Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

I am trying to buy a sustainable fish feed to feed my tilapia and trout.

Does anyone know of any non wild based fish feed that is fully balanced for tilapia/trout?

Does anyone make their own feed without fish in it that has had any success? What do you use for ingredients?

Thanks in advance for the help!

Rob Bob posted this into the facebook page:

HOME MADE TROUT FOOD

Winter can be a hard time to raise food on the farm. We are trying something new this fall and winter - raising Rainbow Trout. Feeding the trout home-made fish food was the only way we would consider raising the trout, because of our concerns about the ingredients that they use in commercial fish food.


This post is mainly about making your own trout food, as we realize that there not much out there on the Internet about this subject. Based on our research, we came up with some criteria for the food:

- Contains around 30 percent protein ideally
- Floats in water (this part proved to be a bit challenging)
- Trout like it

Pat's Recipe (with variations) for Home Made Trout Food

Ingredients: Eggs and water combined to make a frothy mixture in the blender, then blended with additional available items to add protein and/or nutrients. We add carrots, greens, pumpkin, meat or whatever is handy.

This batch shown being made had in it: 2 duck eggs, 4 chicken eggs, 2 tablespoons water, 1/4 cup quinoa (cooked), and 1 tablespoon of brewers yeast (with garlic) - pet grade.

Bake at 350 for about 5 minutes. Roll and cut with pizza cutter into 1/2 inch squares (very approximate). Dry on a tray for about a day.

We have watched the fish for signs of ill health or cannibalism as they grow accustomed to eating non-commercial fish food. So far, no problems have been observed. Growth seems good. The ponds with the trout do have wild forage available as well, including minnows, crayfish and aquatic insects.