How to Make Fish Food Flakes

[@rashidkhaliq6172]

I watch almost all of your videos Great work i can't find this type of work on youtube ever thanks @Michael Langerman Superb work

[@4me]

Thank you very much!!

[@SKYL1N3]

I've made some and add more meat matter and used less plant matter and that made my guppy fry from around 2mm grow to 6mm in just 1 month. I made some for my goldfish and put Spirulina algae that i bought in a pet store with some bloodworm meals and shrimp meal and blend it all up: Results:1) start to breed. 2)more vivid colours. 3)they are more playfull. Thanks for this video! I've learned how to made food for my fish!!!!!!

[@4me]

You made my day - Thank You!!

[@saifurchoudhury1645]

I just love your unique vision when it comes to fishkeeping its very interesting and different

[@4me]

Thank you very much!!

[@boniboni4912]

It’s so great that you use the algae that you growth! I’m gonna try it!!

[@4me]

I moved on since publication of this video - now I use everything that grows in my aquariums to make fish food :)

[@sa_kon_dis_nats3256]

@@4me isn't that cannibalism? You used a sliced raw fish for your fish pets hahahahahah

[@4me]

@@sa_kon_dis_nats3256 yes, cannibalism it is. And selective breeding is discrimination based on color, shape, size and age. Yeap

[@misznoir2810]

I made this! My betta didn’t eat it so i gave it to my cousin’s guppies and they seem to love it! 😅

[@4me]

I always add new ingredients (or change proportions of old) to see what my fish may like better ;)

[@cichlids5aquatics140]

I'm making a fish food with carrot shrimp seaweed (flower for starch) algae which might have snails and other organisms and are snails with shells ok to feed to fish if the shell is thin. Thanks for video it was great. Have a good day.

[@4me]

Thank you! I never worry about snails (small or large) getting in - their shells get crashed in the blender. Makes nice mix of meat enhanced with calcium ;)

[@FishmanEricRussell]

Love diy and recycling! All of the food I've ever made has been done with gelatin. I will have to try flake sometime

[@4me]

Gelatin is wonderful in making gel food and gel granules! It deserves another video ;)

[@Shaden0040]

There is a guy on YT that makes his own "algae" wafers out of frozen duckweed blended with pollen that he uses as a binder.

[@FishmanEricRussell]

Cool! Send me a link if you remember where it is

[@Shaden0040]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJqbgoCHoa-kadE

[@williammcsorley4296]

Here's a tip, if you have red/orange fish. Adding carrots and red bell peppers put inportant carrotene which helps make them more colorfull

[@4me]

Thank you for this info! I give them carrots - now will try red bell too ;)

[@brendamorris8272]

Kodiak Bear if you have shrimp, you can also add to shrimp

[@brendamorris8272]

Kodiak Bear red bell peppers are known in Norway as paprika and the guy I watch feeds his shrimp that and all kinds of veggies too, including boiled cinnamon sticks

[@brendamorris8272]

Michael Langerman I feed all my fish and shrimp well drained and very well rinsed canned veggies. Did you know peas we a good laxative for fish and shrimp?

[@brendamorris8272]

Michael Langerman. You may use pictures I sent you of my pothos and pics of my guppies if you choose too

[@hans-joachimbierwirth4727]

Fantastic idea. I have put my own mixture in the oven now and will see whether my corydoras like it.

[@4me]

All the best on your adventure!

[@hans-joachimbierwirth4727]

Thank you. I mixed apple, some peas, a small cucumber, a Brussels sprout, tomatoe, some spirulina tablets, vitamin powder and fish fillet, had it 90 minutes at 170 degrees Fahrenheit in the oven, and they went crazy when i fed it to them.

[@4me]

@@hans-joachimbierwirth4727 :) Make the next batch with slight variations ;)

[@CTGuppy12]

Coool! This way you can control the contents of the food you feed to your guppies. Thanks for the info 😁

[@4me]

You got it! Thank you very much!

[@victorhugofuentesandraca7438]

Muchas gracias por compartir tu idea de la elaboración de hojuelas, saludos!

[@4me]

My pleasure!

[@markhaunert5029]

Cool info. Can't wait to tryout. Thanks for sharing.

[@4me]

Mark Haunert Thank you! All the best on your adventure!

[@edilitohagos5700]

Thanks bro this video give me idea in how to make by my own fish food. GODSPEED

[@4me]

My pleasure. All the best on your adventure!

[@edilitohagos5700]

More videos idol.. Thanks

[@4me]

@@edilitohagos5700 I've been working on it - you will see more!

[@joshbaileyphotography]

Thank u I’m going to make this in my spare time👍

[@4me]

My pleasure! All the best on your adventure!

[@dmitrimikrioukov5935]

Amazing! Great job! What about granules?

[@4me]

Thank you very much! I About granules - My fish prefer live food above. I use dry food mostly as supplemental or in times when there is not enough live food to provide. Fish food flakes works better for my fish. Flakes stay on the water surface vs granules sink to the bottom. I tried and made granules using grindal worms - very testy and high protein treats for fish. Not as attractive as live worms though 😁Here is my video about grindal worm granules: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKiVZKOtprOllZo

[@dmitrimikrioukov5935]

@@4me thank you

[@jilliandoeseverything8110]

I love your fish videos

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@jilliandoeseverything8110]

Thats Ok

[@mercifulcreator5090]

Your fish must be the Superman fish with all these vitamins and proteins 🐳🐋🐡📶

[@4me]

I breed dwarf guppies...ha-ha! Thinking of them as Superman - it's hilarious! Yes they are Super in many ways! Many of them hold world records to be the first guppies in many categories: first to be born in plastic bottle, first to live, first to breed...the list is going on and on. You made my day! Thank you very much!!

[@vijayvivian7413]

Thank u my fish loves it very much!!😊👏

[@4me]

vijay vivian My pleasure!

[@dolphfan64]

I've heard pothos leaves are poisonous to cats and dogs, so probably for fish also. However the roots are not, so I grow pothos above my aquarium with just the roots in the aquarium. However, I did have to move my pothos to behind my matten filter because my cichlids WILL eat the roots quickly anywhere else in the tank. Benefit is the plants look great and grow quickly above the aquarium and REALLY lower the nitrates in the tank at the same time. Lower nitrates and great fertilizer for the plant = win/win.

[@4me]

I got it right! All the best on your adventure!

[@swing_1622]

I don’t even have fish, but these videos are entertaining. Thank you for teaching me how to make fish food.

[@4me]

:) My pleasure!!

[@FusedBolt]

Yo, same here 😂

[@FusedBolt]

Hey ummm do you have some time to chat i need to ask some questions

[@4me]

@@FusedBolt I take questions anytime :)

[@ritabeitz9598]

Just a comment regarding the foil. When you heat foil, which is aluminum, you bake this into your fish food! I would suggest you use parchment paper to dominate aluminum poisoning. It is bad for everyone! Otherwise great ideas and best of luck with your fish and videos!

[@4me]

Thank you very much! I have number of follow up videos about diy fish food where I do not use foil or oven at all ;)

[@jermainemorgan1228]

Thanks alot man I've been looking for a video like this for a while now.

[@4me]

Your fish would love it!!

[@ForgettableLegend]

I really love the idea of reusing plastic bottles to make a small grow-out tank for baby guppies! How long do you usually keep them in there? Do they have any filtration or aeration? How often do you change the water? Thanks in advance! :)

[@4me]

The narrowest size of an aquarium should be 3 or more times the size of the fish. The narrowest side of a 2 liter plastic bottle is about 10 cm, so the fish can be up to 3 cm or so. Here is a video explanation about this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZezqYtppt9khas Now, fish grow all live long. So, we have to move larger than 3 cm fish into larger aquariums. Or we can breed dwarf size fish - that is what I've been doing ;) My dwarf guppies are about 2.5 cm (at age of 2 years). So, I keep my dwarfs in this size aquariums all live long. I do not change water and I do not use filters. Here is my latest aquarium fish care routine: kzbin.info/www/bejne/inzdd4yEj5tohZI Here is explanations about NO filters and other NOs: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4vIoYOsnNF3hqM And...check videos on this playlist for my latest DIY aquariums: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2atm6iNgMSjbKM All the best on your adventure!

[@ForgettableLegend]

@@4me Thank you very much for the quick and helpful answer! I love to see the people in the aquarium hobby being polite. I will watch all of the recommended videos. Thanks again!

[@brittanykeating3619]

Thankyou!! Binge watching your videos 😁👍 keep up the good work please 🤗

[@4me]

Thank you very much!!

[@elite2sick225]

Way better than any overrated Hikari or Tetra foods that's for sure.

[@4me]

So true!!

[@lauravanesasanchez454]

Encantada con sus videos,saludos desde Buenos Aires,Argentina 🙆🏻‍♀️🤗🇦🇷🐌🐠

[@4me]

Thank you very much!! Greetings from New York!

[@marktuyet]

add 2 cups of all purpose flour , 1 teaspoon of vanilla ,1 of cinnamon , 1 of baking soda ,1 of baking powder , 1 cup brown sugar,1 cup white sugar . bake at 325 for an hour and you have a nice carrot or or zucchini bread .

[@4me]

I would like to add a pinch of salt ;)

[@marktuyet]

Michael Langerman yep !

[@adrianabonitaaziz]

I thought i was a crazy fish and plants woman 😃 But you are worse than me ! So nice what you do. I just cook fresh vegetables and give them. But at the end of the day i always need to pour more clean water in the tank. They like shrimps too .

[@4me]

:) There is no competition and therefore no losers when it comes to crazy obsession with what we love ;) Any aquarium care routine can be simplify. I've been prompted to do just that for the last couple years thanks to number of aquariums I have. Cleaning one aquarium for five minutes adds up to couple hours for two dozen aquariums. So, simplifying routines became a necessity. And it turns to be beneficial to the aquariums as well. Think about where the dirt in aquarium comes from - it is food in various forms. We can deal with it in number of ways - you add clean water. I did it too. Though, I stopped it and imply different approach that seems to work for couple years. The comment section is limited to 5000 symboles - it's not enough to explain everything on this matter. I am working on a coupe video explanations about my guppies behavior and feeding. Hopefully, those would give you better inside understanding of what your fish (whatever type of fish you may have) may need ;) All the best!

[@adrianabonitaaziz]

@@4me I wil keep up.. for sure . Your videos are useful ans satisfying. Thank you so much. Have a real good day .

[@katarzynastrych7014]

I like your video and about the people who are against fish eating fish I tel them that is what is happening in the neutral habitat of fish what is not good is caw eat meat.thank you for the beautiful video

[@4me]

Thank you very much!!

[@purefpv3987]

How long does diy Flake food last? Or there any special way to keep it? Just made me first ever Flake using organic food only, brought far to many ingredients but iv washed and now stuck in the freezer not sure how to vegatables will hold up frozen but thought it was better than throwing it away

[@4me]

I make small batches using different ingredients about once a month. Keep it in a tight closed jar/box on a shelf in cool dark closet the way dry food is kept. Usually use it in a 3-4 month period of time. But it can be stored for much longer period of time.

[@Shaden0040]

There is a guy on YT that makes his own "algae" wafers out of frozen, blended duckweed and organic pollen as a binder. Check it out. i think the pollen would be better to use as a binder than the potato starch. Give it a try and compare for yourself. Would think it would be easy to add duckweed, or even watersprite to your mix of ingredients.

[@brendamorris8272]

Shaden0040, are you talking about Marks Shrimp tanks?

[@Shaden0040]

could be i saw it a while ago.

[@4me]

Thank you for the tip! I cooked duckweed for my fish in previous years. Here is my video about it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5rYfqeGobGdkKc But where do I get pollen?

[@Shaden0040]

YW he does it to feed his shrimp but I do not see why it can't be used for fish. You could ask him on his video where he gets his pollen, but I think you could get it at something like a whole foods in their specialty area with organic bee pollen, perhaps. Or maybe a Chinese herbal shop?

[@brendamorris8272]

Michael Langerman, you can get a bottle of pollen at any health food store. I got a big bottle of it at GNC

[@al1g8r94]

Great vid! Is starch required? Also will this work for goldfish?

[@4me]

Thank you very much! I've been doing it without starch just fine. It works for any fish (including goldfish) feeding on flakes. Also, I change ingrediencies and proportions to see what fish likes best. And...there are different ways to make fish food. Check videos on this playlist:kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2i9cmyqi7V0bLs All the best on your adventure! Happy holidays to you and your family!

[@al1g8r94]

Michael Langerman Thank you and same to you!

[@fikerbekele7303]

I got two questions please. How about using Arzolla for big part of the blend, do you think it will work? And what is that plant that has leaves on the water level? Thank you.

[@4me]

I have never use Arzolla to tell you for sure...I would try only soft green parts of any new plant in small amount first to see how fish react to it. Increase the amount in the next batch if fish like it. The plant with leaves on the water level is Aponogeton. It grows very fast. Here is a video for details about it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIXdh516bd-Lj5I Also, I am working on video update about this plant - it has flowers ;) Best regards!

[@fikerbekele7303]

Thank you very much.

[@4me]

My pleasure!

[@abhiramplal7214]

Sir how can I get algae and filamentous algae...how to harvest them so I can makes my fish food flakes.And also I don't have oven can I dry it by putting them in the sun? Or any other way is there?

[@4me]

The common algae grows in all aquariums - you don't have to add ;) Here is playlist of videos about different types of algae in my aquariums: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fX7IialpfK6oi8k I use double walled aquariums to collect common algae: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZPHnplsa72IibM Commo algae is good, but it is not necessary addition to fish food - you can go without it ;) All the best!

[@abhiramplal7214]

@@4me tnx for the quick reply....and I don't have oven so can I bake it in sun...

[@4me]

@@abhiramplal7214 Yes. And I've been working on videos to show it :) I dry fish food the way any fruits can be dried - they don't need to be exposed to direct sunlight for this purpose ;)

[@theusos8711]

Super work 😲😍😲😍😲😍😲

[@DhruvI-fw4sc]

“I do it for my guppies” - Micheal Langerman

[@hernanrodriguez7157]

How can we do this but add medication to it if I bake the medicine will go bad right

[@4me]

I don't know about medicine to tell you for sure. But, if the high temperature is the concern, than you can simply air dry the mix as shown in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5uwh6WvatqMhpY All the best on your adventure!

[@andrewkennedy5113]

can I add duckweed to this and can I feed it to goldfish

[@4me]

I don't have goldfish to tell you for sure...Though, my guppies love duckweed: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5rYfqeGobGdkKc and couple of my friends have goldfish - they mentioned many times that goldfish loves duckweed. So, yes. You can use it to make fish food flakes or to make frozen fish food ;) Check videos on this playlist for more details: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXbWmndpd5lgodE

[@poorvibesyt3973]

awesome video very helpful but my problem is I dont have oven 😅

[@4me]

Your problem is your blessing - I have ovenless solution :) Check out this video for details: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5uwh6WvatqMhpY As a matter of fact there are many more on this playlist: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4DKfJdti9NlmcU All the best on your adventure!

[@4me]

@@jillvalentinedontcryformea8966 Guppies are fine with food made of anything growing in the aquarium or green from your refrigerator ;)

[@secoseco8387]

did algae scrubber working well with freshwater ?? is there a video for harvest your algae scrubber thank you, I found what i need in your channel

[@4me]

Thank you for the questions! I think you already my videos about this algae scrubber: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqSVgpWOophnhdE PS: I have only freshwater aquariums, but algae scrubber works in fresh and salt water. I believe in saltwater aquarium you may get different types of algae ;)

[@secoseco8387]

thank you, am already in fresh

[@ejsampana426]

I wonder if sun-drying would work because we don't have an oven

[@4me]

Sun-drying or better air drying works all the same. I have follow up videos showing just that. Just look through my videos on this playlist for more details: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoWqiYipqrOoia8

[@liltalent2381]

Hey will you make me a list of fish I can use and plants (carrots,lettuce,etc) Thank you! 🙏

[@4me]

I don't make lists of ingredients for making fish food...just use what you have and see if your fish like it ;)

[@liltalent2381]

Ok thank you

[@4me]

@@liltalent2381 my pleasure!

[@Yonatan24]

Also, what are those plants at 4:14 called? They look very nice, thanks.

[@4me]

This is Aponogeton - I had it blooming in my HD aquarium. You can see all my videos about this plant on this playlist: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIXdh516bd-Lj5I

[@constancecrawford9467]

Is it ok to have a bunch of (tiny) chunks of food in there? Cuz for some reason mine won't blend perfectly

[@4me]

It depends on the size of those chunks. Fish should be able to eat them. Though, some chunks get sink down, soaked in water and get eaten later anyway ;)

[@thabood]

Is the potato starch for nutritional reasons or to bind it together? thanks!

[@4me]

It's to bind the mixture together. Also, you may substitute starch with other ingredients or even make flakes without it ;) All the best!

[@brendamorris8272]

I love this, I shared to the aquarium shrimp group. Thank you Michael for another great video.

[@4me]

My pleasure! It is shrimp season - I see many types of shrimps at pet stores. And now I am pondering about getting shrimps for my newly build aquarium (going to show this aquarium in future videos). Do you think ghost shrimps would be good for newbie like me to keep and breed in aquarium with guppies?

[@brendamorris8272]

Michael Langerman, you need to join Aquarium Shrimp tanks on FB. Mark Peggie is the admin, and he like your videos.

[@brendamorris8272]

Michael Langerman, sent you a msg on FB

[@cichlids5aquatics140]

Michael Langerman I would to cherry shrimp ghost shrimp don't live that long and they can't breed in freshwater but cherry shrimp are also cheap and easy to take care of and easy to breed and they live for a ok amount of time

[@4me]

Thank you! I will look it up.

[@aspen_the_shark_lover]

The leaves of pothos are harmful to pets, dogs and fish alike. They are fine to have just roots in an aquarium, but not to blend into food. Thank you for the wonderful video.

[@4me]

I could not find any study shown that pothos are harmful / toxic to fish. There are studies showing that pothos leaves are toxic to dogs and cats - none about fish. Furthemore, I did not see my guppies getting any sickness from it either. Though, it could be just about the doze ;)

[@Loja_das_Macroalgas]

Hello from Brazil friend! Very Good your vídeo! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@4me]

Thank you very much! Greetings from NYC!

[@dandcc9192]

It's like an even nerdier version of Breaking Bad

[@4me]

😁Thank you very much!!

[@memegarbagetrash]

what the hell are you talking about

[@memegarbagetrash]

@@4me y'know he was being mean and referencing to a drug tv series

[@dandcc9192]

@@memegarbagetrash Not everything is meant to be mean.

[@4me]

@@memegarbagetrash Thank you! I do, I am familiar with this tv show. The show was made in nice style. I try do follow certain styles in making my videos too. The style of my videos could be perceived a bit nerdier than Breaking Bad - I wouldn't argue about that 😁 Happy holydays to you and your family!

[@deannesherriff3247]

Hi Michael, shrimp owners do this with duckweed. It’s fast growing and the shrimps love it. Maybe your guppies would like it too.

[@4me]

I do! and I have a video about making duckweed fish food: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5rYfqeGobGdkKc

[@FishAcademy]

Nice one

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@adriangrigoriu2819]

Your videos are crazy nice and funny! :))

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@thebuzz2010]

What does the potato starch do? Also, the veg must be organic because of pesticides? Thanks

[@4me]

Starch of any type is mainly used to bind ingredients together. Pesticides can be even on organic veg. Organic or not - you have to wash them. Also, in my follow up videos I show how to make fish food flakes without starch and using what growth inside of your aquariums (all organic and free of pesticides ;) That is all part of my sustainable aquarium gardens. Well, check videos on this playlist to see more details on homemade fish food: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIS4cnVsh8h2f7c All the best on your adventure!

[@thebuzz2010]

@@4me I will be sure to watch those, thank you for great content!

[@4me]

@@thebuzz2010 My pleasure!

[@undersurfacechannel]

Amazing video :) thank you very much for sharing.... I only wonder, how long can this type of homemade flake food can be stored? Being dried, I guess for a long time... in case I would do a bigger amount :)

[@4me]

I prefer to make small batches every other week or so - more varieties better for fish ;) The dry food can be stored in cool, dry, dark place for over an year for sure. All the best on your adventure!

[@undersurfacechannel]

Michael Langerman Thank you very much 😊

[@4me]

@@undersurfacechannel My pleasure!

[@gginnj]

have you ever tried elephant ear plant, its similar to pothos in that it grows great in water, not the real large leafed plant, its got a varigated leaf pattern about same size as pothos just different shape.

[@4me]

I never tried elephant ear plant. It looks interesting. Thank you!

[@Herbjar]

I have fish at home now I can make fish food at home

[@4me]

Your fish will love you for that ;)

[@michaela-be4le]

Hello Mr. Langerman, is there an alternative to the potato starch? I can't find it in any grocery or supermarket where i'm from.

[@4me]

Thank you for the question! I use potato starch and you could make potato starch at home from raw potato. Some of my KZbin friends mentioned pollen as an alternative to potato starch. Though again, I did not have a chance to try it yet ;)

[@michaela-be4le]

Thank you for the advice. I used corn starch and the mix is in the oven now. I'll let you know hoe it turns out.

[@michaela-be4le]

Poor result SADLY. But if at first you.......you know the saying :) Thanks again for a great idea :)

[@4me]

I live along lines of this saying :)) PS: The flakes you made could be not for your fish test. You have to experiment with different ingredients. But don't dispose the homemade flakes yet! Fish (and animals including people) get used to regular food you serve them. Serve them your homemade flakes again after tomorrow. Serve it every other day for a week. Teach them to eat various food. And watch how they respond: what food they eat faster, how they behave, watch fish colors (different food enhance different colors shown on fish body).

[@michaela-be4le]

I fed the guppies with the mix, they loved it. This was my first attempt at a dry food; in the past i've made gel foods for all of my fish. Even the Australian redclaw crayfish eat it greedily. Economics is my reason for returning to home made foods. Brine shrimp eggs cost $420 per 1lb tin.

[@ashlynwanderer]

Thanks for the well made toutorial!!

[@4me]

My pleasure!! Also, I think you may want to know that I've been working on a video showing another way of making fish food flakes :) This time without oven ;) I will publish the video in two weeks. You will see it in playlist of my videos about homemade fish food: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGOzh3d-ob9oqLM All the best!

[@garcimat]

I make with spinach, broccoli, prawns and very important boiled egg yolk... but I cook first, veggies have pesticides. If you have carnivores add more protein than veggies

[@4me]

Cooking/boiling is not effective for removing pesticides... I stock my kitchen with organic food ;)

[@marktuyet]

Hi Michael. Thanks for another great video . Have you ever run your aquarium water through a coffee filter ? I might try it when I clean my 1 gallon kim-chi jar .. My guppy is enjoying her live seed shrimp snacks .

[@4me]

I used coffee from a filter as fertilizer for potted plants - most plants seems to enjoy it as I enjoy coffee :) Though I did not run aquarium water through the filter. I don't have potted plants any more. All my plants grow with roots in aquarium of fully submerged in aquarium. My seed shrimps don't get to grow fast enough. With about two dozens aquariums with guppies I am straggling to get seed shrimps for all of them on weekly basis.

[@willy3297]

Hello! I really like your videos. Can you please tell me what kind of filter that is in your glass tank?

[@4me]

Thank you very much! It is HOG.5 algae scrubber. Check my videos on this playlist for more details: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqSVgpWOophnhdE The aquarium is my HD aquarium made of plexiglass: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZezqYtppt9khas All the best!

[@ladyaggelous6944]

Hello Sir, kindly asking if this is also the same fish food you mentioned that you used in frogbit as fertilizer? I really have a hard time growing frogbit in aquarium with no flow at all(betta tank).. I only had a success with giant duckweed and salvinia. I wanted to grow it so badly without expensive ferts

[@4me]

Any and all uneaten and eaten fish food become fertilizer in aquariums. I feed only as much fish food as fish can consume at once - and yet the fish waste (poop) is the outcome (fertilizer) that plants feed on. Frogbits need the top surface of the leaves to be above water (dry) and light for growing. I would put some frogbits in a wide container (nursery) for growing it strong. From that nursery you may add the plants back into primary aquarium as needed ;)

[@4me]

Also, snails and all other critters produce waste (fertilizer) - that is what you may use in the nursery ;)

[@tonisantos1031]

My Glo Fish loved it dude!

[@4me]

Who wouldn't! It is homemade meal ;) Happy New Year to you!

[@acuariosjavi8101]

More healthy than commercial food.

[@4me]

Indeed! Healthier and customizable to the needs and taste of your fish ;)

[@acuariosjavi8101]

Michael you must know than some of your vídeos I translate the title to spanish to locate your vídeos the people from Spain and Sur America. If someone click on the video, with spanish title, they enter in your chanel and video. It's a good way to share good information around the world.

[@4me]

Wow! I appreciate it very much!! Thank you! Thank you! I put text from video into description to each video - to make it easier copy-past into translate.google.com or whatever translators. And have blog post with the same text and pictures (links to it at the bottom in description to each video) as well. I know some people relay on translations - I do too ;) All the best!!

[@acuariosjavi8101]

Very good idea, if I can help you I'm here to do it. I like the natural way than you take care your fishes, we only try to copy nature in our aquariums... But you do it.

[@4me]

Thank you very much! I know I am not the first and surely not the last to go natural way with aquariums ;)

[@siddarth.poonacha]

How long can you store it ?

[@4me]

Thank you for the question! I've been storing it in two ways. I store it in a dark cool place for everyday feeding. Usually the amount I make at one batch would last couple months stored in this way. Larger quantities of homemade fish food flakes I store in a freezer for...hmm...one batch was store in such way for about 13 month. Fish ate it fine. Though, I deem it depends on the ingredients you use. Basically, you store dry food. Follow general guidelines for storing that particular food you use to avoid any problem ;) All the best!

[@johnny7933]

I love this method

[@4me]

Thank you!

[@ramisobi5647]

❤️👍But why 3 hour's in the gazheater? Why too much time? Can I use 5 minutes in microwave??

[@4me]

The idea is to dehydrate/ dry the mix (not to cook it). So, in this example it took that long to achieve desirable result. I suppose you can do it in microwave... I actually prefer to let the mix air dry - takes days, but the result is actually great ;) Check videos on this playlist to see all my fish food "cooking" : kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2i9cmyqi7V0bLs

[@edhorlickbullecer8564]

If your wife sees this video and what you used the blender for, you're dead. 🤣

[@4me]

:)

[@4me]

That is why I start making fish food without use of oven ;)

[@xxyy1318]

Then get a separate blender. Go cheap/used.

[@jilliandoeseverything8110]

Can you tell me how filamentos grow

[@4me]

I've been growing two types of filamentous algae. Fast growing filamentous algae (hair like) and slow growing Marimo balls. The fast growing filamentous algae grow without any help at all and it is virtually impossible to remove from aquariums. So, be mindful about it. Marimo balls need to be cleaned once in a couple months - that's basically all you have to do. Check videos on this playlist for more details about both types: kzbin.info/www/bejne/goOmnniOp81obtU

[@jilliandoeseverything8110]

Thanks for the reason

[@sicilianotoronto]

I love this!

[@4me]

Thank you very much! PS: your fish would love it too ;)

[@brookeflood5683]

Great idea! I took a look at my store bought fish food ingredients and it's full of GMO soybean oil, gluten, wheat, etc. Not good for the fish and nothing you'd find in the ocean.. cheap fillers. And I even am very sensitive to gluten myself. I have gut pain for days. Also, algae and seaweed is so nutritious! It's packed with nutrients so there is no need to add vitamins/minerals!

[@4me]

You get it right!!

[@Yonatan24]

I'm curious if your homemade food might slow down growth since it looks like it's all fiber. My guppy food is 42% protein, and only 6% fiber. Thanks for the video.

[@4me]

I've been breeding a strain of dwarf guppies. So, every bit that helps in getting to the goal helps :) There some other important aspects about fish food. In the past year or so, I've been using only what grows in my aquariums for making fish food. My aquariums as sustainable - keep that in mind. The food I make is supplemental. Fish in my aquariums feed on what it can find all the time. It includes plants and all tiny aquatic critters - seed shrimp, snails (or rather snail eggs), and scuds. So, there is live food (protein) available for fish all the time. Thanks for your comment - it reminds me about a video about feeding experiment I did more than year back that I forgot to publish. Will do in a couple weeks or so ;) All the best on your adventure!

[@ashtondelrey]

Could I add more fish to the food to add more protein?

[@4me]

Thank you for the question! You can add more fish. Actually I purposely was not specific about proportions of ingredients for fish food flakes in this video - it's always better to try different and see what your fish likes better. My guppies love 30 - 40% meat (mix of fish, warms, snails and etc). With regards to protein - algae is very rich source of protein (bodybuilders use it for this purpose ;)

[@kdracingchannel2339]

cannibal fish haha

[@4me]

:))

[@snowtiger9942]

Your worst nightmare dont cause too much protien for your fish can kill

[@avasmyth542]

YOUR FEEDING YOUR FISH FISH THINK ABOUT THAT I DONT THINK YOU SHOULD ADD EVEN A LITTLE BIT EVEN THOUGH HE SAID!!!

[@fishfullofdollars6549]

These have to be the most spoilt guppies in the world ,respect

[@4me]

:)) I've been fixing them with more natural diet in the most recent months ;)

[@galactica_0553]

Do I have to add potato starch stuff? Can i supplement with corn or wheat flour?

[@4me]

It's fine without starch or such. Check videos on this playlist for video updates on my homemade fish food: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2i9cmyqi7V0bLs

[@majuju06]

Damn son this is smart as hell

[@4me]

Thank you very much! Happy New Year to you!

[@Xxtamking]

Hi I have a question I have left over betta food can I mix it with carrot and peas and feed it to my angelfish Please Reply

[@4me]

I can tell you only about feeding fish I have - guppies. Nevertheless, there is only one way to learn something new and useful - you have to try it and tell the world about what you learn ;) All the best on your adventure!

[@robhicksaquariums8332]

thanks for the great info i think im going to try this for my fish

[@4me]

All the best!

[@kidsteach938]

Try putting beef/chicken liver in the flakes, it is supposed to be really healthy and some people (for example this one guy who breeds bettas) use liver as a food alone, by that I mean that they just feed small pieces of liver to their fish and the fish are really healthy on a liver only diet.

[@4me]

Thank you very much! Most types of meat would do as addition to fish food. Though, I've been trying to feed my fish with what grows in my aquariums. One of my end goals is to create self-sustaining aquarium ;)

[@kidsteach938]

@@4me Your welcome! And ok.

[@narsd5118]

I actually bought one like this in a market place in a stand they had fish food like this but in a pack

[@4me]

He-he

[@Loduz]

This helped me so much! Just made it myself and I'm waiting for it to dry :D Got my first spawn a few days ago and I needed some fish food for my fry, so I used this :D Love your videos, thanks you so much :D BTW: How did you grow that Filamentous algae?

[@4me]

Thank you for the question!! I am actually working now on a video about filamentous algae! Any way, filamentous algae is very intrusive!! It virtually impossible to get rid of it once you get it in your aquarium. Nevertheless, it is very beneficial and surprisingly easy to take care of and to keep it under control (preventing from spreading). It would survive at any conditions in any freshwater aquarium without your help :) Control it growing by combination of reducing light, nutrition and physically removing excess of filamentous algae from aquarium. Basically, those are the same measurement to control any algae grow. You can look up more details on this topic in videos on this playlist: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIS9YX-hjMmkg9k All the best!!

[@Loduz]

Thank you so much for the answer :D

[@highlandsgirl3920]

good video. I have no chance of growing algae with my shrimp

[@4me]

:) You still can do fish food without algae ;)

[@Aouf1]

Your the best bro

[@4me]

Thank you!

[@JarunsHobbyTV]

really love all your videos Sir,...more power

[@4me]

Thank you very much!!

[@sierrapaige9758]

Do you half to add starch

[@4me]

Thank you for the question! Starch helps to bind other ingredients together. Though, it may work without it.

[@3seowweisin413]

How long can I store it if I don't keep it in refrigerator?

[@4me]

Seow Weisin I make rather small batches of fish food every month or so. Store them in dry dark cool place. I never keep it for more then season, but dried food can be stored like this for whole year as I know from my childhood ;) All the best on your adventure!

[@4me]

Seow Weisin I am working on two more videos about making fish food flakes - simple ways to "cook" it ;)

[@ashtindavid9831]

My mama kill me if I put that shit in the blender or oven

[@4me]

:)) Well...it is pretty much the same as veg smoothie she probably would like to make (or order on a hot day) for herself :) I will show how it is done without oven in one of my future videos ;)

[@talhaayub4456]

I dont have a oven, can you please tell me how to do it in a stove And what is the plant name in 4.14

[@4me]

There are ways to make fish food flakes without use of oven or stone ;) Check videos on this playlist for more details: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2i9cmyqi7V0bLs The plants you asked about is aponogeton: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIXdh516bd-Lj5I

[@talhaayub4456]

@@4me I dont have mulberry leves near me , so please tell me How can I do it in a normal microwave oven or a stove

[@fenishes]

The fish like like!

[@4me]

Jason Fuchs :) They should! I try everything I cook before feeding my pets :))

[@tanziamachmer6490]

Options for those with out ovens.Place on sheet with aluminum as shown in video:-use hair dryer on high heat/flo.-BBQ grill, same temp as video.-toaster oven, same temp as video-stove top, DO NOT USE MOM'S GOOD FRYING PAN.....use minimum heat setting, do not leave unattended!!! Instead of baking sheet, line frying pan with aluminum.Disclaimer, I am not reasonable for any misfortune, including but not limited to fires, your mom yelling, dad yelling, the smell, etc. I take NO RESPONIBILITY, AT ALL, EVER, FOR ANY REASON. People under 16 should check with an adult first.

[@enkiimuto1041]

Who has money enough to have an aquarium but not enough to have an oven?

[@noellawu1154]

Wow, that's look very tasty..

[@4me]

It is! I try all food I make :)) My guppies like it. Also, I am going to publish another how to make fish food video in the next week or two ;) All the best!

[@noellawu1154]

I got guppies too! I wanted your method of not change the water but won't it be smelly if you don't change water?

[@4me]

@@noellawu1154 Smell comes from ammonia. Algae consume ammonia and does really good job for that matter. My beautiful wife let me have about 2-3 dozens aquarium in our living room for the last couple years under one condition - it should not smell :) Algae, bacteria, other microorganism and plants take care of ammonia and other nutrition in the best possible way - they thrive on it. That is how it's been done in nature on our planet. And that is how it's done in my aquariums. Though, it takes time to learn balance it properly. Every aquarium is different and needs daily observation. I move aquariums around to regulate amount of light (helps to keep algae growth under control). And feed fish only little (they have plenty of fresh food growing right in aquarium!)- any remains of the food gets spoiled and would cause of smell. All the best on your adventure!

[@noellawu1154]

@@4me Thank you so much! Maybe I'm gonna try this out and see what will happen. I'm going to add more plants in my guppies tank. My only female guppy just gave birth last week and fortunately I was able to save her only fry. I don't know how many fry she got, there is possibility she ate them. She is a widow now. Her husband is dead. So, I got her new husband. A pink coloured tail. Her's is orange. I can't wait to see what their fry will look like.

[@4me]

@@noellawu1154 The first time guppy female gives birth usually to small number of babies. My small size guppies have 1-2 babies the first time. Then the number of babies goes up. Also, guppy female may keep sperm from one male for 2-3 birthes. So, your female may get babies from the old male even after he died ;) All the best on your adventure!

[@ОлегВолынцев-я3н]

Thanks for the great video. What plant at 3:52?

[@4me]

My pleasure! This plant is Aponogeton. I have couple videos about this plant: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIXdh516bd-Lj5I All the best!

[@ОлегВолынцев-я3н]

Thank you very much. Subscribed to the channel. Very interesting.

[@4me]

@@ОлегВолынцев-я3н My pleasure!!

[@michaeljohn13091969]

can you feed tadpoles with this?

[@4me]

I can only tell you for sure about things that I tried. I have have never kept tadpoles. Nevertheless, I have friends who did. Tadpoles feed on algae in the first couple weeks. Later on they get some other food. So, the fish food flakes may be served too ;)

[@GeneralA6]

Wow. Thanks for sharing this video.

[@4me]

Your fish will love it ;)

[@Micro_Trader]

I tried to make my own. The outcome not good. Its hard like plastic. What do you think is missing?

[@4me]

Spread the mixture thinner (dilute it more with water) for it to dry in a thinner layer. And use ingredients with less starch ;)

[@chromiumCR24]

very cool , why dont more raw fish

[@4me]

Thank you very much! In this video I did not provide proportions of any ingredient for simple reason: you can use it as it fits better for your fish/pets. The general idea is all the same. Also, I make small batches of food with available ingredients at this moment. It allows to give fish great variations of food to see what food they prefer ;) Also, for the past couple years I've been using mostly what grows in my aquariums - it is part of my fish care routine in preparation my guppies for self-sustaining aquariums (long term project).

[@chromiumCR24]

@@4me wow, thanks for quick reply

[@jem4838]

Can I use corn starch instead of potato starch?

[@4me]

I deem it would work as well.

[@dr.albertvonfranzphdofbiol4946]

Can I use cornstarch instead of potato starch

[@4me]

Thank you for the question! Yes. I did. It works too. Also, I tried potato skin (peels) and sweet potato skin (peels) - all works. Some KZbinrs suggested in comments to use pollen instead of starch. It works from their words - and I trust them, though I did not try pollen yet. Best regards!

[@4me]

Forgot to mention that it is difficult to measure the right amount when I use skins/ peels. To much of it makes flakes hard to brake. It takes some experimental work around to get it right ;)

[@RunningWormProd]

Do you also use a binging agent like all purpose flour, bee pollen or gelatine?

[@4me]

Binging agents works fine for this purpose. Though, I did not use them (except starch in the initial trial and late I used piles of potatoes) for a simple reason - I've been working on small size self-sustaining aquarium for fish. It is necessary for this particular project to use only food that grow directly in the aquarium.

[@RunningWormProd]

@@4me nice phylosophy!

[@4me]

@@RunningWormProd I hope to make some video updates this year to show in more details how it can be achieved in real life ;)

[@sukhdevadak1133]

What is the name of the tall plant on the left side of your rectangular tank? I was told it was some local crypto. Is it?

[@4me]

Thank you for the question! It is Aponogeton, fast growing aquatic plant. Here is my video about it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIXdh516bd-Lj5I

[@sukhdevadak1133]

Michael Langerman It was very helpful..😊 keep making videos!!👍