I'm thawing it in rodi, breaking it up, rinsing it with rodi in a net, straining the water out by squeezing it with my fingers, scooping out of the net, adding one drop of aquaforest fish v, letting sit for 5 mins, then feeding it slowly. I would love to hear your suggestions! I like the idea of putting it in the fridge for the sitter! I'm going to be gone for 10ish days.
Interesting! Me eating thawed and refrozen fish I caught was not a good idea. I only did this because I didn’t separate the fillets (lazy). Lol. I do think if not left to rot would be ok
See if you can find one close to you. Personally I don't feed much frozen and have never had issues but if it's a shipping delay issue then finding a supplier that is close to you would solve that.
How?
I don't live far from BRS. I suppose I could give them a try as they carry Rod's. I feed tdo pellets too, I just like to give them variety
Klyle, I live in that same general area and I purchase Fish, Reef and Herbivore Frenzy from a LFS in New Brighton all the time and NEVER had any issues with the food at all. There are some LFS's in the Twin cities area I would never set foot in again. Without mentioning names their frozen food freezers were a complete mess, open packs of food just thrown around, packs were mushy, and the smell was terrible.
If you rinse it for sure rinses a way small particles as nets are not that fine of mesh. You would need some type of filter sock.
I've been to the Reef Collective quite a few times and have only had great service and awesome livestock! They did however have a problem a few months back- can't remember if it was their freezer that went bad or the shipment arrived thawed, but they told me they weren't comfortable selling it, which I appreciated. The problem I'm having isn't with thawed food, its both Reef Frenzy and Fish Frenzy (the last two packs I've purchased anyways) have made my skimmer go nuts. The problem is somewhat mitigated by rinsing first. I will have a tank sitter soon and I would like to avoid asking them to rinse the food...or empty the skimmer everyday! Does RC carry Rods? I don't think I've ever seen it there
Its better if not thawed but no way is it not any good just because it thawed. When manufactured they flash freeze which is the best way to freeze seafood but as long as its not thawed long enough to spoil its still good
Nice. I use a pill organizer. I like the cup better!I use these little solo condiment cups to make portions for feeding in my absence
There are particles that are measured in microns that are not visible when you are rinsing.
Easy to wash out and acquire
That's why I said visible. I understand that, all I'm saying is there are still plenty of very small particles when I feed. I have high nutes so I'm not very worried about my corals getting food. I'd rather not feed the pests
