Make Your Own Discus Food

Discus are cichlids which do best on a specialized, high-protein diet. Many simply won't eat dry prepared foods.

While commercial frozen foods are available, they are expensive.

Here's an easy way to make great food for your fish that will save you money. Even better, all my discus love this food!

Note: Take care introducing any new food to your fish.

Equipment Required

• Food processor with fine grater disc
• Note: Most food processors only come with a coarse grating disc.
• You can purchase fine grating discs for most major brands such as Cuisinart
• Silicone ice cube trays (3 - Buy two sets. They are sold in packs of two)
• Measuring cup (2-cup or larger)
• Large mixing bowl
• Whisk
• Spatula

Food Ingredients

• 4 oz. Frozen, Raw Peeled and Deveined Shrimp
• 4 oz Frozen, Uncooked Tuna
• 1/3 cup Repashy Super Green Gel Food Powder
• 2/3 cup boiling water

What does the Repashy Gel Mix do?

The gel mix binds the food together and also adds nutritious spirulina and other vitamins to the food.

Repashy Foods are well regarded in the tropical fish hobby. I have been using them for a number of years.

Place the frozen shrimp in the feed tube of the food processor and grate them.

Cut the tuna steaks into strip just small enough to fit into the feed tube of the food processor and grate them.

Most food processors will allow some bigger chunks to bypass the grating disc.

Remove the grating disc from the food processor and pick through to find any large chunks.

You can throw them away or you can hand chop them on a cutting board.

Move all the grated/chopped seafood to a large mixing bowl.

Microwave or boil the water and add the Repashy mix to the water.

Stir with a whisk.

Add the gel mix to the grated seafood mixture. You will need to move quickly before the gel mix sets.

Fold in with a spatula and then mix thoroughly with a whisk.

Use the spatula to move some of the seafood mixture into the tray.

Press into each cavity of the tray, but do not overfill. The top surface of the tray should be flat.

Wrap each tray in plastic wrap and place in the freezer for at least four hours.

Remove the filled trays from the freezer.

Twist and flex the tray to remove the food.

Store in a airtight container in the freezer, taking out only enough for one feeding at a time.