapest than shrimp

[@scottmerrow1488]

Young artemia are better than full grown.

[@teedeearr]

Can a glofish eats it?

[@xa000c]

Aren't these shrimps "produced" in special farms with tons of medications/antibiotics?

[@FatherFish]

They are human food grade.

[@sarahc8862]

@xa000c father fish is located in Florida so I would imagine the shrimp he would be buying would be wild caught because they are so available there,seafood is cheaper near the beach no need to farm them in Florida.

[@Rews-fish-shed]

I’ve done this before, it’s a great way to introduce high quality foods and vitamins to your fish great tip

[@rkingslime6679]

Can you thaw the shrimp before feeding it them?

[@FatherFish]

It thaws instantly when put in the tank

[@NavinRavichandran-25nrk]

Dear father fish✨. I have some doubts about planted aquariums. 1.can we atleast use air pump? 2.does aquarium need light-on for 24 hours or only during night time?

[@FatherFish]

I use sponge filter with air pump. 12 hrs day time light

[@NavinRavichandran-25nrk]

@FatherFish Thank you for your reply 🙏✨

[@Cleeon]

Ooh I'm feeling lucky, I can get whole and fresh shrimp here, thanks so much for this valuable information

[@puliraja4801]

Prawns, the Water insects are the best food. I'm feeding terrestrial insects like roaches, crickets and grasshoppers to my livebearers.

[@jonisolis9645]

🐟🍤🐟🍤

[@jonisolis9645]

Why buy the large size shrimp if you are going to chop it up? Thanks!

[@sarahc8862]

They don't cost as much as the small ones, the small ones are more tender so more people like to eat them and it makes them cost a little more.

[@terrywatson1644]

Great way to save money for sure thanks for the video. Would this be ok to feed Bettas?

[@FatherFish]

yes

[@bgcanvas7322]

Please do video talking about all things discus and how to build natural tank for them please! All my tanks thriving because of you 😊. Now time to get my biggest tank yet 340 litres. From UK btw

[@DashDrones]

I thought we weren't supposed to feed our fish..

[@FatherFish]

You thought wrong. Feed them living food, not prepared corn meal.

[@DashDrones]

​@@FatherFishfood web, frozen and live foods are the main sources for my fish

[@austinj3881]

Never tried this, might have to in the future. I personally use the standard feeds you get at the store, but my fish do get a treat when they are available which is most of the year here in mosquito larvae. I catch rain for my fruit and vegetable gardens. The problem is is of course attracts tons of mosquitoes. I go out every couple days and run a net through and catch the larvae.

[@walstadmethodstepbystep]

wow. cheeeeeeers

[@jameshodgson1304]

I thought the best way for the fish is to not feed them what happened to that

[@FatherFish]

Feed them naturally. They must eat to live.

[@grumpycricket]

Would Brenda be known as "mother fish"???

[@FatherFish]

No. She is new to fish but is learning fast.

[@adamcenteno6155]

It sounds good but I find this too messy.

[@misacuariosyplantas]

Brenda, are you ok?

[@FatherFish]

Brenda is good

[@scottmerrow1488]

I always thought live daphnia and mosquito larvae were about the best food for fish. But yeah, shaved frozen shrimp is great and not expensive. Maybe that's why it's one of the 1st ingredients in most prepared fish foods. Turtles love whole frozen shrimp as well.

[@wildbill4138]

I was watching tonight..I couldn't believe you had a betta in a jar..can't swim properly.. And your shaking the jar.... It was very disgusting to see...

[@FatherFish]

You were not paying attention. your prejudices got in the way of understanding what was happening,.

[@wildbill4138]

@FatherFish ..I was looking at your stream tonight.. Ozempic..is meant to be really good for diabetes and weight loss..might be worth checking it out..

[@Nevoexpo]

Yes there are more things required and YOU of all people should know this! This shrimp only has protein, it does not have the fat or other ingredients/minerals that fish require. I'm at a loss of what to even say to you right now. This video is extremely disappointing. Do better.

[@FatherFish]

Its shell contains all the minerals needed. Whales eat shrimp exclusively.

[@AlinefromToulouse]

@@FatherFish I suppose shrimp is for fish what meat is for cats or dogs for instance: they contain every nutrients they need, protein, fat, fibre, minerals, even vitamins?

[@Tomjarr1]

Not all whales eat shrimp. Baleen whales eat plankton and krill exclusively, not shrimp. The two aren't the same, but are closely related. They may also eat smaller fish, too. Toothed whales do not eat shrimp. They feed on fish, octopus, squid, seals, things like that. Some whales are bottom feeders.

[@Tomjarr1]

Plus, the shrimp shell has a high ash content, and high amounts of ash is bad for fish.

[@Haseeb2-q8d]

So you’re suggesting spending more money on fish food than on human food.

[@eveningclicks7767]

I think what he is suggesting may actually be cheaper or you break even. I guess it just depends if you wouldn't mind having the shrimp in your freezer and if you already have a blender. This is probably better for people who have a lot of fish or large fish. With it being in the freezer, it would last longer than an open can of flakes, if you store the frozen shrimp in small containers. A concern I have is that many fish foods have a couple sources of protein, algae, and some foods are bug based and I just kinda wonder what you could be missing out on if you fed solely frozen shrimp. I know there are little creatures and such in ff tanks, but still.

[@FatherFish]

no.

[@Lindisfarne666]

My piranhas love whole frozen shrimp