SHRIMP MIX - FOR FISH

How to make your own SHRIMP - MIX for fish ?

Shrimp mix -  a mix of shrimp and green peas with the addition of a binder. It's the perfect food for cichlids to prepare at home. The traditional recipe proportions of 1: 1, but it is not a strict rule that you must follow. The proportions of shrimp and peas can be selected taking into account whether the food we feed herbivorous or carnivorous cichlids. For omnivorous fish meat and I use ratios of 1: 1, but for my herbivores preparing versions of 2:1.

Composition Shrimp mix: 

shrimp + frozen green peas, spirulina, vitamin.

Examples of proportions:

0.5 kg of shrimp in its entirety
0.5 kg of green, frozen peas or other vegetables
5 ml of spirulina powder
5 drops of liquid vitamins
gelatin, agar powder, or - the proportions of the packaging

Meat ingredients

The composition of the mixture can be a little modified using similar components. For a change we can use instead of shrimp to the mix: crabs, squid, mussels, sea fish lean meat. Seafood must be thoroughly rinsed because it will certainly be covered with glaze. It would be good to use unpeeled shrimp with armor by and legs, as contained in them chitin regulates the activity of the gastrointestinal tract of fish and does not allow for indigestion and constipation. Chitin also contain Daphnia casing, which also can be added to the mixture.

vegetable ingredients

Green peas must be frozen, do not give peas and canned in brine !!! contrast, in addition it can give green peas Other vegetables eg. Broccoli, carrots, pumpkin, spinach, lettuce, dandelion, nettle. But I Know That Contain Acid leafy vegetables Oxolinic Hinders the absorption of calcium Which Therefore should not form the basis of the mix, but only as a supplement. If Shrimp served daily mix it better to bypass leafy vegetables and use peas, carrots, broccoli, pumpkins and nettle. It added the young leaves of fresh nettles blanched course or dried nettle because it contains a lot of valuable minerals.

In my mixes I use this Alternately peas, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, pumpkin and spinach and nettles is just a minor addition, like spirulina.

Spirulina

In addition to the mix I use spirulina powder, it is available in health food store, but no herbal additives - must be clean. I also use this to yogurt, salads and cocktails :) Spirulina is a dried algae - a component of food for herbivorous fish - occurring in the clear depths of the sea. Commonly known as green gold. It is a rich source of nutrients, so protein content (65%) of the body easily absorbs it. It is the richest source of vegetable vital vitamins B, B1, B12, and A, D, E, K. Sprulina contains all of the minerals, elements, minerals and enzymes which fish bodies can not itself produce. The degree of assimilation of these components is approx. 95%, which allows you to quickly restore physiological balance and increase overall immunity.

Witamins

A traditional recipe for strimp - mix also added vitamins in liquid, some aquarists use while vibowitu powder or droplets for children. I, however, do not use extra vitamins in their blends, because I provide vitamins in other foods balanced flaked and granular for cichlids.

Other add-ons

In addition, according to the needs you can add to the mix. Garlic for health purposes, or prophylactically to treat internal parasites in fish. Of course, we do not need to add garlic to the whole mix, you can divide it into two parts and add garlic to only one of them.

The binder 

What is important is the selection of a binder all the ingredients together. Aquarists often give in their provision gelatin or egg protein. However, gelatin regular consumption can also damage the body exacerbating inflammation due contained saturated fatty acids. In addition, the fish can be hard to digest. I personally try not to use gelatin in your kitchen, why not use it to prepare Shrimp mix for your cichlids. As the binder use vegetable Agar, which is much easier to digest gelatin and healthier nutrient.

How to prepare Shrimp mix?

Meat products - seafood thoroughly rinse, pour hot water. We add to these plants - vegetables and whole mixes. Then add the extras: spirulina, shredded nettle, garlic, vitamins. The whole again mixes but not too smooth because then thawed in water crashing down on dust and dirty water. The mixed mass of adding to the prepared gorącejj dissolved in water agar or other binder. Mix that there was no lumps. It's all very simple. Shrimp mix is ready. Now just divide it into portions and packed in bags and freeze. I put the weight of a small breakfast bags and flattens to form flat sheets up to 5 mm thick, which after freezing easily breaks off and gives the fish. You can also add to bags or containers for ice cubes.

I would recommend Shrimp mix give the fish 3-4 times a week, alternating with other foods, depending on the preferences of the species of fish.