opinions on frozen food

virginiadiver69 · 07/11/2007, 06:12 PM

I have been using Hikari brand frozen mysis from my LFS and have been happy with it. I have been looking for an online seller but have not seen any with the frozen cubes, just freeze dried, flakes or pellets. Who has the frozen cubes?
How does Hikari compare with Ocean Nutrition?

Ryanhdd · 07/11/2007, 06:40 PM

Get some PE Mysis shrimp. If you have been on hikari and then see these. you will shi&*& yourself. they are so much bigger.

virginiadiver69 · 07/11/2007, 06:45 PM

What is PE and where do I get it?
If they are so big I will profanity removed myself I may just stay with Hikari.

Ryanhdd · 07/11/2007, 06:46 PM

LOL umm i get them from my LFS. Let me see if I can find them online for you.

Ryanhdd · 07/11/2007, 06:47 PM

Piscine Energetics Inc

Ryanhdd · 07/11/2007, 06:48 PM

http://www.mysis.com/index.html

Ryanhdd · 07/11/2007, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by virginiadiver69

If they are so big I will profanity removed myself I may just stay with Hikari.

Kinda like the Penguin in Billy madison. That would be a big shrimp.

virginiadiver69 · 07/11/2007, 07:00 PM

Thanks Ryan, But it does not look like there is a local or an on line vendor for them.
I am still interested to find Hikari on line, any ideas? Anyone?

MTB · 07/11/2007, 07:13 PM

Drsfostersmith. I believe they have cubes.

AZDesertRat · 07/11/2007, 07:25 PM

I realy like the PE Mysis too. I could not get it last time and settled for San Fransisco and there is no comparison. The PE mysis are nice and fat and no empty shells or castings, the San Fran stuff looks like nothing but empty shells and eyeballs.

Gdevine · 07/11/2007, 09:40 PM

Never tried PE and the size has me a little concerned as most of my fish are young or smaller in size...for now

I swear by Hikari, I dose with Fish Solution and some Garlic Extreem and my fish just go nuts...and their color and health is noting short of outstanding. Very happy with Hikari for sure!

davidryder · 07/11/2007, 10:41 PM

They can be shipped and arrive frozen? Does that increase the price very much?

fsn77 · 07/12/2007, 05:45 AM

Drs. F & S charges $19.99 shipping for frozen food orders, regardless of how much frozen food you order. They send the frozen food in a styrofoam cooler with a ton of those cold packs -- there were ~20 in the order I placed.

And yes, Drs. F & S sells the Hikari mysis shrimp in the cubes... I just ordered some from them last month.

Mark426 · 07/12/2007, 07:32 AM

I got some frozen food from Fosters and Smith, it arrived completely melted. It was in the dead of winter too.

AZDesertRat · 07/12/2007, 06:07 PM

PE Mysis is usually available in different sizes. I get both the small and the medium sizes for diffrent needs. Its not so much that they are huge, its that they are fully formed and contain meat unlike the empty shells some others sell.

AquaReeferMan · 07/12/2007, 09:59 PM

PE mysis is wonderful. I used to feed reg mysis and will never go back.

07/11/2007, 06:12 PM	#1
virginiadiver69 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Va. Posts: 4,400	opinions on frozen food I have been using Hikari brand frozen mysis from my LFS and have been happy with it. I have been looking for an online seller but have not seen any with the frozen cubes, just freeze dried, flakes or pellets. Who has the frozen cubes? How does Hikari compare with Ocean Nutrition? __________________ Semi-aggressive mixed reef w/ shallow sand bed 96x30x27 310gal custom acrylic w/ ext. "fail safe" overflow 125gal sump/cryptic fuge w/ 6" DSB 3 400w Plus Rite 20k MH in Lumembrights 2 250w Plus Rite 20k MH in spider reflectors VHO actinic supplementation 2 Tunze wave boxes 2 Tunze 6060 in Tunze Rocks 2 Tunze 6125 Reeflo 250 skimmer Hammerhead return on OM 4 way Aqua controller lll Leviton power panel Deltec Eco-Cooler Randy's Two part 6.5 kw generator

07/11/2007, 06:45 PM	#3
virginiadiver69 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Va. Posts: 4,400	What is PE and where do I get it? If they are so big I will profanity removed myself I may just stay with Hikari. __________________ Semi-aggressive mixed reef w/ shallow sand bed 96x30x27 310gal custom acrylic w/ ext. "fail safe" overflow 125gal sump/cryptic fuge w/ 6" DSB 3 400w Plus Rite 20k MH in Lumembrights 2 250w Plus Rite 20k MH in spider reflectors VHO actinic supplementation 2 Tunze wave boxes 2 Tunze 6060 in Tunze Rocks 2 Tunze 6125 Reeflo 250 skimmer Hammerhead return on OM 4 way Aqua controller lll Leviton power panel Deltec Eco-Cooler Randy's Two part 6.5 kw generator Last edited by dc; 07/12/2007 at 07:05 PM.

07/11/2007, 07:00 PM	#8
virginiadiver69 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Va. Posts: 4,400	Thanks Ryan, But it does not look like there is a local or an on line vendor for them. I am still interested to find Hikari on line, any ideas? Anyone? __________________ Semi-aggressive mixed reef w/ shallow sand bed 96x30x27 310gal custom acrylic w/ ext. "fail safe" overflow 125gal sump/cryptic fuge w/ 6" DSB 3 400w Plus Rite 20k MH in Lumembrights 2 250w Plus Rite 20k MH in spider reflectors VHO actinic supplementation 2 Tunze wave boxes 2 Tunze 6060 in Tunze Rocks 2 Tunze 6125 Reeflo 250 skimmer Hammerhead return on OM 4 way Aqua controller lll Leviton power panel Deltec Eco-Cooler Randy's Two part 6.5 kw generator

07/11/2007, 07:13 PM	#9
MTB Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Illannoy Posts: 1,365	Drsfostersmith. I believe they have cubes. __________________ Got Frags? Current Tank Info: 40 breeder. Kessil lights. Reef octopus skimmer. Vortec mp40 x2.

07/11/2007, 09:40 PM	#11
Gdevine Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pompano Beach, FL Posts: 1,232	Never tried PE and the size has me a little concerned as most of my fish are young or smaller in size...for now I swear by Hikari, I dose with Fish Solution and some Garlic Extreem and my fish just go nuts...and their color and health is noting short of outstanding. Very happy with Hikari for sure! __________________ What's good having a monkey if you can't play with it? Current Tank Info: 65g Mixed Reef - 35g Fuge - EcoSystem Method

07/11/2007, 06:40 PM	#2
Ryanhdd Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 80	Get some PE Mysis shrimp. If you have been on hikari and then see these. you will shi&*& yourself. they are so much bigger.

07/11/2007, 06:46 PM	#4
Ryanhdd Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 80	LOL umm i get them from my LFS. Let me see if I can find them online for you.

07/11/2007, 06:47 PM	#5
Ryanhdd Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 80	Piscine Energetics Inc

07/11/2007, 06:48 PM	#6
Ryanhdd Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 80	http://www.mysis.com/index.html

07/11/2007, 07:25 PM	#10
AZDesertRat Moved On Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: NW Phoenix Posts: 16,621	I realy like the PE Mysis too. I could not get it last time and settled for San Fransisco and there is no comparison. The PE mysis are nice and fat and no empty shells or castings, the San Fran stuff looks like nothing but empty shells and eyeballs.

07/11/2007, 10:41 PM	#12
davidryder Claris or Elliot? Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nightopia Posts: 2,750	They can be shipped and arrive frozen? Does that increase the price very much? __________________ A rolling stone gathers no moss... Current Tank Info: 90g mixed reef, corner overflow (Mag 9.5), 25g refugium (Mag 5), 15g refugium, Orbit 260w pc, Pan World 50PX-X (Closed loop), AquaC EV-120 (now skimmerless)

07/12/2007, 05:45 AM	#13
fsn77 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: SC Posts: 777	Drs. F & S charges $19.99 shipping for frozen food orders, regardless of how much frozen food you order. They send the frozen food in a styrofoam cooler with a ton of those cold packs -- there were ~20 in the order I placed. And yes, Drs. F & S sells the Hikari mysis shrimp in the cubes... I just ordered some from them last month.

07/12/2007, 07:32 AM	#14
Mark426 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,479	I got some frozen food from Fosters and Smith, it arrived completely melted. It was in the dead of winter too.

07/12/2007, 06:07 PM	#15
AZDesertRat Moved On Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: NW Phoenix Posts: 16,621	PE Mysis is usually available in different sizes. I get both the small and the medium sizes for diffrent needs. Its not so much that they are huge, its that they are fully formed and contain meat unlike the empty shells some others sell.

07/12/2007, 09:59 PM	#16
AquaReeferMan Got Reef? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Under the Sea, Pa Posts: 4,593	PE mysis is wonderful. I used to feed reg mysis and will never go back. __________________ Couple SPS/Zoanthid tanks and a couple of FW planted tanks. Current Tank Info: 5 pieces of glass with some silicone and plastic frames holding them together