Mysis Shrimp Stink!

[MarkoD]

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?

[Aquattro]

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

[Leah]

Are you draining and rinsing it?

[ALang]

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.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Leah

Are you draining and rinsing it?

I am..

[Leah]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

I am..

Good boy!

[MarkoD]

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

[globaldesigns]

Originally Posted by ALang

Mine never smells like that, usually a clean seafood smell

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.

[Leah]

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

[toytech]

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 .