Ox Heart!?!?

Vyache

Vyache

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Oct 22, 2002
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While reading aquarium fish books I often run across shreaded ox heart as a suggested food for some fish. Am I the only one that has failed to notice a big market in ox heart? Is this a commonly available food in Great Britain or something? Also I've seen "whitefish" as a commonly suggested food. Does this refer to any fish with white flesh, or a specific kind of fish? Hmm, maybe I aught to stick with flakes.
 

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Troy-N-Eli

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Oct 22, 2002
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Beefheart is used a lot for discus and by owners of carnivorous fish who don't like feeding live food.  Have not seen it in supermarkets around here in years, but butcher shops everywhere seem to have some available.  Not sure on what else eats it, but I would assume that it would be good for any omnivorous fish.

Whitefish is a specific type of fish, but they say that any non-oily fish will work as well.  I think however they are referring to a ground up mixture of fish, beefheart, and other items.  You can find some recipes on various locations, this site may even have some.

A search for discus food would possibly get you results.  Here's a site that has a BIG recipe:  www.discushatchery.com.

Check that out also, neat site.
 

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colesea

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Oct 22, 2002
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Check the refrigerator of your local LFS, they should have a variety of frozen food brands for sale.  Beef (ox) heart is pretty common. I know a few companies make it, as well as use it in combined foods. I've not seen frozen whitefish, but they do have frozen silversides, which are fine.

If you don't want to mess with the prep of fresh stuff, frozen is the next best thing.
~~Colesea
 

Avalon

Avalon

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Oct 22, 2002
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Cow heart  :) works just as well. Pretty much the same thing.
Just about any grocery store meat market will carry it. Look in the area with the pig feet, neckbones, liver, kidneys, tripe...(the off-alls section). Sometimes you might have to ask for it as well.

"Whitefish" is also a general term for fish such as cod. It also refers to the "cheaper" white fish ($2-3 per pound), as opposed to orange roughy or sole ($6-8 per pound). Finding true whitefish can be difficult, as it doesn't sell very well. Cod or white roughy is pretty much the same thing.
 

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