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tom g · 07-07-2012, 07:20 PM

How do you guys introduce beef heart to juvies. I am making a simple batch, any reccomendation for
Ingredients for my first batch.like I said I have a basic recipe but I'm afraid they won't like
It

george · 07-08-2012, 04:28 AM

Hey Tom,, i did not had any problems with BH with my discus. If they are fussy, keep giving the same thing for 1 week, removed uneaten food after 2 hrs.

tom g · 07-08-2012, 09:08 AM

ok i will try.

Altumnut · 07-08-2012, 12:52 PM

It's best to offer it at the first feeding of the day when they are hungry.
As for ingredients: http://www.archersdiscus.com/discus_food_8.html
Just scroll right to the bottom of page.

...Ralph

tom g · 07-08-2012, 01:04 PM

thanks ralph i will try that ,i was looking at that recipe .
thanks again
tom

tom g · 07-08-2012, 10:05 PM

ok i made the beefheart , i played it by ear , kept it simple . what a gooey mess...ewwwww
i couldnt wait till it froze so i gave the juvies a finger full . they went crazy
the big guy didnt really take an interst in it yet but will try in the am after hes hungry and see how he likes it .
cheers and thanks for everyones help.

Altumnut · 07-09-2012, 06:17 PM

Tom,

I run into the same issue when I make mine.
Give them time and even your adults will take to it.
Most discus raised on bloodworms from young have troubles taking to anything else which is why I don't feed any BW.
A variety of foods is always best.

...Ralph

tom g · 07-09-2012, 10:55 PM

well i watched today , seems he is taking it not like the juvies who are fighting for it .but like u said its a start . not to figure out how much to feed them im thinking a cube similar to a bloodworm package .
i am also feeding nls growth they seem to really like that one /flakes and some pellets.
thanks again

TankCla · 07-09-2012, 11:17 PM

My recipe is simple: beef heart, salmon and shrimp. In the beginning they didn't eat it. After an year my 6 discus are eating 4 cubes (like bloodworms cubes) + pellets from automatic feeder, every day.
In time, they will eat only mixture.

tom g · 07-10-2012, 12:00 AM

my recipe was pretty simple as well , beef heart /shrimp/fish food what ever i had lying around /garlic just a little .
how do u use the auto feeder with a gooey mix , i thought the auto feeder was for dry food and flakes .

07-07-2012, 07:20 PM	#1
tom g Devoted Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: don mills Posts: 3,897 Feedback Score: (80)	introduction to beef heart How do you guys introduce beef heart to juvies. I am making a simple batch, any reccomendation for Ingredients for my first batch.like I said I have a basic recipe but I'm afraid they won't like It __________________ 90 gallon reef ready tank ... hippo tang , yellow tang, 1 damsel ,flame hawk (favorite ),watchman goby ,harlequin star fish (hides boring ) bi -color blenny,cleaner wrasse , bengai cardinal,twin spot goby, mandarin . sand sifting star fish , elusive marine betta(MIA - shows him self periodically -boring ) in progress TBA.....project tranquility ............ 90 gallon dual drilled tank with sump vertex 100-in 2 - evergrow leds ,dual t5 48" aquatic life fixture Last edited by tom g; 07-07-2012 at 11:55 PM..

07-08-2012, 09:08 AM	#3
tom g Devoted Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: don mills Posts: 3,897 Feedback Score: (80)	beef heart ok i will try. __________________ 90 gallon reef ready tank ... hippo tang , yellow tang, 1 damsel ,flame hawk (favorite ),watchman goby ,harlequin star fish (hides boring ) bi -color blenny,cleaner wrasse , bengai cardinal,twin spot goby, mandarin . sand sifting star fish , elusive marine betta(MIA - shows him self periodically -boring ) in progress TBA.....project tranquility ............ 90 gallon dual drilled tank with sump vertex 100-in 2 - evergrow leds ,dual t5 48" aquatic life fixture

07-08-2012, 01:04 PM	#5
tom g Devoted Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: don mills Posts: 3,897 Feedback Score: (80)	feeding thanks ralph i will try that ,i was looking at that recipe . thanks again tom __________________ 90 gallon reef ready tank ... hippo tang , yellow tang, 1 damsel ,flame hawk (favorite ),watchman goby ,harlequin star fish (hides boring ) bi -color blenny,cleaner wrasse , bengai cardinal,twin spot goby, mandarin . sand sifting star fish , elusive marine betta(MIA - shows him self periodically -boring ) in progress TBA.....project tranquility ............ 90 gallon dual drilled tank with sump vertex 100-in 2 - evergrow leds ,dual t5 48" aquatic life fixture

07-08-2012, 10:05 PM	#6
tom g Devoted Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: don mills Posts: 3,897 Feedback Score: (80)	beef heart ok i made the beefheart , i played it by ear , kept it simple . what a gooey mess...ewwwww i couldnt wait till it froze so i gave the juvies a finger full . they went crazy the big guy didnt really take an interst in it yet but will try in the am after hes hungry and see how he likes it . cheers and thanks for everyones help. __________________ 90 gallon reef ready tank ... hippo tang , yellow tang, 1 damsel ,flame hawk (favorite ),watchman goby ,harlequin star fish (hides boring ) bi -color blenny,cleaner wrasse , bengai cardinal,twin spot goby, mandarin . sand sifting star fish , elusive marine betta(MIA - shows him self periodically -boring ) in progress TBA.....project tranquility ............ 90 gallon dual drilled tank with sump vertex 100-in 2 - evergrow leds ,dual t5 48" aquatic life fixture

07-09-2012, 10:55 PM	#8
tom g Devoted Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: don mills Posts: 3,897 Feedback Score: (80)	beef heart well i watched today , seems he is taking it not like the juvies who are fighting for it .but like u said its a start . not to figure out how much to feed them im thinking a cube similar to a bloodworm package . i am also feeding nls growth they seem to really like that one /flakes and some pellets. thanks again __________________ 90 gallon reef ready tank ... hippo tang , yellow tang, 1 damsel ,flame hawk (favorite ),watchman goby ,harlequin star fish (hides boring ) bi -color blenny,cleaner wrasse , bengai cardinal,twin spot goby, mandarin . sand sifting star fish , elusive marine betta(MIA - shows him self periodically -boring ) in progress TBA.....project tranquility ............ 90 gallon dual drilled tank with sump vertex 100-in 2 - evergrow leds ,dual t5 48" aquatic life fixture

07-08-2012, 04:28 AM	#2
george Devoted Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Acton Posts: 1,046 Feedback Score: (15)	Hey Tom,, i did not had any problems with BH with my discus. If they are fussy, keep giving the same thing for 1 week, removed uneaten food after 2 hrs.

07-08-2012, 12:52 PM	#4
Altumnut Devoted Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Toronto,On Posts: 236 Feedback Score: (0)	It's best to offer it at the first feeding of the day when they are hungry. As for ingredients: http://www.archersdiscus.com/discus_food_8.html Just scroll right to the bottom of page. ...Ralph

07-09-2012, 06:17 PM	#7
Altumnut Devoted Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Toronto,On Posts: 236 Feedback Score: (0)	Tom, I run into the same issue when I make mine. Give them time and even your adults will take to it. Most discus raised on bloodworms from young have troubles taking to anything else which is why I don't feed any BW. A variety of foods is always best. ...Ralph

07-09-2012, 11:17 PM	#9
TankCla Begineer, again Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Stoney Creek Posts: 1,073 Feedback Score: (18)	My recipe is simple: beef heart, salmon and shrimp. In the beginning they didn't eat it. After an year my 6 discus are eating 4 cubes (like bloodworms cubes) + pellets from automatic feeder, every day. In time, they will eat only mixture. __________________ Thanks, Claudiu

07-10-2012, 12:00 AM	#10
tom g Devoted Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: don mills Posts: 3,897 Feedback Score: (80)	beef heart my recipe was pretty simple as well , beef heart /shrimp/fish food what ever i had lying around /garlic just a little . how do u use the auto feeder with a gooey mix , i thought the auto feeder was for dry food and flakes . __________________ 90 gallon reef ready tank ... hippo tang , yellow tang, 1 damsel ,flame hawk (favorite ),watchman goby ,harlequin star fish (hides boring ) bi -color blenny,cleaner wrasse , bengai cardinal,twin spot goby, mandarin . sand sifting star fish , elusive marine betta(MIA - shows him self periodically -boring ) in progress TBA.....project tranquility ............ 90 gallon dual drilled tank with sump vertex 100-in 2 - evergrow leds ,dual t5 48" aquatic life fixture

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