Frozen food

[OnTheFly]

That wasn't a comforting response. You better make your own food from now on.

 

[Pishies]

That wasn't a comforting response. You better make your own food from now on.

Yes the "lethal" bit is scary.

Trusting LFS to keep the food frozen is what I can't do. A pack of the cubes would thaw pretty quickly. I think everyone who feeds frozen should be aware.......

 

[JamieXPXP]

is it ok to refreeze unopen frozen food that defrosted while on the way back home?

 

[Fanatic]

Yes, you just really don't want it to thaw completely, then it spoils fast.

 

[JamieXPXP]

it was still on the cold side when I got home but was completely defrosted

 

[Fanatic]

it was still on the cold side when I got home but was completely defrosted

That's how it was for me, when I bought bloodworms.
It's fine, just freeze it quickly.

 

[JamieXPXP]

ok I put it in the freezer as soon as I got home. I was a little worried since ive read that you shouldnt do that somewhere lol, so thanks for letting me know

 

[Fanatic]

ok I put it in the freezer as soon as I got home. I was a little worried since ive read that you shouldnt do that somewhere lol, so thanks for letting me know

It's only going to matter if you had let it completely become room temperature, or close to that.
If you let ice cream melt, or thaw completely, you cannot freeze it again. Just like if it has become crystalized, don't eat it.

 

[JamieXPXP]

will it do any harm if you let it become room temp?

 

[Fanatic]

will it do any harm if you let it become room temp?

It'll spoil very fast, and become unhealthy for the fish.

 

[JamieXPXP]

ah ok thanks ^.^ next time ill have to bring a minI cooler or something for just in case

 

[Fanatic]

ah ok thanks ^.^ next time ill have to bring a minI cooler or something for just in case

That'll be great, don't worry about it anymore.

 

[JamieXPXP]

yeah I won't haha just wanted to make sure so I don't accidently make my fish sick. thanks a lot ^.^

 

[bigdreams]

This happened to me recently... I noticed the partially thawed frozen food (mysis shrimp in little cubes) is a lot harder to get out of the packaging than my other unaffected baby brine shrimp frozen food. I am pretty sure it's because it partially melted but can't prove it

 

[JamieXPXP]

yeah it is a bit difficult to get out of the packaging lol

 

[RobinWhiskers]

Whenever I get frozen it thaws out in the car but it freezes back up and doesn't spoil. Frozen is Azzie's favorite!

 

[JamieXPXP]

haha frozen has definitely become a quick favourite of my betta although I need to sort of spoon feed it or he will not eat it since he won't eat food if its at the bottom lol

 

[photoman54]

I had a discussion with a mom and pop fish store owner. He told me that the only thing I have to do is drop a frozen cube in the tank. I said won't that pollute the water? He said the filter should clean it up. Also One cube per tank. That will be good if my tanks all had big fish. But they don't. How do the fish hobbiest judge frozen foo and how do you feed it to the fish? Thanks

 

[RyanC14]

I let frozen food thaw in a small cup of aquarium water, then pour out the dirty water and pick out the food with tweezers to avoid getting the juices into the tank at all.

 

[Zigi Zig]

I let frozen food thaw in a small cup of aquarium water, then pour out the dirty water and pick out the food with tweezers to avoid getting the juices into the tank at all.

I agree over here I also do same think is never good to drop whole cube in tank I see many shop owners take tweezers and feed fish this way not sure why would recommend that drop whole frozen cube..

 

[mytmouse]

I do what Ryan does except I don't worry about picking the food out. I only do a half a cube because with the number of fish I have, they won't eat a whole cube. I'm not worried about the extra juices... I think the filter will handle that.

 

[Demeter]

Yeah don't listen to them. I always thaw the cube in a little cup with tank water and feed an appropriate amount for each tank. I'm feeding several tanks with lots of bettas and young cichlids so an entire cube is usually used between them all. If I don't happen to use it all I pop it back in the freezer and use it up the next day.

If you have something like a big school of rainbows in a large tank then dropping an entire cube in would be fine as I'm sure the fish would eat it all within a couple minutes. Never rely on the filter to clean up left over food, if you're feeding enough to have left overs then you're feeding too much.

 

[Angelmom]

This may sound odd, but I hold the cube in my fingers and my rainbows, rams, and angels all just come and nibble it from my fingers. I've taught clown loaches and even baby angels to do the same - it's a good way of seeing who eats, and how much. But it is time consuming!

 

[yukondog]

I thaw, rinse and rinse again, then I use a eye dropper.

 

[skar]

I precut the cubes in half and thaw in tank water. Then disperse with a 10cc syringe.

Beefheart I just drop in the cube.

This question had allot of variables.
Tank size, inhabitants, filters, and plants can all affect how one might go about doing this.

I am feeding a 75 gal community where you may have a 10 gallon with a Betta.
So again it just depends on your situation.

 

[Sarahboone811]

What frozen foods do y’all feed your small freshwater fish? I currently have a giant betta, corydoras and African dwarf frogs, and feed them frozen brine shrimp (about 1-2 times a week, otherwise it’s regular dry foods) but what other frozen foods would you guys suggest that would be healthy for them?

 

[BigManAquatics]

Bloodworms definitely. The betta at least will love them. Probably the others too.

 

[GlennO]

I feed mysis shrimp and mosquito larvae. Bloodworm is ok in small quantities.

 

[Zach72202]

I know for a fact your corydoras would love frozen bloodworms. Mine vacuum them up! I am assuming your frogs would gobble them too, but as for the betta, yes they can eat them, and they do love them, but keep consumption of them to just a few because they can cause bloat.

 

[Katie13]

Brine Shrimp, Mysis, and Bloodworms are my mains.

 

[Burdigala]

For really small fish like fry or Boraras, I feed them frozen BBS, daphnia, and cyclops.

 

[Flyfisha]

Seafood sold for human consumption. Check out the price per kilo / pound for frozen pet food and compare it to fresh mussels and fresh fish sold for human consumption.

One mussel goes a long way with tiny fish.
A sharp knife may not be enough. I find a mortar and pestle to be very handy to make a paste.

One hundred grams ( or whatever) of fresh seafood cut and ground into a paste can be frozen for many small meals.

I like feeding live baby brine BUT adult frozen brine has only the nutrients of its stomach content/ its last meal. Research frozen adult brine shrimp and you will stop wasting your money.

lobster eggs are a high protein frozen pet food .
Bloodworms are a good thing to have on hand always in my opinion.

 

[Zach72202]

In addition to Flyfisha's comment, you can make your own frozen foods out of live cultures you have too! I have heard of when people hatch baby brine shrimp, what they do not feed they put into ice cube trays and then freeze it so they have a supply of frozen baby brine then! I suppose you could do this with other foods you have too. With that mussel he had been describing, when you break it down and you won't use the entire thing you can always freeze part of it in an ice cube tray. It is really the same thing as the little packets you can buy, just home-made.

 

[kallililly1973]

Bloodworms daphnia mysis and brine shrimp and sometimes carnivore delight all made by Omega One. By far the most exciting things to feed fish Especially tiger barbs

 

[Galactica555]

I feel my betta's frozen blood worms from tongs. They also like freeze dried broke shrimp on occasion. Although that's not actually kept frozen, I do think there is a frozen version