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When I kept shrimp a while ago I fed them the Repashy Shrimp Souffle and they absolutely loved it. It was an easy product to make and I liked it a lot. I'm getting back into keeping shrimp and found out that Repashy no longer makes the Shrimp Souffle. I was wondering if anyone feeds their shrimp Repashy and if so what kind or kinds?

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Hi clippergear,

I don’t speak from experience but I hear shrimp adore repashy gel. Which is just repashy powder mixed with water and boiled. It comes out as a jelly. I have never heard of a shrimp that doesn’t like it. Most shrimp even love the straight powder form. It’s especially beneficial to shrimplets as the powder will float all over the tank. 
 

-B

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@Blazepelt  thanks for the advice of just spreading the powder on the surface of the tank for the babies. I hadn't thought of using it that way.

@jayc  thanks for the recipe. It's probably very similar to anything Repashy would have but is more nutritious like you said. I know it's way cheaper to make my own!! Thanks for the link to the recipe. I've checked it out and it seems straight forward with readily available ingredients!! I've already located the super greens and the agar agar. I'm assuming I could add some other minerals and stuff to the recipe as well, which I like to do.

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17 hours ago, clippergear said:

I'm assuming I could add some other minerals and stuff to the recipe as well, which I like to do.

Yes, of course you can add anything to it. That's the beauty of the recipe.

My advise after making several batches so far, use only half the ingredient list. The recipe makes too much food for the average shrimp keeper. Freeze anything that is not going to be fed in the coming week. Always 'try' to not touch the agar agar with your hands to avoid bacteria growing on it. 

 

Oh! I posted this free recipe to the community to help shrimp keepers out. But the price of using this food is a picture or two of the shrimp eating it. ?

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Thanks again Jayc, I'm already looking for the ingredients to buy!!

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On 6/6/2020 at 10:45 AM, jayc said:

@clippergear, make your own !

I have a recipe somewhere on this forum. It's more nutritious than repashy since they have to keep costs down.

 Oh yeah ... found the link.

https://skfaquatics.com/forum/forums/topic/8429-new-food-type-for-shrimp-shrimp-kandy-feast/

 

I've gotta say, this is extremely tempting. I've been wanting to do my own fish food for a while now, but this sounds great as well! I think I have a cheap source for the bee pollen, and chlorella and agar agar should be easy to find as well. My shrimp rarely eat prepared foods, seemingly much more attracted to the excess of algae, waste and biofilm available in my tank. Hopefully this will be the thing they'll love, and I can get the nutrients they need to them!

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21 hours ago, Crabby said:

Hopefully this will be the thing they'll love, and I can get the nutrients they need to them!

Mate, your shrimp will be eating healthier than you will with this recipe.

Like I said to clippergear, you just need to promise to post pictures of your shrimp eating it. I get a kick out of watching shrimp swarm the food.

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@jayc - as soon as I get shrimp in my tank (its still cycling/maturing), I'll post pics!!

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4 hours ago, chiapetbermuda said:

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That's  good idea. Smaller sized portions make it a lot easier to handle and the remainder can be kept in an airtight container/bag in the fridge or freezer.

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