Fish Goo - October 2012 Meeting

[jamesdong009]

Well another meeting means another opportunity for making some fish goo . Let's see if we can make the biggest batch yet

Here's a list I copied from the last batch. Please feel free to add anything that is not listed

Clams (Canned w/juice) or minced -----------------------------jamesdong009
Shrimp
Scallops
Mussels
Color Enhancing Flake Food ----------------------------------Still have plenty
Granulated Fish Food ----------------------------------------Still have plenty
Selcon
Vitamin C ----------------------------------------------------Still have plenty
Castor Oil ---------------------------------------------------Still have plenty
Reef Vitamin and Mineral Suppliment
Garlic -------------------------------------------------------Still have plenty
Basic Liquid Filter Feeder Food
Dried Plankton suppliment
Decapsulated Brine Shrimp Eggs
Nori
Mysis Shrimp ------------------------------------------------jamesdong009
Rotifer Pearls
Frozen Brine Shrimp --------------------------------------jamesdong009
cyclopeeze
cod liver oil -------------------------------------------------Still have pleanty
Tobiko -----------------------------------------------------jamesdong009
Squid
Kent marine zoa
Dry phytoplankton -------------------------------------------Still have plenty
Nutramar Ova

For those that don't know, we take all the ingredients and blend them all up in a food processor. Those that contributed get to take home a bag of goodness for their fish and get to watch me do a quality control test by tasting the batch.
Members are welcomed to join in the tasting

Some ingredients are harder to find or aren't commonly used, so feel free to put your name down for items that we have plenty of or are already covered.

 

[STiTCH87]

Are any type of shrimp and scallops okay? My local market (Hannaford) has some of the best shrimp and scallops i've ever had.
How much of each would be needed? I could bring both depending on how much is needed. If it's a lot I could definitely bring atleast one of the two.

 

[Flame Angel]

Are any type of shrimp and scallops okay? My local market (Hannaford) has some of the best shrimp and scallops i've ever had.
How much of each would be needed? I could bring both depending on how much is needed. If it's a lot I could definitely bring atleast one of the two.

I prefer my shrimp scampi, my scollops fried and squid fried or stuffed.

Oh, your talking about the fish goo.

 

[STiTCH87]

I wonder if my royal gramma basslet likes scampi sauce? Hmm... Lol.

I don't eat seafood of any form, so i'd offer to make some food and use the rest for fish goo, but if I don't eat it, I don't cook it. Lol.

 

[jamesdong009]

Any shrimp or scallop will work and feel free to bring as much as you'd like. Usually a pound or two will suffice but it definitely helps when we have more people

 

[STiTCH87]

Put me down on the list for a pound of each.

 

[jamesdong009]

Here's an updated list. C'mon folks, we need a few more people to make this happen

Clams (Canned w/juice) or minced -----------------------------jamesdong009
Shrimp --------------------------------------------------------STiTCH87
Scallops -------------------------------------------------------STiTCH87
Mussels
Color Enhancing Flake Food ----------------------------------Still have plenty
Granulated Fish Food ----------------------------------------Still have plenty
Selcon
Vitamin C ----------------------------------------------------Still have plenty
Castor Oil ---------------------------------------------------Still have plenty
Reef Vitamin and Mineral Suppliment
Garlic -------------------------------------------------------Still have plenty
Basic Liquid Filter Feeder Food
Dried Plankton suppliment
Decapsulated Brine Shrimp Eggs
Nori
Mysis Shrimp ------------------------------------------------jamesdong009
Rotifer Pearls
Frozen Brine Shrimp --------------------------------------jamesdong009
cyclopeeze
cod liver oil -------------------------------------------------Still have pleanty
Tobiko -----------------------------------------------------jamesdong009
Squid
Kent marine zoa
Dry phytoplankton -------------------------------------------Still have plenty
Nutramar Ova

 

[GobyWanKenobie]

Can this goo be frozen?

 

[STiTCH87]

Yes it can. Actually, it specifically has to be frozen else it will rot. What I plan to do is buy an ice cube tray that makes small icecubes and pour the goo into there and freeze them into cubes.
There's silicone molds and various things cube shaped or generally small enough to put them in to freeze. Think Dentyne Ice packs, bottle caps, large tubing, etc.

You can also get Push Pop containers, cleaned out very well, and put a bit in them and freeze and push out what you want when you want it and slice at the line.

I'm sure other members on here can come up with some more elaborate ideas as well.

Kinda makes you wish you saved all your old empty trays from frozen fish food huh? Lol.

EDIT: GREAT IDEA!!! Take your frozen food tray, pop out all the cubes from it into a quality ziplock, put some goo in it, freeze, and repeat until you have a ziplock of cubes.
That's likely what i'll be doing depending on how well the goo freezes.

 

[jamesdong009]

Yeah, I usually lay mine flat to freeze. Then I'll just break off chunks when I feed my fish.

 

[jdmitch]

I'll bring the filter feeder food... The carrots and broccoli worked good the fish loved it. If you want ill bring that too

 

[jamesdong009]

Sounds good. Yeah, it's a little weird seeing a clownfish run off with a piece of broccoli or carrot in its mouth but they eat it

 

[STiTCH87]

I had a betta fish years ago that'd FREAK OUT everytime I gave him a steamed pea to eat and he lived for well over a year which is somewhat uncommon so I too will definitely give carrots and broccoli a try lmao.

 

[frank180reef]

I will jump on the scallops bandwagon also

 

[ruffp61al83]

I'll bring Dry phytoplankton

 

[Ryan17]

Ill bring muscles it's my first BRS meeting!

 

[STiTCH87]

Frank if you bring the scallops I can try and bring squid instead along with the shrimp.
Theres a bait shop down the street from me. Would make for a more diverse food blend.
Lmk.

1 pound of each maybe?

 

[jamesdong009]

Alright, looks like things are starting to shape up.

Here's an updated list:

Clams (Canned w/juice) or minced -----------------------------jamesdong009
Shrimp --------------------------------------------------------STiTCH87
Scallops -------------------------------------------------------frank180reef, jamesdong009
Mussels -------------------------------------------------------Ryan17
Color Enhancing Flake Food ----------------------------------Still have plenty
Granulated Fish Food ----------------------------------------Still have plenty
Selcon -------------------------------------------------------jamesdong009
Vitamin C ----------------------------------------------------Still have plenty
Castor Oil ---------------------------------------------------Still have plenty
Reef Vitamin and Mineral Suppliment
Garlic -------------------------------------------------------Still have plenty
Basic Liquid Filter Feeder Food ---------------------------------jdmitch
Dried Plankton suppliment -------------------------------------ruffp61al83
Decapsulated Brine Shrimp Eggs
Nori
Mysis Shrimp ------------------------------------------------jamesdong009
Rotifer Pearls
Frozen Brine Shrimp --------------------------------------jamesdong009
cyclopeeze ---------------------------------------------------jamesdong009
cod liver oil -------------------------------------------------Still have pleanty
Tobiko -----------------------------------------------------jamesdong009
Squid -------------------------------------------------------STiTCH87
Kent marine zoa
Dry phytoplankton -------------------------------------------Still have plenty
Nutramar Ova ------------------------------------------------jamesdong009
Broccoli & Carrots -------------------------------------------Still have plenty

I did some shopping this afternoon and decided to pick up some more stuff for the goo

Still plenty of time for others to join

 

[jamesdong009]

Ill bring muscles it's my first BRS meeting!

Thanks a bunch and make sure so come introduce yourself. Also, please make sure the mussels are out of the shell. Kind of tough to blend up shells

Frank if you bring the scallops I can try and bring squid instead along with the shrimp.
Theres a bait shop down the street from me. Would make for a more diverse food blend.
Lmk.

1 pound of each maybe?

Terrific! and a pound of each would definitely suffice . Just make sure the squid are cleaned (no beaks, cartilage, and ink sac removed). I made a mess one time when an ink sac was left in by accident

 

[MofoCorals]

Ill bring something. Not sure yet. What's still needed?