I just purchased LRS fish frenzy chunks , 8 ounce package for $20. Cant I just go to the fish market and buy scallops, clams etc and cut them up into small chunks and freeze it. The person at the fish store where I bought LRS said a lot of people do that but she doesn't because of parasites. What does LRS do to get rid of parasites, it is raw fish. Doing it myself would be so much cheaper, any information or advice would be very appreciated, thanks in advance.
Fish Food?
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Lionfish Lair
Renee
LRS is a great product and offers easy variety, but I myself go to the market or the local pier to buy my fish food. You will be perfectly fine doing so as well, as long as you pay attention to variety and freshness/storage times.
eatbreakfast
Fish Nerd
^Agreed. With LRS it's already been prepared. I use a fresh mix of different fish that are in season at different times of the year here on the east coast.
Once you freeze it any parasites will die.
Once you freeze it any parasites will die.
greg 45
Active Member
Fresh sea food at the market my or may not be fresh. At one store I went to the person behind the counter stated that sea food might be frozen and thawed many times over. Also what do they add to make it look so attractive to purchase. I have been using LRS for some time now. If you go to his web sight you can see or ask him question that might help you choose his product.
Lionfish Lair
Renee
If you would eat it, it's safe to give your fish. I buy what's on sale and usually that goes through the deli pretty swiftly. Get to know your seafood counter people. Learn what old food looks like. It's easy to tell the difference once you get practice, if you're not already familiar.
Some places serve old food and that's a fact. Avoid those places. If it's a trusted market, the odds are you'll be perfectly fine.
Remember you don't know what your package of fish food when through either. That also could have been thawed a dozen times. I would never buy fish from from any of the LFS is my area, because they don't take enough care with it.
Some places serve old food and that's a fact. Avoid those places. If it's a trusted market, the odds are you'll be perfectly fine.
Remember you don't know what your package of fish food when through either. That also could have been thawed a dozen times. I would never buy fish from from any of the LFS is my area, because they don't take enough care with it.
eatbreakfast
Fish Nerd
Where I am at they have to post whether it is fresh or previously frozen, whether it is farm raised or wild caught. Of course, in my case I'm getting it from the fisherman, so I am less worried.
In some cases farm raised salmon are dyed, in most cases it's the feed that gives them color, but it's also diet that gives their wild counterparts their coloring too, so...
Lionfish Lair
Renee
Like you were saying farmed Salmon are "dyed" by adding canthaxanthin or astaxanthin to their diets. Those ingredients are naturally very nutritious and I add it to my fish food before I feed it to them. It's just has to be listed as an additive due to regulations, not because it's harmful or undesirable.
I consider farmed and wild caught salmon to be completely different fish because their nutrition profiles are NOTHING similar.
I often buy frozen solid chunks of fish that were done so on refrigerated boats. If it's caught, processed and frozen in an hour, let's say, that's better than caught in the morning, brought in to the pier in the afternoon and sold in the evening. That's been at suboptimal temps for awhile at that point and the solid ice block piece is better.
I consider farmed and wild caught salmon to be completely different fish because their nutrition profiles are NOTHING similar.
I often buy frozen solid chunks of fish that were done so on refrigerated boats. If it's caught, processed and frozen in an hour, let's say, that's better than caught in the morning, brought in to the pier in the afternoon and sold in the evening. That's been at suboptimal temps for awhile at that point and the solid ice block piece is better.
Lionfish Lair
Renee
Yes, but you have to mix it up.
eatbreakfast
Fish Nerd
Salmon is an excellent food for most fish.
Lionfish Lair
Renee
My fish love it. Most I think prefer it over anything else. After I've taken it away from a bit, they get all excited when I bring it back into the rotation. That's what I'm thawing right now for their supper, actually.
I don't just feed my preds with this. This is how I trained and kept an Orange Spotted Filefish alive for 5 years along with my mandarin and the 4 species of anthias that I've owned. I haven't bought prepared foods in quite some time.
I don't just feed my preds with this. This is how I trained and kept an Orange Spotted Filefish alive for 5 years along with my mandarin and the 4 species of anthias that I've owned. I haven't bought prepared foods in quite some time.
jenjen
Community Member
I have some great fresh seafood markets locally and rarely buy prepared fish foods. It's easy to keep a variety by just buying what's in season and freezing it. I also will put aside a little of any seafood we buy for our own dinner.
Anything in a shell, I usually throw in whole (open and defrosted). The larger fish tear it apart and the smaller fish grab the little bits. Pretty cool to watch!
My fish also love salmon the best, but eat most fish and other seafood. I just buy a bit of what's in season and freeze in chunks, then either grate while frozen or chop if I want it a little more chunky.
Much more afordable IME and you can customize the size and variety much more.
Anything in a shell, I usually throw in whole (open and defrosted). The larger fish tear it apart and the smaller fish grab the little bits. Pretty cool to watch!
My fish also love salmon the best, but eat most fish and other seafood. I just buy a bit of what's in season and freeze in chunks, then either grate while frozen or chop if I want it a little more chunky.
Much more afordable IME and you can customize the size and variety much more.
Lionfish Lair
Renee
Do you have anything in the tank that would benefit/eat the little bits of meat from him having to tear it up to get it off the shell? If not, I would remove it and feed him pieces he can swallow whole. Less fuel for nuisance algae and such.
