DIY SHRIMP FOOD

[@sedghammer]

I love going out for some wild veg. It's quite incredible how many aquarium hobbyists, particularly ones with planted tanks, end up being interested in wild foods and plants. Definitely opens up your eyes to the greater landscape.

[@jbjacuarioschernobyl466]

Super great video!! All Awesomen very interestin!! really cool👍👍👍👍thanks

[@unitedtanksofamerica4095]

It is great to involve your little girl in this endeavor, I have done this also and my youngest a 12-year-old boy now has his own two tanks of Endlers and now has some Black Rose Shrimp to keep also. I take him collecting native plants, fish, ghost shrimp, crayfish and mussels here in Northeast Florida. A great way to teach him what lives in his environment and why to keep it healthy. Plus keeping our aquatic hobby alive and well with the next generation. GREAT VIDEO My Friend I love making my own aquatic foods and other DIY projects.

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Yes she loves it. and has her own tanks also. And every project i make she says that's cool can i put it in my room!! lol

[@stevenw1223]

any chance you can make a good list of leaves which can be used for the shrimps based over in the UK. Thanks Mark :)

[@sheilataylor2516]

Loving your vids, I am returning to fish keeping after a long illness forced me to stop, and shrimp keeping is new to me,I absolutely love them and Betta fish ,you’ve given me some great ideas of for a walk and forage.

[@shesellsfish]

This is so fantastic! I learn new things from your channel all the time. 💕😌💕

[@HadleyCapeBreton]

@ MARK'S AQUATICS just brilliant idea must say

[@teunleemans]

Great video, going to try this myself this weekend!

[@bebebutterfield1]

Lemon would have a ball... Great vid Mark and thanx.

[@franktrepanier6581]

I just watched this video again It isJune here in Canada. I have already dried and ground up allmost 2 cups o f Dandilion leaves and kept a shoe box of larger dried leaves as a treat for them. I will be collecting and drying for future use Grape,Oak, apple and nettle

[@BabyFish4Music]

I wonder if all type of veggies work too? Carriage,carrots and others..good 💡!

[@DavinderSingh-wv7eh]

Mark, use a bigger bowl. No mess in the kitchen then. Great video

[@dwarfycottage]

Mark. This one of most important video in your series. Homemade food are the best food. Could you do a new one with list of leaves. Vitamin or mineral to go with. Or what the different if you feed shrimp dry or paste or stick. Or what natural food that bring colour out in them.

[@AquariumCop]

Spud rocks!

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Cheers! My little workshop mate.👍😀

[@RuachEden]

Hi Mark. If you added some beef heart or cooked prawns and gelatine to this, would you also use it as fish food?

[@ChaosMagnet]

Would maple leaves work?

[@allanleonnard6891]

Hi Mark have you tried rolling it out between some baking parchment. Think it would be able to roll it really thin almost like flake food.

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Hi Allan. Yes I've done that and i works very well. Then scored it into squares once it dried out it snapped off great .👍😀

[@jaredwood9039]

Ty

[@gerghash]

Hey Mark. Great video. I was just wondering if there are any types of leaves that should be avoided?

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Stay away from shrubs. 👍😀

[@josephstanley200]

This is a great idea If I dried the allege and fish waste I take out of my bio filter on my koi pond would that be good to add? No chemicals all natural pond

[@trcmustang]

Thanks for the video. Going to research the types of leaves that I can find in my area as I do not know my tree types as well as I would like. Want to definitely try this to give my shrimp some variety in their diet. BTW... can you tell me the song you used during the sped up part? Thanks again. Love all your videos.

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

I can't sorry. It was from some free music I down loaded ages ago.

[@trcmustang]

MARK'S AQUATICS thanks for the reply. Saw the video was posted a few years ago but thought I would ask. Thanks again Mark.

[@johnnypilchkonyot8136]

Hi mark instead of the genchem cann I use the bacteria AE?

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Hi. Yes you sure can. 😀👍

[@ScowlingWolf]

YUMMY

[@D0p3rW]

how about to add an egg yolk? what do you think? It could give a bit of extra hardness to end product, so it will not dissolve so fast...

[@coasterphanatic]

Great recipe! on average how long does each of the balls last in the tank? and How often are you feeding them?

[@rp101aquatics6]

It lasts a long time

[@deannesherriff3247]

You could do with a pay doh extruder Mark, then you could just extrude a long worm of it and cut it up.

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Great idea Deanne!!! I'll make a diy extruder. That's why i love doing this stuff there's always new ideas popping up. I'll shout out it was your idea ok.👍😀

[@deannesherriff3247]

😊

[@TheASMRlogs]

LOL I was thinking make it a tad softer and use a pastry bag! But I like the play doh idea better!

[@rp101aquatics6]

Cool i might use a syringe

[@nickosantos8263]

Is freezing optional?

[@ldybgd]

what is ...jen cam? that the baby shrimp eat? LOVE the tutorials! I'm going back now and catching up.

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Genchem polytase is a powder food for baby shrimp.

[@heatherandgertrude]

That looks like expensive super greens smoothie powder from vitamin shops!😂

[@scottryan3307]

Mark you should use a boilie gun and rolling table, will get them very uniform and will save a lot of time .

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Hi Scott. Yes great idea My mates got one I'll ask him what mm ball size it goes down too as i think boilies are about 22mm and that would to big.

[@scottryan3307]

I make 12 mm boilies for fishing but you could go down to 6mm I think, that's the lowest my boilie gun goes down too

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

I just text my mate and he said his goes from 12 to 25 m so to big. I've must have something kicking around my workshop that i can DIY!!👍😀 great idea tho scott. Mite get one to make my Koi food!

[@doperwtje1257]

I was wondering, have you ever tried blackberry leaves?

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

+Crazy Catlady Yes shrimp love them. Just boil for a couple of minutes to soften up and put them in the tank.

[@paulmason6847]

If you were making loads of these pellets, try a play doh extruder

[@fdukes30]

Would this also be ok to fish fish, like guppies and plecos? Fyi I'm hitting the woods as soon as I get home from work lmao thanks for the vids mark.

[@Gwyntog-21]

Just found this video on your channel Mark,excellent butty,can you pick the leaves in spring to do a batch?cant wait to try this👍🏽

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Yes mate.That's when i get mine. :)

[@bobhill2821]

ever considered putting a little spirulina in the mix ? it's a algae supper nutritional

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Hi Bob. Yes i used spirulina in another batch i did but left it out on this one .👍😀

[@bobhill2821]

cool to know it's ok to use, I'm just getting in to shrimps so doing lots of research I like diy ways to do stuff , I use spirulina my self so now I know it's safe for shrimps il defo add some in to the food , thanks for your reply 👍

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

No problem Bob. Any questions please feel free to ask.

[@bonsiatreesseedsandplantsf4812]

Great video.is your dog a Boston terrier or a Frenchie he well cute

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Tommy Paton he's a frenchie 😀👍

[@DrPucky]

That's great! I just bought 5 red cherrys yesterday along with a new betta, those are my first shrimpies ! They are very interesting to watch. I'll probably make some of this in a few days. Is the frosting/defrosting step mandatory ? I have chlorella powder at my house, can I add some to the mix ?

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Hi. Welcome to the world of shrimps.the reason i freeze it is to keep it as fresh as possible thats all. Also feel free to share as much as you like ok. The more people onboard the better! 👍😀

[@DrPucky]

Thank you! So I can just make a batch and make little balls to dry as soon as I'm done with the paste ?

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

No problem. Yes make them as soon as you've made the paste. You can speed up the drying by microwaving in between some kitchen towels ok. watch my video on prepping winter leaves that will show you how ok.👍😀

[@nadinem1901]

Hi Can I feed this to gold fish too?.

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

You sure can 😀👍

[@nadinem1901]

@@MARKSAQUATICS Thank you. I really enjoy your videos. Please keep up the great work.

[@DebiSunset]

Did you add minerals to the leaf mix?

[@DebiSunset]

And could you please list the ingredients as well

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Hi Debi. No not to this batch, but i could have put the tip of a teaspoon of montmorillonite clay to a ball of past that size .👍😀

[@jeffparryncc1701]

I'm lucky, I use mango leaves :D Oh can you mix in Repashy Grub Pie?

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Yes it makes a good binder for all the other ingredients 😀👍

[@MELODYMUNRO]

I wish we could make that here. We dont have those trees.

[@rp101aquatics6]

You should have oak

[@doperwtje1257]

Mine keeps looking like spinache lol. Doesn't look like a ferm clayball like yours. What am I doing wrong? Maybe it's the nori that I left out? And the other ingredient that you mentioned is something I don't know what it is. Somekind of powder?

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

I found its the nori that makes it sticky. 👍😀

[@doperwtje1257]

MARK'S AQUATICS it does makes them sticky. Thanks.! But my little balls float and fall apart. Didn't you use any sort of clay or something? Sorry for all my questions but I am trying to learn ☺️ By the way... I love little Lemon. He is so cute!

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Crazy Catlady No no clay. You really have to squeeze all the air out when your rolling it and compress it as much as you can ok . It's nice to see your having a go.😀🖒

[@doperwtje1257]

Thanks! You are awesome :)

[@randypau]

what is the purpose of freeze it ?

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

So you can use them through the winter months.

[@rp101aquatics6]

Can i use strawberry peaves

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

You sure can. Boil them for a couple of minutes ok.

[@rp101aquatics6]

@@MARKSAQUATICS ok that's nice I have strawberry plants that dont even die in winter

[@dawmartin2060]

you should try a boilie roller, ive seen them for 8mm upwards but i dont know if thats a bit big. great video! i will be making my own

[@Fridskan]

You should get your self a small spatula. That would make it a bit easier for you to mix. And to get all of it out of the bowl.

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

+Fridskans I've got one now. 😀

[@KalemsFishtanks]

What if your oven doesn't go as low as 100?

[@abbystevens5693]

KalemsFishtanks dry it to air instead of usibg a oven

[@sirdukeusa3289]

I love your french bulldog. Did you say you can use blackberry leaves? nice video

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Hi Brenda. blackberry leaves are fine to use just boil for a couple of min's and put them in.👍🎃

[@ineerajbatra]

Hi Mark a few questions please 1) Since the food was not fed in the bowl, wont the left over polytase and other other items stink in the tank and deteriorate the water quality? I mean its advisable to serve food in the bowls, right? 2) How important is Polytase in this recipe, can we avoid it without loosing much? 3) Is this food complete alternative to store-bought food? 4) In another video you chose natural dried leaves to make the food, but here you used green leaves and then oven-dried , is one recipe better than the other? Thanks.

[@ldybgd]

mix your dough in a plastic bag or on plastic wrap to make clean up simple

[@mikevhx5682]

Why not put the sausage in a manual meat mincer... makes you millions of pellets😉

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Good idea. 😀👍

[@toanth936]

Mark I just found out about your channel, omg spend days watching all the content. I have few questions, i live in Vietnam, some of the leafs are not available, can you give me few other options for tropical leafs. do you have email? I would like to email you.

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

You can use most fruit tree leaves. Do you get almond leaves.

[@toanth936]

@@MARKSAQUATICS we have a lot of indian almond leaves. i also consider to put some bacteria power in it? do you think it will work?

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Great news for you. Indian almond leaves are the best to use. 😀👍

[@toanth936]

@@MARKSAQUATICS Hi Mark, do you sell NT Lab Clay 1.5kg. I watch your video and super excited to try. I am in Vietnam.