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?

[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

[Leah]

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

[asylumdown]

Originally Posted by Leah

Are you draining and rinsing it?

Is it really bad if you don't rinse it? I always just mix it in with shaved Pacifica Plankton and thaw it in warm water. I kind of just assumed the cloudiness was just extra food for my corals...

For what it's worth, it makes my fingers stink too, but then again I'm pretty interactive with the food, every morning I use kitchen shears to shave about half the food I feed off frozen blocks so my cleaner wrasse will always have pieces that can fit in it's mouth.

[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.

[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.