What You Should Know About Feeding Mysis Shrimp to Your Salt Water Aquarium?
If you don't already know it, feeding frozen mysis shrimp to your salt water aquarium is a great source of protein and omega 3 fatty acids for your salt water fish.
However, there are a few things that you should know.
First off, you don't want to just feed it into your tank.
You need to rinse your frozen mysis shrimp (no matter the brand) before you feed it to your salt water aquarium.
When it is frozen, the liquid the mysis are frozen in is loaded with juices, oils, proteins, etc.
that you don't want in your aquarium.
This can easily be done with a small fish net.
I use the small 3" x 3" brine shrimp nets, but any small net with a fine mesh will do.
First, take the amount of frozen mysis shrimp that you are going to feed and thaw it out in a cup of saltwater.
This takes about 5 minutes.
You can also use warm tapwater.
I've not noticed any difference between the two.
When it is done thawing out, take a look at the water and ask yourself if this is something you'd want added to your aquarium water every time you feed.
The answer is pretty clear.
Second, make sure that the frozen mysis shrimp has not been thawed out and refrozen before.
Unfortunately, over the years we have seen this happen occasionally (why - I have no idea).
The way you can tell if the mysis shrimp has been previously thawed out and refrozen is if it has a tan/brown color to it.
Good, properly frozen mysis shrimp is a white/grey color.
The best time to check for this is upon purchasing your mysis shrimp either at the store or when it arrives in the mail.
If you ordered it online and it arrived by mail, then you can call the retailer you purchased it from to return it or have them ship you a new order.
And lastly, be careful to not overfeed frozen mysis shrimp to your salt water aquarium fish.
Since it is so high in good fats, oils, and protein, it is great for putting weight on fish.
This can be a double-edged sword if you over feed.
The majority of salt water aquarium fish will eventually eat whatever is offered them, and the best kinds of foods to offer are primarily algae-based foods, such as nori (see brands such as SeaWeed Selects and Sea Veggies) and spirulina flake food (OSI Spirulina Flake).
By far, the best frozen mysis shrimp is PE Mysis (by Piscine Energetics).
The shrimp are good size and are not all fragmented like with other poor quality brands.
They are very high in protein and good oils and fats and are great for helping fish put weight on and overall growth.
It is also an excellent food for plankton eaters such as Bangaii Cardinals, anthias and pretty much almost all fishes will eat frozen mysis readily.
Just remember to rinse it thoroughly and not to overfeed.
Whatever amount you put into the aquarium should be completely consumed within two minutes.
Good luck and happy fishes.
However, there are a few things that you should know.
First off, you don't want to just feed it into your tank.
You need to rinse your frozen mysis shrimp (no matter the brand) before you feed it to your salt water aquarium.
When it is frozen, the liquid the mysis are frozen in is loaded with juices, oils, proteins, etc.
that you don't want in your aquarium.
This can easily be done with a small fish net.
I use the small 3" x 3" brine shrimp nets, but any small net with a fine mesh will do.
First, take the amount of frozen mysis shrimp that you are going to feed and thaw it out in a cup of saltwater.
This takes about 5 minutes.
You can also use warm tapwater.
I've not noticed any difference between the two.
When it is done thawing out, take a look at the water and ask yourself if this is something you'd want added to your aquarium water every time you feed.
The answer is pretty clear.
Second, make sure that the frozen mysis shrimp has not been thawed out and refrozen before.
Unfortunately, over the years we have seen this happen occasionally (why - I have no idea).
The way you can tell if the mysis shrimp has been previously thawed out and refrozen is if it has a tan/brown color to it.
Good, properly frozen mysis shrimp is a white/grey color.
The best time to check for this is upon purchasing your mysis shrimp either at the store or when it arrives in the mail.
If you ordered it online and it arrived by mail, then you can call the retailer you purchased it from to return it or have them ship you a new order.
And lastly, be careful to not overfeed frozen mysis shrimp to your salt water aquarium fish.
Since it is so high in good fats, oils, and protein, it is great for putting weight on fish.
This can be a double-edged sword if you over feed.
The majority of salt water aquarium fish will eventually eat whatever is offered them, and the best kinds of foods to offer are primarily algae-based foods, such as nori (see brands such as SeaWeed Selects and Sea Veggies) and spirulina flake food (OSI Spirulina Flake).
By far, the best frozen mysis shrimp is PE Mysis (by Piscine Energetics).
The shrimp are good size and are not all fragmented like with other poor quality brands.
They are very high in protein and good oils and fats and are great for helping fish put weight on and overall growth.
It is also an excellent food for plankton eaters such as Bangaii Cardinals, anthias and pretty much almost all fishes will eat frozen mysis readily.
Just remember to rinse it thoroughly and not to overfeed.
Whatever amount you put into the aquarium should be completely consumed within two minutes.
Good luck and happy fishes.
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