No Waste! How I make Repashy Gel Fish Food

[@JasonsCichlids]

I noticed I made a mistake in my currency conversion! The Repashy in Australia costs approx $44 USD not $80 USD like I displayed in the video!

[@roflbotfpv9168]

US checking in. Im getting 12oz jars for 29.99 on Amazon

[@ciclidamente2800]

Very informative, I shall give Repashy a try. I use to prepare the same type of food by the use of AGAR AGAR powder (just add warm water and becomes gel). I mix it with sea shrimps, boiled spinach, boiled peas, some drops of multivitamic, high quality micro pellets of fish food. Percentages of ingredient vary in comparison with fish needs, if vegetarian more "green" if carnivore more "red". It is stable in water and fish go crazy for it

[@JasonsCichlids]

Yeah give it a go Matteo, be interesting to see what you think if it compared to your Agar Agar Mix. I actually wouldn't mind trying to make my own mix using Agar Agar powder. Maybe one day I'll give it a go myself.

[@edspicknupcichlids7506]

Well I broke down and bought it! Just arrived from Amazon Repashy Soilent Green 12 oz container. Ice cube trays will be here tomorrow! Thanks again for another great video!

[@JasonsCichlids]

Nice one Ed! Hopefully your fish love it! Cheers mate, glad you enjoyed the video!

[@maggieyu6023]

Most thorough video in this ever. Beautifully done.

[@JasonsCichlids]

Cheers for that Maggie, glad you found it useful

[@toriwilson6961]

I have 3 week old betta fry and have to go out of town. The "cube a day" will be so much easier for my friend who will be feeding. Thank you so much for the ice cute idea!

[@JasonsCichlids]

I definitely think you should get them used to the food before you rely on it without them knowing what it is. So that means feeding it in conjunction with a food they are familiar with just in case they are unsure about it. Glad you found the video helpful!

[@johnmaude5065]

I’m a big Repashy fan 👍 I use morning wood, super green and bottom scratcher

[@JasonsCichlids]

Nice selections there John, I want to try more of them. Do you feed morning wood and bottom scratcher just to your plecos? I haven't been using it for that long but I love it!

[@johnmaude5065]

@@JasonsCichlids yes mate, I mainly use Repashy for plecos, they absolutely love it, I mix two together usually

[@JasonsCichlids]

Oh yeah I have see other people mixing different types of Repashy together. Interesting. I definitely want to get my hands on Super Green next though. I think that will be a good one to try

[@johnmaude5065]

@@JasonsCichlids my only issue with it is the protein content for the l333 and that type of pleco, but otherwise it’s great 👍

[@JasonsCichlids]

Oh ok the protein is a little too high for them. But I believe Super Green is low on protein.

[@rora9553]

Another way to avoid air pockets is to add just enough water to the powder to make a paste. Then slowly pour on the rest of the water while stirring like crazy. This works in baking too.

[@JasonsCichlids]

Cheers Rebecca, good tip for everyone to follow 👍

[@akim2007p]

How much is 1tbsp of repashy in cups of water for 1:3 proportion?

[@bromeloncambodia9504]

Great information! Thank you for the video

[@JasonsCichlids]

Cheers! Glad you found it informative!

[@AndrewMc-he3ue]

My bristlenose and cherry shrimp go mad for the soilent green and I usually add a cube of frozen brine shrimp when I make up a batch. It's a shame that it sinks though as my tetra's won't eat it off the bottom.

[@JasonsCichlids]

Nice mate, love seeing them go crazy for good food! Shame your Tetras don't go for it. But I love sinking food over floating, but that's basically because of my sump system

[@rockypointrabbitry3749]

I believe I have seen someone make "lollipops" with bamboo skewers for the mid water feeders. Maybe give it a try 🤔 good luck in all endeavors!

[@GlidingwithAndy]

We prefer the Fuzzy Fox Gel Mix foods, they are Australian made!

[@JasonsCichlids]

Interesting mate, I will check them out. Always love to support Aussie made stuff!

[@Justcallmerita]

My fish, including my Plecos, really don’t seem all interested in this. I tried just about every flavor including Morning Wood and I follow the instructions down to the letter, but they just don’t seem to care for it. Not sure if I’m over feeding them and they just aren’t hungry, or what else it could be.

[@michaellech6381]

The stability in the water is the big draw for me, I love that fry can pick at it all day.

[@JasonsCichlids]

Exactly same thoughts here Michael. The only thing I wish is that I started using it sooner!

[@dwsnono9104]

Import cost must be high over there. You can get that jar in the U.S. for $30.00. I like the ice cube tray idea. Appreciate your content.

[@JasonsCichlids]

Yeah lots of things are more expensive here than in the States. Not a problem, glad you do mate 👍

[@JawnsRigged]

Seems like this stuff doesn’t dissolve quick underwater. Even with the fry nibbling on it , it doesn’t look like it’s melting apart. If you left that in the water for 3-5 hrs does it start to break apart badly?

[@JasonsCichlids]

That's the great thing about it. It doesn't foul the water

[@ryanwaidalowski9221]

Is that the one to use for African Ciclids ?

[@JasonsCichlids]

Yes it's fine for African Cichlids

[@adammustafa7399]

Hi there, great content! Quick question plz, when i feed repashy the fish chew it and spit it out and it clouds the water quite badly, how do i deal with this please? Thank you

[@JasonsCichlids]

Cheers for that Leon. I am not sure, what type of Repashy are you feeding? Might want to play around with the water to Repashy ratio you are using to make it. Also what type of filtration are you using?

[@benc3214]

Good vid mate where are you sourcing your rapshy from in Australia?

[@JasonsCichlids]

Cheers mate. I was getting them from Natfish

[@benc3214]

@@JasonsCichlids cheers ive found it

[@something-unique]

This food looks awesome I wasn't aware of it, a great video as always very helpful and informative. This is the first food that might draw me away from Newlife Spectrum. Would you say it would replace it, or do the 2 foods compliment each other?

[@JasonsCichlids]

Great to hear you found it useful David. The fact that its stable in the water and fry can pick off it all day long is a huge bonus. One thing I didn't mention that I should have (but the video would have easily been over 20 minutes long) is the ingredients. Not much in the way of fillers in it as well. I wouldn't say replace your current fish food. I always say, give your fish variety and as many different foods as you can, just to ensure they are getting a wide range of vitamins and minerals. This will help ensure that if any one food is lacking in something that other foods should make up for it.

[@JasonsCichlids]

I should have added that New Life Spectrum also have their own version of gel food. I haven't tried it myself and probably would one day to just give it a go and compare the two.

[@something-unique]

@@JasonsCichlids Amazing, thanks for the advice. I'll have a look and see what prefer the look of!

[@JasonsCichlids]

@@something-unique Not a problem, good luck!

[@DavidDK1975]

Thanks for the share Jason Had a query about calvus fry....What is the normal growth rate in cm?? 6 months ..1 year... They get mature by how any years??

[@JasonsCichlids]

No worries David. Normal growth rate with calvus is extremely slow. Talking about 1.5cm in 6 months. A year approx 3cm-4cm. The males will grow slightly quicker. 2 years though for maturity.

[@DavidDK1975]

@@JasonsCichlids Thanks Jason...its a big help to have experts like you...sometimes need advice....and help

[@JasonsCichlids]

Cheers David, but I am by no means an expert! There are a load more people way more knowledgeable with Tangs than me, especially at my Cichlid club. But I am just sharing my personal experiences and hopefully sharing what I do and share helps you guys. But cheers mate. Always happy to help

[@joehare1151]

Great video

[@JasonsCichlids]

Cheers for that

[@fuzzyfoxpetfoods8708]

The Fuzzy Fox brand is also great.

[@JasonsCichlids]

Cheers for the heads up on your brand 👍

[@shaunsten7788]

Where is the best place to buy it here in Australia?

[@JasonsCichlids]

Try Nats Fish

[@pelhamsaquatics]

My fish devour repashy soilent green! I just started feeding this to my fish about a month ago. Here’s a movie reference for you mate, soilent green it’s made out of people!!!

[@JasonsCichlids]

Haha I had to look up the reference. Just a little disturbing 😄 thankfully the ingredient list on the back doesn't mention humans 🤣 Funny you say that though as the film is based in the year 2022. After the last two years we've all had. Let's hope the film isn't an accurate portrayal of what's to come!

[@flamingbridges1649]

Think I added too much water to mine cause it's been over an hour and it's still not set

[@JasonsCichlids]

If that's the case, you could always add a little more Repashy to the food and it will help it set

[@Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

I add calcium carbonate and bloodworms to it and feed it to mystery snails and Neocaridina shrimp

[@JasonsCichlids]

Nice one, I'm sure they love it. But I am allergic to bloodworms! So I avoid them!

[@maggieyu6023]

Love the uncle roger critique in there lol

[@JasonsCichlids]

Haha cheers

[@annak2575]

Well, well, well... NSW Govt decided fluoride and chlorine suppliers gotta spread the love to their chloramine mates as well... when did the grubs kick this off without any mention on the news??!

[@BoldSooner058]

If you boil water it will remove chlorine and chloramine

[@JasonsCichlids]

Boiling water does not remove chloramine

[@bromeloncambodia9504]

Give a man a fish and he will eat it for a day. Teach him to take good care and feed the fishes and he will eat for a life time 🤣

[@JasonsCichlids]

Haha that's it! Although, I don't want to eat these guys! haha

[@michaellou7101]

Why use dirty aquarium water? Use distilled or spring water from your supermarket!

[@skytrooper506]

Here's the joke. My Repashy didn't come with a scoop, so what's the parts? 1 teaspoon to 2 cupd of water? 1 tablespoon to 2 cups of water? Kind of a joke.

[@JasonsCichlids]

Yeah actually I have never received a scoop either. But generally you can make the Repashy as concentrated as you want but the recommendation is 2 to 3 parts water to 1 part Repashy

[@skytrooper506]

@@JasonsCichlids so 1 tablespoon Rapashi 2 tablespoons of water?