I want to make a get food that is mostly peas but covers a lot of other foods goldies need as well. I just bought a pearly, and want to keep his sb under control, as I've heard they have a tendancy to flip.

What kinds of food will cover what they need in their diet? What ARE the dietary guideline for goldfish?

I plan to make this with baby food, and if anyone has a good recipe I'm all ears.



Any tips on dealing with geletin welcome also, as I've decided geletin hates me.

Thanks!!!

Ya know...I was thinking it would be fun to make food for my fishy. It sounds sooo much easier to portion this gel food stuff then flakes or pellets....I was surfing this place, and found some stuff on gel foods

http://www.kokosgoldfish.com/GelFood.html

YOu can make very small batches of food - it is not necessary to make 2 gallons of the food - nor is it necessary it incorporate ALL the various food substances in one food.

I generally think about 1 package of gel per 1 cup of ingredients. You need some liquid - I generally use as little as possible to liquify the veggies - and let the liquid that is in the gel when you dissolve it be the general liquid.

Blanch all veggies - cooking them for a few moments in boiling water. I tend to do them in the microwave with as little water as possible. Steaming them also works. This will break down the enzymes in the food so it does not spoil when it is frozen.

You can throw just about anything you want into the mix. I have a batch that I keep at all times - just peas and spinach. (A few months ago it became all peas, when my spinach in my garden was done and you could not buy fresh spinach on the market!). The fish love it.

If I have sample packets of fish food given to me, I toss those in. Vitamins, fruit, etc. are all good candidates..... I like to keep the fruit and the veggies separate to a degree. My fish seem to eat them better that way. You can soak and reconstitute dried krill, etc. to add extra protien to the food. It is good stuff.

I have a whole section in my freezer that is nothing but fish food - right next to the cat food. My hubby knows not to try any of it. When the kids visit - we have to be careful. My new son-in-law did not know - and was feeling adventuresome. He tried some krill/tuna mix. He did not like it.

Hehe, I bet that was a nice surprise for him!

Sounds like my friend's brother -- he ate a piece of cake that was cooked for the dog.. he did not approve.

Thanks evrybody! I think for now I'm just going to gel some peas, cause I've got like, a 2 lb bag just chillin in the freezer that needs to be used. Definatly going to try some other stuff later. ^_^

Most of the time mine has:

bell peppers
tuna
kiwi
apple
broccoli
spinach <baby food>
green beans <baby food>
parsley
peas <baby food>

Veg vits, koi clay, and chopped garlic.

Hey Koko, whats Veg Vits?

Made pea gel, it's in the freezer. ^_^ First time EVER geletin has worked for me - so I'm feeling good right now, lol

This is what I mix in for them, its got all the vits they need

http://www.vetmeddeals.com/missing-link-al...evsomdglk6efie7

If I may ask how much you use per batch?

Mu batches are 5 gals of liquid food and I add in about 3 table spoons per batch,,,

i wonder if i add all kinds of hikaru bio-pure frozen food in gel form, would it be good enough??

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/NavR...4294947118&va=1