Thanks Al,
I ended up ordering some that same day and I know my fish will eat them easily. These fish eat everything, literally...:waaa:
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Thanks Al,
I ended up ordering some that same day and I know my fish will eat them easily. These fish eat everything, literally...:waaa:
Has anyone tried Ocean Nutrition Frozen Mysis shrimp? I got a pack from Drs Foster sale. According to the website, it's mysis relicta, but to me it looks the same size as the hikari mysis shrimp, which is known to not be mysis relicta.
I decided to get the cheaper Ocean Nutrition to see if my discus would eat it (they loved it, just like they love Hikari's), and I was going to buy PE mysis later on. But I think PE mysis =! ON mysis ...
Does anyone know?
Sorry to bring an old thread to life but just thought I'd share that I found some PE Mysis lately and gave it a try. Though my discus don't like as much as FBW they took pretty well to it. Good to add another alternative food that seems to have some good nutrition.
I tried Hikari frozen Mysis a few days ago and it gave all my fish sore butts ? Has anyone experienced discus with protruding anus after introducing new food ??
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Judging by the responce I'd say it's noy a common occurance. I've never had it happen but my discus won't eat Mysis Shrimp. Are all the fish having this reaction? Pics would help too.
Kacey
yep.. they all ate some and the next day they had butt problems.. like a nodule sticking out a little bit... I'll try to post some pics tonight. Thanks
Add some epson salt.Great lax for fish.
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My discus just throw mysis shrimp out of their mouth and do not see to eat them.
Any particular brand you are using?
I've experienced this also. Some devour it some don't. A few want it over anything else i feed. A few won't look at it. Still working on these few to convert over. The discus that do consume it are so active and many are looking to breed after eating it a few days. Hikari also sells this now if not already mentioned..a bit cheaper too in the large 40oz flatpacks
Would love to hear more peoples experience with feeding freshwater mysis!
Yes, Al's info on the hikari product was correct when he quoted it in 2007. That's all hikari offered at the time was the saltwater type of mysis. In the last several years, hikari has been selling the same mysis relicta as the PE brand which comes from lake Okanagan. The hikari are processed a bit different and are a smaller in size in general, but they are the same species. The hikari imo are easier for discus to eat because of the slight size difference.