Mysis Shrimp-Natural History and as fish food.......

[Mattie]

hi just wondering if anyone ever fed Gammarus Shrimp to their fish?

[swinters66]

I just started feeding mysis to my discus. At first they sort of picked at it, but I take a block of the frozen mysis and a block of frozen bloodworms and thaw it together...they go for it a lot more now.

Glad I read that article. I'd like to have a broad variety of food for these guys.

[red_monk]

I will be trying mysis shrimps for a change. Hope my discus grows in no time. Thanks for the information. A very helpful thread indeed.

[tdr1919]

I tried the Hikari frozen Mysis and my fish never would eat it.

Tom

[kaceyo]

I have nearly a kilo of mysis shrimp fron Fish King and my fish wont touch it either. It's also very messy and even a small amounts in the BH mix will cover my prefilter with hard to remove shrimpy bits.

Kacey

[Polar_Bear]

I have nearly a kilo of mysis shrimp fron Fish King and my fish wont touch it either. It's also very messy and even a small amounts in the BH mix will cover my prefilter with hard to remove shrimpy bits.

Kacey

I have two different forms of mysis shrimp, both purchased from Bill Eagan. Oddly enough the ones with high protein and a large size my fish will not eat for the most part. However all of my fish love the Hikari mysis, which although far lower in protein at least they like.

[brewmaster15]

Hi all,
Just a note here....The Mysis shrimp from hikari are a different species of mysis....not sure which one as there are many..., but probably marine? anyway...the species this article is on is Mysis relicta... a cold water species of freshwater shrimp... and as Larry alluded to...They are larger than hikari brand and have a very different profile, especially in the fats and lipids category.

hth,
al

[kaceyo]

Al,
The large FW shrimp are the type I have, and as I said, fish hate them. Or more accuratly, they are totaly indiferent to them. I'm thinking of running them thru a blender to add to BH mix. Maybe they would be less messy and more likely to get into the fishes bellies that way? Or puree them into frozen fry food? Anybody tried either of these methods?

Kacey

[brewmaster15]

Hi Kacey,
It takes a bit to get the discus used to eating them...especially if you are feeding anything like frzn blood worms, live CBW, tetra bits, or a good beefheart...

I've had some take to them no problem and others never.

I have mixed them with my beefheart mix in place of shrimp and all the fish here eat them like that....so you may want to give it a try......not sure how you mix your beefheart but i find that if you cube the beefheart first and then mix with the mysis... then pass thru the grinder, you'll get a good mix.

hth,
al

[kaceyo]

Al,
I had just thawed out a 1/2 to 3/4 cup M.Shrimp and mixed it into the finished BH mix at the end. What I really hate about it is the kind of "fluffy" stuff that sticks in the prefilter, much of which has to be nit picked off by hand.
I'll give your method a try. That stuff ain't cheap and is very good nutritionally. I'd hate to waste it.

Kacey

[Polar_Bear]

My wild RSGs are the only ones who took to Mysis relecta immediately, all others, including the Heckels will pick at it but not eat it. However my post is more about something that Kacey just said, in my case blackworms and Mysis relecta cost exactly the same, pound for pound, I don't think I need to post which I prefer in this case.

[brewmaster15]

Hi Larry,
I understand your viewpoint very well.. but as much as I can appreciate CBW as a food and see the dollar value comparison.... Nutritionally...I think that Mysis relicta has a much better profile in areas that may matter for the long term health of fish. Of course... thats if you can get them to eat it

take care,
al

[Eddie]

Since it is impossible for me to get Frozen Mysis shrimp here in Okinawa, would the freeze dried type be beneficial for my discus. It still shows alot of protein content.

Thanks

Eddie

[CraigG]

I just started feeding mysis to my discus. At first they sort of picked at it, but I take a block of the frozen mysis and a block of frozen bloodworms and thaw it together...they go for it a lot more now.

Glad I read that article. I'd like to have a broad variety of food for these guys.

I ended up taking some frozen brine shrimp and mixed it with the Mysis shrimp. Now the discus will eat just mysis shrimp. Not sure why they were picky on it.

Especially the one where I saw my blue eatting the mysis shrimp at the LFS.

[brewmaster15]

Eddie,
The Mysis can be difficult at times to get the discus to eat them...I've had some that love it and some that hate it. The freeze dried ones are nutritionally comparable to the frozen and in some ways may be better depending on how soon after capture they are freeze dried.

hth,
al