Mysis Shrimp Stink!
 

so i've started feeding PE mysis shrimp to my tank and i've noticed that it leaves a film on the surface of the water and stinks everything up.....

i cant even get the smell off my hands (washed over 10 times with soap)

I have 2 powerheads pointed at the surface of the water but it doesnt seem to be helping with the nasty smell

any suggestions?

I've been using it for years, can't say I've had that problem. I don't touch it with my hands though....

Are you draining and rinsing it?

Mine never smells like that, usually a clean seafood smell, if I noticed it at all. Bet the batch is rotten. I rinse mine prior to feeding, too, maybe that's why I don't notice a film on the water, either.

Better return it to where you've bought it for a refund. Can't be good.
Don't feed it to your fish, lest they get sick from it. If they even touch it at all.

I am..

Good boy! :wink:

the fish have been eating it.... but how do i rinse it?

i usually just thaw the cube and pour it into a teespoon and then drop in a little at a time

You made me chuckle. What exactly is a clean seafood smell?

FYI, fresh seafood never has a smell, if it does smell, then it isn't fresh. Remember this when buying seafood for your family to eat.

Melt it... squeeze out liquid (I use a plastic spoon) and rinse in tank water or sometimes I use top off water. :biggrin:

I had this problem in the past , not with mysis but with a type of flake food i was using . The film is from fatty acids in the food (causes the nasty smell too ) to fix it i pointed my 2 powerheads more towards the surface . Right now you could surf on the waves there making but if i turn them off there is still no filmy layer .