Mysis Shrimp Stink!

[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.

[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 .

[paddyob]

Get a small strainer... dollar store... put frozen food in strainer... run under fresh water and then put in a small container. Good for a couple days in the fridge.

Should help eliminate that. I never use PE because of this probelm. Really good food but I prefer hikari for "clean smelling seafood". Hehe.

[MarkoD]

Originally Posted by paddyob

Get a small strainer... dollar store... put frozen food in strainer... run under fresh water and then put in a small container. Good for a couple days in the fridge.

Should help eliminate that. I never use PE because of this probelm. Really good food but I prefer hikari for "clean smelling seafood". Hehe.

thanks.... where can i get hikari?

[Wayne]

I do my mysis similar to Patty,

1. I de-thaw it with water in a cup
2. Pour it into fish net
3. Rinse with RO water
4. Put it back into another cup (or first cup if rinsed) by turning the net inside out and pouring more RO water through.
5. Feed fish clean food

[Madreefer]

Originally Posted by Wayne

I do my mysis similar to Patty,

1. I de-thaw it with water in a cup
2. Pour it into fish net
3. Rinse with RO water
4. Put it back into another cup (or first cup if rinsed) by turning the net inside out and pouring more RO water through.
5. Feed fish clean food

Exactly the way I do it but I use tank water.