LF Brine & shrimp (Edmonton)

Oilers · #1 03-31-2013, 04:31 PM

I am looking for the Hikari 32 oz brine and shrimp pack. Big Al usually carries them but they don't have any right now. Does anybody know if any LFS in town carries that pack? Thanks.

Madreefer · #2 03-31-2013, 04:41 PM

Just so you are aware, there's really no nutritional value in brine shrimp

Oilers · #3 03-31-2013, 04:44 PM

No nutritional value? Do you mind elaborating on it? What do feed your fishes then?

subman · #4 03-31-2013, 04:47 PM

The general consensus is that brine shrimp may be good as a treat they lack much nutritional value unless gut loaded with vitamins but I don't know of Frozen that are gut loaded. Hence most people feed mysis shrimp. I personally don't feed any frozen foods.

Madreefer · #5 03-31-2013, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Oilers

No nutritional value? Do you mind elaborating on it? What do feed your fishes then?

I feed my fish only home made fish food. Frozen store bought food IMO is a huge waste of money and full of phosphates. I can make a batch of food that lasts a year for under $80 and I feed twice a day. As for the brine shrimp just Google it and you can get a better answer than what I can give you.

BlueTang<3 · #6 03-31-2013, 06:15 PM

The only frozen food i feed is the pacific plankton that Steve sells, since i switched to fish wont even look at other brands. I thought there were some import issues with hakari a little while ago so canada was stoping the import of it

http://www.oceanfreshaquarium.com/pacifica-plankton/

Oilers · #7 03-31-2013, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by subman

The general consensus is that brine shrimp may be good as a treat they lack much nutritional value unless gut loaded with vitamins but I don't know of Frozen that are gut loaded. Hence most people feed mysis shrimp. I personally don't feed any frozen foods.

Jason,
What do you feed your fishes with then?

Oilers · #8 03-31-2013, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Madreefer

I feed my fish only home made fish food. Frozen store bought food IMO is a huge waste of money and full of phosphates. I can make a batch of food that lasts a year for under $80 and I feed twice a day. As for the brine shrimp just Google it and you can get a better answer than what I can give you.

Wow.. I guess you learn something new everyday. I pay about $28/pack of brine shrimp at Big Al and I usually buy 2 at a time. That lasts me about a month.. lol.
Do you mind sharing with me your recipe? I would love to try it out. Please PM me if you wish.

subman · #9 03-31-2013, 06:55 PM

I feed new life spectrum Pellets on an auto feeder and once and a while flakes for a treat. I also give them a New Era Grazer disk once a week.

I'm not against frozen but I have found that once I stopped feeding it my water quality increased dramatically. My fish are fat and healthy and appear more active than before.

Madreefer · #10 03-31-2013, 07:16 PM

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...&postcount=257

My recipes I posted I cant find. I use a recipes similar to Kiens. I add a few different things like cut up nori sheets.
I use a food processor though and than put in a large ziploc freezer bag and roll flat with a rolling pin.
When it's fully frozen I peel off the ziploc and cut in to small one serving chunks and keep in a container in the fridge.
The mysis I like to use is PE Mysis but it really has to be rinsed well though. Everything should be actually.
Just make sure you buy all raw food.