mysis or brine shrimp?

grayson · 02/03/2009, 04:08 PM

some people said brine is good. but some people said brine is just junk and waste of money since you can't tell wheter it is baby brine or adult. really confused, which one should I feed my marine fish? is mysis good enough?

seapug · 02/03/2009, 04:10 PM

Baby brine shrimp are much smaller than the adults. If you can see them from a couple feet away, they are adults. Regardless, Mysis is a much better staple food.

grayson · 02/03/2009, 04:13 PM

thanks. i c.

billdogg · 02/03/2009, 04:16 PM

yup
adult brine have basically no nutritional value at all. mysis is the way to go

jgln · 02/03/2009, 04:31 PM

Never heard much of brine shrimp being recommended for marine food, mysis shrimp on the other hand always. However I did try feeding brine shrimp to my fish and they wouldn't eat them. I have continued to feed mysis since and my fish (except the naso when starving) love them. I have a "cactus coral" that eats mysis as well.

NirvanaFan · 02/03/2009, 05:08 PM

if you're going to feed brine, try to feed the baby brine. You could also put adult or baby brine shrimp in phytoplankton to "gut load" them. This will give them some nutritional value.

02/03/2009, 04:08 PM	#1
grayson Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 123	mysis or brine shrimp? some people said brine is good. but some people said brine is just junk and waste of money since you can't tell wheter it is baby brine or adult. really confused, which one should I feed my marine fish? is mysis good enough? __________________ Nothing else is more exciting than reef. Current Tank Info: 180g

02/03/2009, 04:10 PM	#2
seapug Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 4980 ft. Posts: 7,954 Blog Entries: 1	Baby brine shrimp are much smaller than the adults. If you can see them from a couple feet away, they are adults. Regardless, Mysis is a much better staple food. __________________ insert clever saying here. Current Tank Info: 200 gallon custom Marineland DD peninsular tank. LPS dominated mixed reef. Previous 90 gallon mixed reef TOTM April 2009.

02/03/2009, 04:13 PM	#3
grayson Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 123	thanks. i c. __________________ Nothing else is more exciting than reef. Current Tank Info: 180g

02/03/2009, 04:16 PM	#4
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	yup adult brine have basically no nutritional value at all. mysis is the way to go __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

02/03/2009, 04:31 PM	#5
jgln Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Pedricktown,NJ Posts: 555	Never heard much of brine shrimp being recommended for marine food, mysis shrimp on the other hand always. However I did try feeding brine shrimp to my fish and they wouldn't eat them. I have continued to feed mysis since and my fish (except the naso when starving) love them. I have a "cactus coral" that eats mysis as well. __________________ Jim Current Tank Info: 125g reef with 30g sump/fuge

02/03/2009, 05:08 PM	#6
NirvanaFan Reef Ninja Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 4,280	if you're going to feed brine, try to feed the baby brine. You could also put adult or baby brine shrimp in phytoplankton to "gut load" them. This will give them some nutritional value.