What fish are you feeding?
What's wrong with just dropping the cube in the tank and letting it thaw by itself? I do that often.
What's wrong with just dropping the cube in the tank and letting it thaw by itself? I do that often.
Best way to thaw and keep frozen shrimp for a week?
I'll be on vacation for 10 days in early July so a relative will be feeding my fish per my instructions. The only problem is that I feed Hikari frozen/thawed brine shrimp and mysis shrimp to the various tanks. I don't want my cousin to have to sit around and wait for the food to thaw(as I do) so I want to know the best option for care instructions. All food will be pre-divided into proper portions in air tight containers.
I thought one way would be to leave the shrimp in the refrigerator where they will be thawed but remain quite cool. Another option would be to have her thaw the shrimp out in the microwave before feeding. The last option, which my sister usually chooses it the "put it on the counter to thaw and watch a movie" method, which I do not think the cousin will like.
Downsides? All I can come up with are the possibility of shrimp going bad from sitting in the fridge for a week or being overcooked via the microwave method. Any suggestions or other options I may have missed?
I thought one way would be to leave the shrimp in the refrigerator where they will be thawed but remain quite cool. Another option would be to have her thaw the shrimp out in the microwave before feeding. The last option, which my sister usually chooses it the "put it on the counter to thaw and watch a movie" method, which I do not think the cousin will like.
Downsides? All I can come up with are the possibility of shrimp going bad from sitting in the fridge for a week or being overcooked via the microwave method. Any suggestions or other options I may have missed?
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My fish have a strict hierarchy. They are also picky eaters. They will not eat the shrimp if they are too cold :icon_roll If they would I'd just drop in a couple frozen bits to thaw in tank and be on my merry way.
Tank one(10g) has a 1 betta, 4 minnows, 2 catfish and an algae eater. The minnows swarm any food that goes into the tank, so I drop in a little at a time across the top of the tank, thus allowing the betta ample time to feed, and the catfish as well. Also, the minnows almost never chase any food that falls below the half-way point in the tank. Why, I dunno. They are a kooky group.
Tank two(30g) has a clown loach, 6 neons, 7 white cloud minnows, and a couple of catfish. Any food on the bottom instantly becomes property of the loach who is a good 6 times larger than the catfish, who scavenge whatever the loach misses. Dropping cubes is fine for him, but the little minnows and neons hover in the top half of the tank and need to find their food up there or starve for the night.
Tank one(10g) has a 1 betta, 4 minnows, 2 catfish and an algae eater. The minnows swarm any food that goes into the tank, so I drop in a little at a time across the top of the tank, thus allowing the betta ample time to feed, and the catfish as well. Also, the minnows almost never chase any food that falls below the half-way point in the tank. Why, I dunno. They are a kooky group.
Tank two(30g) has a clown loach, 6 neons, 7 white cloud minnows, and a couple of catfish. Any food on the bottom instantly becomes property of the loach who is a good 6 times larger than the catfish, who scavenge whatever the loach misses. Dropping cubes is fine for him, but the little minnows and neons hover in the top half of the tank and need to find their food up there or starve for the night.
Thawing brine shrimp and mysis shrimp is a very good way to keep high amounts of Phosphates out of the tank.What fish are you feeding?
What's wrong with just dropping the cube in the tank and letting it thaw by itself? I do that often.
I tested this theory about 8 years ago as I thawed out a small amount of frozen brine shrimp in about 1 cup of water. Tested the water and the Phosphates where off the scale over 3.0ppm
When I used to thaw the frozen foods, I would use a disposable shot cup and fill it with tank water. Then I would drop the frozen food in there and let it thaw. The tank water was warm enough to thaw it around 5 minutes or so.
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I likewise place it in a cup of aquarium water to thaw. I use a dropper/turkey baster to swish the water and it's thawed in less than 30 seconds.
btw, I suggest you ask your cousin to feed your fish only 3 times while you're gone. Your fish will not starve over a couple of days of not being fed, and the risk of a non-hobbyist overfeeding and killing your fish is pretty high.....
I likewise place it in a cup of aquarium water to thaw. I use a dropper/turkey baster to swish the water and it's thawed in less than 30 seconds.
btw, I suggest you ask your cousin to feed your fish only 3 times while you're gone. Your fish will not starve over a couple of days of not being fed, and the risk of a non-hobbyist overfeeding and killing your fish is pretty high.....
When I used to thaw the frozen foods, I would use a disposable shot cup and fill it with tank water. Then I would drop the frozen food in there and let it thaw. The tank water was warm enough to thaw it around 5 minutes or so.
That's exactly how I feed frozen foods.
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What i do is get a little container fill it with tank water and put the cube in to thaw out. Then I use an eye dropper and squirt it in the tank.
did you know there are 16 cups in one gallon? so for example, there are 160 cups in 10 gallons. in my opinion, uneducated as it is, i think the phosphate increase is very neglible. very.Thawing brine shrimp and mysis shrimp is a very good way to keep high amounts of Phosphates out of the tank.
I tested this theory about 8 years ago as I thawed out a small amount of frozen brine shrimp in about 1 cup of water. Tested the water and the Phosphates where off the scale over 3.0ppm
I just drop the frozen in and he tries it and spits it out. Then he trys again and eventually he eats it.
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