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Angemeldet seit:
29.06.2022
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You’ll find that a mix which includes some meat or fish will hold together better than a vegetarian formula. ***** However, if you’d rather not use fish or meat, there are food binders you can add to the meal. Old-fashioned commercial feeds contained sawdust, gypsum, or white cheese for this purpose, while modern preparations may include algin (a kelp extract) or gelatin.
The only way to find out how a given mix will pelletize is, unfortunately, by trial and error. Therefore, before making up large quantities of the feed, you should test your concoction for acceptance by the fish and for stability in the water. The pellets should retain their form long enough for the fish to find and consume them, which can take anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour, depending on the kind and number of fish.
And as far as storage goes, the only satisfactory method that I know of is freezing. Even so, it’s best to make up small lots of feed frequently, or much of the nutritional value will be lost.
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