In the Charleston Showa Koi Club we are lucky enough to have the enthusiastic Johnna
Hansen as a member. As well as being one of our KHA trainees she has also done a lot of research into the nutrients
that our Koi require. She adapted a recipe from Bill in the UK to produce a paste food recipe that provides
all of the nutrients our Koi require. She has also made up batches of the food for our members. Johnna has also kindly
allowed us to publish her recipe on the web site.
Ingredients
10 small shrimp (heads on) cooked, save
water
1/2 cup cooked and chopped salmon
½ cup other fish cooked and chopped
½ slice cooked beef liver
One handful of greens (spinach)
½ cup wheat germ
½ cup koiclay
½ cup seaweed flour
3 packets of knox gelatin
1 cup Orange juice
1 squirt of baby vitamins
1/8 C. cod liver oil
Directions
Powder
wheat germ in blender, add to a bowl with all other dry ingredients.
Blend seafood, liver and greens in blender with 1 cup of orange juice, until slurry. Add baby Vitamins and oil. You should
get 2 cups of protein slurry from this.
Add ½ cup of saved warm water to gelatin and dissolve, add to blender and mix
well.
Pour blender contents into bowl with dry ingredients and mix well with
You hands. Patty out and refrigerate. The food can be frozen to feed at a later
date.
Information
The addition of salmon provides calcium and phosphorus…aids in assimilating
vitamin A (carotene)
The green leafy vegetables provides vitamin C…folic acid…vitamin B5…riboflavin..
The liver provides vitamin B2….B5…B12…H…folic acid…
I think that our fish eat better than our members!
