Cyclop-eeze

[cyrus]

Is Cyclop-eeze a hard substance or more leaning towards jelly? I want to know if I can put it in a timed feeder or will it just be goo. If not what you recommend? This is for feeding delicate fish and juvies.

[sharkboy]

i believe it has to be stored in the freezer so not sure how you can incorporate into a feeder? it is great stuff though and the fish really like it!

[Europhyllia]

there is frozen and freeze-dried. Frozen of course would thaw out in a feeder. Freeze dried is a powder (also comes in 'wafer' form though.

[d3rryc]

In my experience, the wafer/freeze-dried doesn't sink very well. I tried using ground-up wafers in an auto-feeder, and it just got skimmed off the surface. I couldn't get it to rehydrate and sink well enough to merit the effort. FWIW...

[swjim]

I've only used the frozen. It's great stuff but, unfortunately, doesn't sound like it's right for your purpose.

[Kristy]

This is for feeding delicate fish and juvies.

Whatcha feeding cyrus? Just curious if we might be able to come up with some alternate suggestions.

[allan]

In my experience, the wafer/freeze-dried doesn't sink very well. I tried using ground-up wafers in an auto-feeder, and it just got skimmed off the surface. I couldn't get it to rehydrate and sink well enough to merit the effort. FWIW...

Would it work if it fed a submerged (one end) pvc pipe? Sits at the top until hydrated and then sinks below and into the water column?

[d3rryc]

That's actually a pretty cool thought. Worth following up on IMHO, and I'd love to hear the results.

[cyrus]

It will be for the Onyx Clown batch I am planning on getting, they are just babies lol. I am also planning on red spot cardinals who need to be pampered as they adapt. Any suggestions for the feeder? I read up on the cardinals and they need upto 10 feedings a day for the first week or two.