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Don't use flour, as you have already found out. Egg is better, specifically egg whites only. If you need suggestions on what else to use as ingredients, try powdered spirulina or equivalent mixed super greens from your local health food shop. Your shrimps will be eating better than you pretty soon. With the food I make, I use Agar-agar as the binder. It sets into a jelly, and that means I don't need a dehydrator. That's another idea for you.

Must be honest... there are some FB groups where plenty of breeders can be found with great shrimp and fast shipping. I'm in Nevada but have purchased from a breeder/importer in California and another in Florida. Ohio is also a big place for *many* hobbies.... bird breeders, pinball enthusiasts, shrimpers.... I dunno what it is about Ohio. Florida and California as well, which makes sense, but I don't know about Ohio! lol I have a BN pleco in my shrimp tank. I can't say it's eating any of the shrimp... unless it just goes after Bloody Mary! ? Neos seem to be the only ones disappearing, but the Caridina sp seem to be doing okay. It's from my understanding that plecos don't typically hunt for food, but they might accidentally "suck up" a shrimp every now and then. If one dies, of course they'll eat it! But they aren't hunters.

It's a lot of manual work but if you have time, go for it. Have you thought of what you are going to use as a binding agent? As you know, I have dabbled in making my own foods before. So that is a thought that might not have crossed your mind yet.