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[Mattzilla]

I ran across a thread on another site that suggested the use of kangaroo fillet instead of beefheart when making diy fish food (most commonly discus food).

Beefheart is used because of its low fat content (when meticulously trimmed) and high protein content.

Kangaroo fillet also has very low fat content and high protein.

Beefheart can be hard to find and costly compared to the readily available and cheap kangaroo fillet.

here is some nutritional info on kangaroo fillet 



Nutrition Facts per 100g 

Kilojoules 410 kj

Calories 98 kcal 

Protein 22.9 g 

Fat 0.2 g 

Carbohydrate 1.5 g


Anyone got any thoughts on this one?

I'm about to make up a new batch of fish food and i'm thinking of giving it a go.
Thanks
Matt

 

[malawiman85]

Sure, why not? Worth a shot... cant see any health reasons outside of those that are sometimes used against the use of beef heart. Give it a crack and let us know how it goes.

[Mattzilla]

here's the recipe:

250g beef heart (trimmed)
250g green prawns peeled
250g cod fish
125g peas (skins removed)
125g baby spinach - wilted
1tbs spirulina powder
1tbs Astaxanthin powder
1/2 tbs paprika powder
1 egg yolk
1/4 cup mixed pellet food - blended to a powder

 

so it's mixed with a variety of other ingredients

 

looks like i'll give it a go, i'll post the results as well