Help with DIY Shrimp Pellets

[ShrimpDesigns]

Hello SKF members,

Looking into making my own shrimp foods and I have most of it down-packed but still have a few questions.

- What setting do they go into the oven at?

- What Temperature does the oven need to be?

- How long do they need in the oven?

- How much agar agar do I use per say 1kg of mixture

Cheers,

Louis

[kizshrimp]

I'm not sure if there's been any threads about this here on SKF. If you check google you'll find many recipes for home made fish foods and these will require similar agar volumes and heating times. My advice with agar is to experiment, as different batches can gel differently and your idea of "gelling" may differ from the author of your reference recipe. 

 

Consider what you want the food to do in the tank. My ideal shrimp food might break down to powder so everyone can get a go; agar-set foods probably won't do this too well. Some people choose to feed powders straight up. Agar might not be the ideal binding agent to use here - depends what you want from your food. 

 

 

Be mindful however that shrimp have different nutritional needs to fish and the shrimp foods on the market already are well-formulated and cheap enough, particularly if you try the locally made Boss foods. If you're more interested in the journey and self-education, fair enough. I applaud that position.