Frozen uncooked shrimp as food ????

sssnake · 11-19-2006, 06:14 AM

We have a bag of raw shrimp in the freezer and I would like to know if it's safe to feed it to the fish, especially my trigger and puffer. The frozen shrimps come with the shell so should I take the shell off or keep it on?

I was planning on soaking the frozen shrimp in some tank water prior to feeding time.

Is it a go?

Tangster · 11-19-2006, 06:22 AM

It's has never harmed me when i have eaten it.. I also have used and still use it as a source of food for elegance corals Hammer's and Bubble corals as well as for all corals when processed fine enough. Great for anemones I use the little frozen pop corn or salad shrimp myself. But the better stuff you are referring to is also fine (: Now for the larger fish especially a trigger I'd just toss them in shelled no need to peel them for that type of use. I'm surprised more don't feed it cheaper per pound then many frozen fish foods

inwall75 · 11-19-2006, 08:12 AM

I agree with Tangster.

Quote:

Originally Posted by sssnake

I was planning on soaking the frozen shrimp in some tank water prior to feeding time.

While this will make it thaw quicker, it's not recommended to thaw in tank water. I recommend using RO/DI water at room temperature to preserve the nutrition and also to soak off the polyphosphates. It will help prevent algae problems.

The seafood industry soaks their catches with polyphosphates. It's a preservative, prevents ice crystals from ruining the cells, and it also helps seafood retain water. You can google for seafood and polyphosphates and get thousands of hits but this one is in plain english.

Polyphosphates in Fish Processing

Even Randy Holmes-Farley discusses this.

Quote:

Additionally, many types of seafood available at the grocery store have various inorganic phosphate salts intentionally added to them as preservatives. These foods include canned and frozen seafood, as evidenced by the label, and even some fresh seafood. In these cases, rinsing the food before using it may help reduce the phosphate load added to the tank.

Chemistry and the Aquarium

sssnake · 11-19-2006, 08:27 AM

Thanks for the heads-up Curt.

bouraganes · 11-19-2006, 02:15 PM

I had a bad expierience with frozen shrimp once- some are safe but some are chemically treated- be careful

JustPhish · 11-19-2006, 04:35 PM

In the height of my fish keeping I went through pounds of frozen shrimp a week. Never had any problems.

You can certainly thaw the shrimp out in tank water. If you are concerned what might be in the water, simply throw it down the drain when you're done.

Snafu · 11-20-2006, 07:31 PM

Hey take a look at asia soup starter, It's full of Raw stuff your fish will eat
At Woodman's it's by the frozen shrimp

Blade_Runner · 11-21-2006, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snafu

Hey take a look at asia soup starter, It's full of Raw stuff your fish will eat
At Woodman's it's by the frozen shrimp

Really? Miso base? I never looked and figured there were a mess of additives like MSG. Neat, I'll check the ingredients listed on the tub when I get home.

Snafu · 11-21-2006, 04:16 PM

Hey this is in a bag next to the frozen shrimp.

The bag has big parts of frozen musel, squid, shrimp, and some thing else in it.
I don't think its what you are thinking.

Really? Miso base? I never looked and figured there were a mess of additives like MSG. Neat, I'll check the ingredients listed on the tub when I get home.

I will get the name of it for you. And its CHEAP too.

bouraganes · 11-21-2006, 04:38 PM

Not trying to rain on anyones parade- if you by them from a pet store they are surely safe- so of the ones in the supermarket contain extra chemicals to prevent spoilage and retard bacteria and have killed some of my fish- most are probabily safe (the same theory thay use when they pump insecticde into the barge loads of grain used to make your bread), most respectable brands in your supermarket should list any additives