What's up with brine shrimp?

danderso · 01/21/2012, 07:51 AM

The lfs seems to sell a lot of them but I've heard that they aren't really that good for our fish. Should I be feeding them to my fish once in a while or often or never?

Denbf58 · 01/21/2012, 08:38 AM

fish like them but they do not have a lot nutrition.

csarkar001 · 01/21/2012, 09:06 AM

Ice cream and cookies for fish.

Chuongj510 · 01/21/2012, 10:46 AM

What else is recommended beside brine shrimp?

Reverend Reefer · 01/21/2012, 10:53 AM

i believe mysis shrimp are more nutritious. rotifers and cyclops are also good.

hagar101 · 01/21/2012, 10:57 AM

and if you have butterflyfish, or a fish that needs sponge in their diet. Angel and butterflyfish is good, my other fish love it too =P

Sport507 · 01/21/2012, 10:58 AM

There is nothing wrong with feeding the brine shrimp I feed it on occasion, but just consider it a snack and not a meal. The fish do love it!

Brine shrimp is about 4.7% protein.
PE Mysis shrimp is about 69.5% protein.

sporto0 · 01/21/2012, 11:03 AM

Live Brine Shrimp is also the best way to get a new finnicky fish to eat.

Sport507 · 01/21/2012, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by sporto0

Live Brine Shrimp is also the best way to get a new finnicky fish to eat.

Good point sporto0.

01/21/2012, 07:51 AM	#1
danderso Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Melbourne, FL Posts: 396	What's up with brine shrimp? The lfs seems to sell a lot of them but I've heard that they aren't really that good for our fish. Should I be feeding them to my fish once in a while or often or never? __________________ It's always sunny in my reef tank Current tank info- 7 gal nano with AI Prime

01/21/2012, 08:38 AM	#2
Denbf58 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: selden N.Y. Posts: 885	fish like them but they do not have a lot nutrition. __________________ Life is good Current Tank Info: 75gal reef ready koralia 3, 30g sump, 4b 48" t5s lighting, 29g reef with breeding pair clowns 55g reef 55g freshwater

01/21/2012, 10:53 AM	#5
Reverend Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 883	i believe mysis shrimp are more nutritious. rotifers and cyclops are also good. __________________ - Rev. Tank: 65G glass 48" long tank; Sump/Fuge: 30G. Lighting: LEDs+single T5 strip. Maintenance: ATO Kalkwasser + 10% weekly WC, daily feedings LPS+Softies dominated.

01/21/2012, 10:57 AM	#6
hagar101 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Washington Posts: 339	and if you have butterflyfish, or a fish that needs sponge in their diet. Angel and butterflyfish is good, my other fish love it too =P __________________ "Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." John F. Kennedy Current Tank Info: Empty 75 gallon tank

01/21/2012, 10:58 AM	#7
Sport507 ~Just a Farm Boy~ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 1,651	There is nothing wrong with feeding the brine shrimp I feed it on occasion, but just consider it a snack and not a meal. The fish do love it! Brine shrimp is about 4.7% protein. PE Mysis shrimp is about 69.5% protein. __________________ Sport If you do not test for it, DON'T dose it. Indiana INDMAS Member

01/21/2012, 09:06 AM	#3
csarkar001 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: stamford, ct Posts: 345	Ice cream and cookies for fish.

01/21/2012, 10:46 AM	#4
Chuongj510 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Oakland,ca Posts: 167	What else is recommended beside brine shrimp?

01/21/2012, 11:03 AM	#8
sporto0 Moved On Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. Posts: 2,924	Live Brine Shrimp is also the best way to get a new finnicky fish to eat.