Re: [GSAS-Member] Frozen Food

["Larry Litten" <LLITTEN@wecon.com>]

Hey Shango,

I feed a fair amount of frozen bloodworms to my discus on a daily
basis. I am feeding fry the maximum amount to grow them out and doing
almost daily water changes so I want to try not to pollute the water
anymore than I need to. I feed a great variety of food including some
high quality flake but when it comes to the bloodworms I almost always
thaw them in cold water and stain them through a fine brine shrimp
net. If you ever sit some out at room temp and see all the blood that
is left then you realize how much you are putting in the water that
only pollutes it. 
I am sure that in most tanks with good filtration and less frequent
feedings it is not a big deal but that is what and why I do it.     


Larry Litten
Wilbur-Ellis Co.
(206)310-5530
llitten@wecon.com

-----Original Message-----
From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com
[mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Shango Los
Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 11:53 AM
To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
Subject: [GSAS-Member] Frozen Food

Hi Friends,

How do ya¹ll present frozen food to your fish?

I used to just toss the cubes in frozen.
I then began thawing out the cube first in some hot water and then
poured that in the tank.

However, I now suspect that doing it that way is funking my water.
This weekend I began thawing the cube in water and then pouring the
food through a net and then introducing the strained food.  That way
seems to waste a lot but only got the food in the tank, not any sort
of binding agent.

So tell me, how do you feed with frozen bloodworms and Mysis shrimp?

Thanks
Shango

_______________________________________________
GSAS-Member mailing list
GSAS-Member@thekrib.com
http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member
_______________________________________________
GSAS-Member mailing list
GSAS-Member@thekrib.com
http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member