Feeding exclusively Mysis

Thub · Jan 23, 2020

Hi guys, I'm new to reefing and want to make sure I'm not making a mistake by feeding exclusively frozen Mysis shrimp. I also have NLS marine pellets, but I rarely feed those. I've got a biocube 29 with just a single clown and banggai cardinal right now. The clown will eat anything, but the banggai will only eat the Mysis. Am I leaving anything out nutritionally?

piranhaman00 · Jan 23, 2020

Thub said:
Hi guys, I'm new to reefing and want to make sure I'm not making a mistake by feeding exclusively frozen Mysis shrimp. I also have NLS marine pellets, but I rarely feed those. I've got a biocube 29 with just a single clown and banggai cardinal right now. The clown will eat anything, but the banggai will only eat the Mysis. Am I leaving anything out nutritionally?

Varied diet is important for all creatures of Earth!

Crabs McJones · Jan 23, 2020

Mysis is a good food, but you'll want to mix it up a bit to get a variety of different things. Personally I prefer frozen food made by LRS. It has a combination of all kinds of things.

Fresh Wild Caught Scallop
Fresh Wild Caught, Hand Peeled Shrimp
Fresh Wild Caught Ocean Perch and Whitefish
Premium Mysis Shrimp
Squid
E. Pacifica Krill
Fresh Shucked Oysters and Clams
Zooplankton, Rotifers, Live Phytoplankton
Green and Purple Seaweed (Porphyra)
Premium Piscine Energectics Mysis Shrimp
Oyster Eggs and Ovarian Tissue
Highly Unsaturated Fatty Acids (Selco)
Buffered ascorbic acid added as an antioxidant
D. Salina algae (With beta carotene to boost pigmentation, immunity)
LRS Probiotics

minus9 · Jan 23, 2020

Agreed, LRS is quality stuff and pretty much the staple of my tanks. I also feed NLS pellets (normal marine & algae) along with live artemia and I'm about to add TDO Chromaboost pellets to the lineup. If you can't find LRS at your LFS, then look for Rods (I hear it's pretty good).

Reef Nutrition · Jan 24, 2020

minus9 said:
Agreed, LRS is quality stuff and pretty much the staple of my tanks. I also feed NLS pellets (normal marine & algae) along with live artemia and I'm about to add TDO Chromaboost pellets to the lineup. If you can't find LRS at your LFS, then look for Rods (I hear it's pretty good).

Thanks so much for considering TDO for your animals. We look forward to your thoughts. Have a great weekend!

Best,
Chad

minus9 · Jan 24, 2020

Reef Nutrition said:
Thanks so much for considering TDO for your animals. We look forward to your thoughts. Have a great weekend!

Best,
Chad

I just picked some up from my LFS (I requested it), so I'll try to feed tonight and this weekend. I'll keep you posted. I've heard nothing but good things about TDO, so I'm excited to see how they like it?

Reef Nutrition · Jan 24, 2020

minus9 said:
I just picked some up from my LFS (I requested it), so I'll try to feed tonight and this weekend. I'll keep you posted. I've heard nothing but good things about TDO, so I'm excited to see how they like it?

Thanks so much for requesting that your LFS get this in. We really appreciate you supporting them!!! If you don't mind me asking, which store brought it in for you?

minus9 · Jan 24, 2020

Reef Nutrition said:
Thanks so much for requesting that your LFS get this in. We really appreciate you supporting them!!! If you don't mind me asking, which store brought it in for you?

Golden State Corals. Elliot is my local guy and he's great to work with. I try and support local stores as much as possible and GSC is my hangout on the weekends when I'm free. I think he bought some TDO for his systems as well.