Regular Member dnalex Posted July 17, 2012 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 17, 2012 Thank you, coco, for adding your reviews and observations. Thankfully, mine still eat their pellets when offered. With the 55 gallon, I still do mostly Pro-Gold, with soilent green gel every 6th meal. With the 100g, they get soilent green almost all the time, with perhaps pellets for 1 meal each week. I do plan on mixing in some bloodworms in a future gel. I didn't see any reaction as you did in any of mine, and I'm glad yours is OK 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member horserider36 Posted July 17, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted July 17, 2012 Thank you so much for the wonderfully thorough review, Alex I'm pretty excited to try it. I'm watching OJ bobble around the top of the tank now... poor girl. I hope this helps, fingers crossed! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Evening Posted July 18, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted July 18, 2012 Can we expect a price on the resell batch? I'm eager to try it if I can afford it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dnalex Posted July 18, 2012 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 18, 2012 I'm actually not selling any. However, I may be able to send you a little to try, at cost + shipping. Will you PM me next week? Thanks. Keep in mind that this will be from my own 1 pound bag of food, so it will come to you in a zip lock bag. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Evening Posted July 19, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted July 19, 2012 Well that's what I meant. I'm wondering what cost+shipping comes out to. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dnalex Posted July 19, 2012 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 19, 2012 Well that's what I meant. I'm wondering what cost+shipping comes out to. Probably about 5 bucks, or less. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Evening Posted July 19, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted July 19, 2012 Awesome, even I can afford that. DEFINITELY signing up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ShawneeRiver Posted July 19, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted July 19, 2012 Alex, did you try the idea of painting the food onto rocks or feeding them bigger chunks to nibble on? It would be nice if there was a food they could graze on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member tithra Posted July 19, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted July 19, 2012 Alex, did you try the idea of painting the food onto rocks or feeding them bigger chunks to nibble on? It would be nice if there was a food they could graze on. oooh, you can paint it on rocks!? I like that idea!! You should try it Alex and let us know how it goes 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dnalex Posted July 19, 2012 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 19, 2012 I think the idea works on smaller (non-gold) fish. If I were to do it, one fish would be scarfing down the entire sheet. Also, my OCD requires that all the food I give them must disappear from the tank within 10-15 minutes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member tithra Posted July 19, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted July 19, 2012 I think the idea works on smaller (non-gold) fish. If I were to do it, one fish would be scarfing down the entire sheet. Also, my OCD requires that all the food I give them must disappear from the tank within 10-15 minutes. lol. maybe you need to paint an entire boulder for the goldies! Someone must try it just for fun 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dnalex Posted July 19, 2012 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 19, 2012 I think it's a really neat idea, but at least with soilent green, the stuff gels incredibly fast. All I have time to do is to pour it from the measuring cup into the mold, and it's pretty much already gelling. I'm not at all complaining about this, since I like that it gels so fast. I do have a hard time imagining how you would paint it on the rock, unless you drop the rock in the hot mixture. I'm sure it's do-able, but it will drive me crazy. I need my fish food in little diced cubes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted July 19, 2012 Admin Share Posted July 19, 2012 Oh Dude! TD gave me an idea... Golf balls with the gel food on it.... Oh I got to try once I get some WOOT! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dnalex Posted July 19, 2012 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 19, 2012 Off in the mail today. Expect it soon 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member tithra Posted July 19, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted July 19, 2012 Oh Dude! TD gave me an idea... Golf balls with the gel food on it.... Oh I got to try once I get some WOOT! Would they float? Some sort of floating ball covered in this stuff would keep them entertained for hours!! You must take video if you try it koko! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Tjudy Posted July 20, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted July 20, 2012 Golf balls with the gel food on it Golf ball sink, as demonstrated by the round I played this afternoon! They are also too smooth to be a good object to stich Repashy gel food to. The best surfaces to stick gel food to are very rough, and even then the food will eventually flake off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted July 20, 2012 Admin Share Posted July 20, 2012 Golf balls with the gel food on it Golf ball sink, as demonstrated by the round I played this afternoon! They are also too smooth to be a good object to stich Repashy gel food to. The best surfaces to stick gel food to are very rough, and even then the food will eventually flake off. Yes they do Humm I wonder if I rough up the ball it might want to stick... Going to have to play around with this idea See my two Orandas think that pushing my snail around is a good game. So why not a golf ball they can push 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted July 20, 2012 Admin Share Posted July 20, 2012 TD (my Hubby) just came up with a neat idea... Put a net around the golf ball then the food... ?! Maybe 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member tithra Posted July 20, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted July 20, 2012 TD (my Hubby) just came up with a neat idea... Put a net around the golf ball then the food... ?! Maybe I look forward to hearing if it works! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member vwashbur Posted July 20, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted July 20, 2012 Just wanted to say my rep ashy food arrived just NOW. It's sitting in the kitchen and I'm itching to try it! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member vwashbur Posted July 20, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted July 20, 2012 Just wanted to say my rep ashy food arrived just NOW. It's sitting in the kitchen and I'm itching to try it! Ok, I've finished making it. Let me start by confirming what Alex said: it's SO easy to make. But holy cow, does it stink. However, the smell is a small price to pay when you consider the simplicity in making it, plus it has what seems to be a wonderful consistency. It was firm within minutes. The taste test went great! It was gone as soon as it hit the bottom of the tank. I didn't quite realize what Alex was saying about it being expensive as I hadn't seen larger sizes other than the 2 oz. I paid $6.99 for 2 oz and I know that seems expensive but for those of us who only have a few goldfish it'll last a while. Also, when I think of the amount of money I've paid trying all sorts of new gel food recipes for my floaty goldfish $6.99 wasn't bad. So that said, if you only have a few goldfish you could probably stick with the smaller quantities. 1/4 cup powder mixed with 3/4 cup water made enough to feed my 3 goldfish for the next 4-5 weeks. However, if you have several goldfish (which I know several members here do) it could be a little more expensive. But the food has high quality ingredients in it and I know everyone here is interested in the welfare of their fish so I highly recommend it even if it's a little more expensive. As far as the long term effects and goals, we will have to see but so far so good 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dnalex Posted July 21, 2012 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 21, 2012 However, the smell is a small price to pay when you consider the simplicity in making it, plus it has what seems to be a wonderful consistency. It was firm within minutes. I TOLD you that stuff stinks! I've likened it to a fresh summertime bog! Anyway, I think that you will find that the fish won't be floaty, and that there will be lots of green poop. More recently, I have made with a bit more that 1/4 cup of powder + 3/4 cup boiling water, just to pack in the nutrients a little more. The consistency is still quite good. Remember that you can, and should, feed more of this to your fish, compared to pellets, which are so much more nutrient dense I look forward to your long term assessment. Btw, a cup of this food lasts me 5 days, if that much 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member vwashbur Posted July 21, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted July 21, 2012 However, the smell is a small price to pay when you consider the simplicity in making it, plus it has what seems to be a wonderful consistency. It was firm within minutes. I TOLD you that stuff stinks! I've likened it to a fresh summertime bog! Anyway, I think that you will find that the fish won't be floaty, and that there will be lots of green poop. More recently, I have made with a bit more that 1/4 cup of powder + 3/4 cup boiling water, just to pack in the nutrients a little more. The consistency is still quite good. Remember that you can, and should, feed more of this to your fish, compared to pellets, which are so much more nutrient dense I look forward to your long term assessment. Btw, a cup of this food lasts me 5 days, if that much You weren't kidding! At first I thought it was my nose, but I leaned down and got a good whiff of the stuff and almost keeled over. It reminds me of walking along the beach after a hurricane and there are little critters that perished in the storm left on the shoreline... I HAVE noticed the green poops. I was very excited haha. I don't think many people get excited over fish poop, but I do since Sachi gets constipated and floaty so easy. Holy mackerel! Only 5 days? I don't think you've got goldies, I think you've got pigs! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Evening Posted July 21, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted July 21, 2012 Mine eat a lot. Even though I've only got two, they'll probably go through a teaspoon of gel a day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted July 21, 2012 Admin Share Posted July 21, 2012 Mine eat a lot. Even though I've only got two, they'll probably go through a teaspoon of gel a day. Oh boy! Makes me wonder how much Charlie is going to eat!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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