feeding mysis

mcurl98 · 09/27/2006, 09:23 PM

I am acclimating a Copperband who is eating mysis. I've never fed mysis before-actually never fed anything but processed foods before. Anyway, they stink. I defrost them in a glass of tank water and have rinsed them a few times in tank water containers. The fish still eats pretty slowly but is eating well-have only had him 4 days. There are no other fish in the tank-just snails and shrimp. I would say the food is in there a good 15-20 minutes by the time he eats most of it (seems to be getting quicker/more interested each day though). I do not feel I am feeding a large amount-maybe the diameter of a nickel and twice as thick when frozen (4 shrimp in the tank as well-90 gal). These are not the cubed kind rather the flat, thin pack. To make a short story long, there is a strong fishy smell in my living room, coming from the tank, after I feed. The smell is obvious for many hours. The wife isn't real excited about it. Is it normal to have this odor with mysis? are mine bad mysis (picked up Sunday from LFS)? I keep them in a deep freezer. Any ideas? Thanks, Matt
ph 8.3
nitrites/ammonia-0
nitrates 10 or less
Alk 13.5 -slowly dropping after cutting reactor back
CA 460

MSAreef · 09/27/2006, 09:29 PM

I replied to you in the BAR section. Hope it helps.

09/27/2006, 09:23 PM	#1
mcurl98 Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: san jose, ca Posts: 615	feeding mysis I am acclimating a Copperband who is eating mysis. I've never fed mysis before-actually never fed anything but processed foods before. Anyway, they stink. I defrost them in a glass of tank water and have rinsed them a few times in tank water containers. The fish still eats pretty slowly but is eating well-have only had him 4 days. There are no other fish in the tank-just snails and shrimp. I would say the food is in there a good 15-20 minutes by the time he eats most of it (seems to be getting quicker/more interested each day though). I do not feel I am feeding a large amount-maybe the diameter of a nickel and twice as thick when frozen (4 shrimp in the tank as well-90 gal). These are not the cubed kind rather the flat, thin pack. To make a short story long, there is a strong fishy smell in my living room, coming from the tank, after I feed. The smell is obvious for many hours. The wife isn't real excited about it. Is it normal to have this odor with mysis? are mine bad mysis (picked up Sunday from LFS)? I keep them in a deep freezer. Any ideas? Thanks, Matt ph 8.3 nitrites/ammonia-0 nitrates 10 or less Alk 13.5 -slowly dropping after cutting reactor back CA 460

09/27/2006, 09:29 PM	#2
MSAreef Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bay Area Posts: 176	I replied to you in the BAR section. Hope it helps. __________________ Marcie Current Tank Info: 90 SPS, Tunze 6100 X2 and multi-controller, Euroreef skimmer, 3/4" sea swirl, chiller, knop calcium reactor, Geo Kalkreactor, 2x400W MH Hamilton, autotopoff, 10W UV, TLF phosban reactor, 8 gal fuge, 29 gal sump