How to make Discus fish food - Beefheart / Porkheart mix
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Today I made some fish food for my Discus! Homemade food is great because it is cheap and you know exactly what you get - DIY for the win! Search for 'Discus Newbies' on Facebook and join the group for more discus 'stuff' Discus Beefheart (or Porkheart) base recipe • 500g beef or pork heart • 100g prawns • 100g mussels • 100g cod fillet • 100g salmon fillet • 100g Curly Kale or Spinach (wilted) • 2 cloves garlic • 1 egg • 1 banana • 2 tea spoons of paprika powder (Do not use if you have white or yellow fish) • 5ml cod liver oil • 2ml Abidec (Children’s multivitamin - drops rather than syrup) If possible get your butcher to mince the heart once they have removed ALL fat & veins. If you’re doing it yourself remove ALL fat & veins from heart and cut into cubes. At this point I place some egg crate in an old ice cream tub, put the mince on top and let the blood / moisture drain for 24 – 48 hours. Blitz all other ingredients in a food processor or mince, and then mix well with the meat. Then mix some more. When you think you’ve mixed enough mix for twice as long again. Place in freezer bags and roll out to about 1cm thick then place in the freezer – then you can just break off chunks as required. My number 1 tip is to get all the ingredients as dry as possible before you start. Also the measurements or ingredients given are not exact or rigid – I’ll often use more prawns and or ditch the mussels, or throw in extras if I have them around like decapsulated brine shrimp, spirulina powder, flake, tomato puree, peas, carrots, courgettes etc.
One tip...food I made using supermarket dried shrimp mixed in? Fish wouldn't eat it. Tossed that out. FRESH shrimp they love.