Beginners Guide To Frozen Fish Food
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- Опубликовано: 29 мар 2020
- This is my beginner guide show casing my 3 favorite frozen foods for my fish.
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I may sound geeky right now, but I make my own frozen brine shrimp (both baby brine and adult brine). What I do is when I need to make frozen rather than feed live, I hatch out the shrimp in a tank rather than in a jug such as the Ziss. I start with adult brine, by using a sieve with larger holes. This allows for the adult shrimp to get extracted without the babies. I then mix that in with a tiny bit of tap water, and place the mix into silicone Ice cube trays. I freeze them, then put them all into one ziploc bag. I then do the same process with a sieve with smaller holes, to get the baby brine. I don't harvest all the baby brine, so that some can actually grow up and reproduce. This way I don't have to buy eggs all the time. I still buy other frozen foods, but make my own brine shrimp, and occasionally Daphnia, if I have more reproducing than I can feed to my tanks.
You breed them too? Wow you are amazing! 🙏
Thank you for the video, my bettas absolutely LOVE frozen food now! I was feeding them freeze dried bloodworms but they weren’t as interested, and I really wanted to add more nutrient food into their diet. This is perfect, they went crazy today and even my neon and ember tetras were eating some too, which I didn’t expect! Thank you for the advice!
This is one of the best videos I found. I didn’t realize frozen foods were that easy. Def subbing, thankyou!
That is what my goal was with this video. Thank you for commenting and for the support!
As a newbie in the Salt water aquarium world, this inofo is greatly appreciated. Thk!!!
Glad it helped!
I've been feeding bloodworms to my fish over 10 years everyday now I have no illness or sickness at all
I would say 1 cube of frozen food could probably feed 15 fully grown Corys or Platys or Tiger Barbs or Zebra Danios or like Cardinal Tetras and could probably feed 25-30 smaller like Guppy or Neon Tetra sized fish.
If you have a small community tank of like 6 platys and 6 danios and 6 corys one cube will be fine, maybe even a little too much if fed all at once defrosted but if you put it in frozen they'll eat it slowly as it defrosts and it'll be cleaner.
Dude at the fish store said about 1/2 cube for 2 guppies and 2 corys!!!! Wth. Still figuring out the whole design thing. (First time fish owner here)
how many would it take to fill a halfmoon fish?
@@tadadw not a lot, 1 cube could probably feed 10 bettas so about 1/10th of the cube. If you leave it at room temperature for like 30 minutes you will be able to use tweezers or something to pick a bit out and then keep it in the fridge or re-freeze it.I'd pick a little bit out at a time and feed it slowly and watch it eat until you see it getting a little fat then stop.
@@tadadw I also googled there and seen someone say you can put the cubes into a ziplock bag and smash them up while still frozen then just pick off little pieces and keep the rest in the freezer. That seems a good idea a piece about the size of a pea or piece of corn or tic-tac would feed 1 fish.
@@celticbarry9877 thank you so much!
Good info.
Exactly how I do my feeding process.
Thanks for the helpful video!
Fantastic sound advice for a beginner like myself. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Very helpful... you have a new subscriber.
Thank you for breaking down the complete process and making it simple to this Newbie
I bought my first frozen blood worms today! A nice treat for my bettas and corydora. Awesome video thank you!😀
I am glad you enjoyed it
My fish love the frozen foods!!
The way I do it is I use a small container and I and I get some water straight from the tank and I drop the cube into the water and it Defrosts In minutes.
I feed a combination of frozen Artemia, Daphnia, Red and white mosquito larvae and Krill both in my community tanks and sparingly in my Shrimp tanks. I defrost in a cup and just pour in. I do however turn off filtration or reduce flow so my bottom-feeding species can get some.
Great idea! Lots of the shrimp is flowing around the tank and Cory’s aren’t getting much
I turn off filtration also
I do feed a blended diet to all my community nano tanks, Bettas being the star. They love the brine shrimp and blood worms. Like you I don't feed the blood worms too often...and I now probably need to chop them up a bit for the smaller fish. I have neons, cardinals, long fin Danios, a few guppies, rummy nose, mountain minnows, rasboras, neocardia shrimp and mystery snails. I now also feed the baby brine for the tinier mouthed fish.
I don't think I have room to hatch baby brine...although I'd love to.
Thank you for this video..your absolutely right...there hasn't been an instruction video on this that I could find either...well done!!
Thank you for watching! You have quite the list of fish but your tanks sound amazing. If you are interested in hatching out baby brine shrimp I would suggest looking at the brine shrimp hatchery disc. I do have a video reviewing that but need to film an updated one as I feel my quality has increased dramatically the last year or so.
@@WeldonTanks I look forward to watching...I'd rather see mine eat live shrimp and leftovers swimming around for a snack later. Poor baby brine shrimp...their sacrifice is deeply appreciated.
@@WeldonTanks oh and not all the fish are all in one tank...I have 10 Betta and each have a snail...and the rest of the fish are spread out through the 10 tanks...all are heavily planted, have wood pieces and tannins. I love the more natural look in my tanks.
I just drop the cubes in and my fish take care of the rest. I use all the ones in your video. I had no idea the bloodworms aren't supposed to be feed daily tho opps.
Great video mate
Thanks 👍
Thank you
How long can uneaten frozen food stay in a small tank for? Just fed frozen cyclopse the first time and used too much. I'll do a waterchange anyway today, but just wondering. Next time i use half a cube.
I love your videos , just wondering so basically they can still eat even when the food is basically liquid? I appreciate if you can answer I just bought the food and I found it very interesting
Mixing the food in with water just is a defrosting method. They will eat the actually pieces of food when they are broken apart.
I wanted to see the fish eat the frozen food and what it look like when it went in the aquarium. I was kind of disappointed. But I like the video anyway. Good job.
Cool video! Just subscribed!
Fish Kid Jake Thanks for joining! Saw you hanging out in the Co Op stream.
I feed frozen Mysis shrimp, but I clean the prepackaged cubes a little better so that dirty frozen water they come in doesn't go in my reef tank. I take small container and drop a cube in with tap water and let it thaw out. Then I take a white small fish net and pour it into the net. Then run tap water thru the net over the food to clean it a little bit more. Low flow from the sink or they will shoot out making a mess. Then fill the small container up with aquarium water and flip the net with the contents back into the container and serve with a spot feeder.
Thamks
Do I feed 6 tetras and 2 ADF’s once a day with 1 brine shrimp cube ?
You're supposed to thaw them in the aquariumcoop measuring glass :)
My fish require more than a "shot" of blood worms ;) lol
Thank you for the tips! I do learn a lot, as a beginner. One question, though... Do we remove the leftover/uneaten frozen food (in my case, daphnia) in case it contaminates the aquarium water?
You can remove it if you like. I personally do not worry about it
@@WeldonTanks I feel less worried now. Thank you for sharing your opinion on it. 🙏🏼
Great video thank you . do you use Daphine
Ms Gazelle frozen daphnia is great! Have not tried culturing my own yet
Great vid
Thank you!
I will have to do a remake in the future to step up the quality
I feed frozen foods. I just got frozen daphnia and have frozen mysitis shrimp. Also feed live brine shrimp along with freeze dried bloodworm/daphnia mixture through a pepper grinder
Do cichclids and danio love this frozen food???what do you recommend for my fish i have oscar too and many african cichclids danios and betta etc...
Baby brine shrimp would be great for your betta and danios. Even regular frozen brine shrimp would be good for those smaller fish.
For your Oscar and African cichlids I would look at frozen mysis shrimp as they are a larger shrimp that is frozen.
Do you know what the freezing liquid in the cubes contains and if it is safe to add to your tank?
I believe it is just water and yes. I have never had an issue adding a cube direct to tanks
I've found frozen mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, bloodworms and Daphnias.
I've tried to find frozen mosquito larvae and other frozen foods to feed my betta but no luck.
Is the first type which is Frozen Brine Shrimp can be introduced to betta fry at a 5 days old? because i didn't found the second one
I would recommend baby brine shrimp at that stage. You can find frozen baby brine
How long can you leave the frozen food out before it’s considered spoiled? I left mine out for a like 3 hours and then fed them they were still kinda cold but still thawed out I’m worried now
I don’t think you have anything to worry about. If you leave it out overnight or days it will spoil.
i am getting a betta so how much would you say to put in for a single fish. it is a 10 gallon tank and i do not want to over feed my betta. should i do a half a cube
If you can find a way to cut the cube in half while still frozen and not waste it that would be what I would recommend.
I cut the cube in 3 parts for my 12 Ember tetras since they’re so small and they always end up leaving a little bit left.
0:40 nice
Thx! I'll buy the baby shrimp for my Betts soon! Do guppies like these? 🤔
Guppies love each one of these foods
Can you give me a link for the small pipette you use ,thanks
You can find them on Amazon
That video helped me a lot! But, I just wanted to know how much to feed the baby Bettas at Petco/PetSmart???
How much they will eat. In my opinion one full cube may be to much for a single fish.
In a 10 gallon tank with 5 tetras and 2 African dwarf frogs would one cube a day be sufficient ?
In my opinion yes that would be sufficient
Trent what you think of live blood worked from a local fish store
That is where I purchase mine. I think there is no difference of where you get them from
I like my tubifex, mysis, and blood worms. I want to try my hand at frozen krill.
I’ve tried daphnia but it gets everywhere.
Do you feed them frozen foods daily or weekly?....idk why im alsways confused...Thnx:).....btw i have a betta for references
I feed frozen foods in my fish room once or twice a week. Mainly because of cost. For your betta half a cube of blood worms would be more than sufficient.
A variety diet is SO IMPORTANT to fish health.
I have 23 new fry guppies can I give them the frozen brine shrimp? Or do I need to give them the baby shrimp?
I would suggest the baby brine as it will be easier for the fry to eat.
How often should I feed baby brine shrimp daily ? Once or twice ? 🤔 I have a 5 gallon tank .
I feed either frozen food or live baby brine once a day. I think one cube would feed your tank well.
Wel-Don Tanks thank you so much ! I appreciate this 🙌🏼
I just bought baby brine shrimp today actually! Had a suprise breeding with some of my black khuli loaches and found 5 surviving fry! So i got a separator and some baby brine shrimp (i found it at petco, and petsmart has them as well). Im very new to caring for fish fry, and would love some tips! I tried feeding some of the food to the five little loaches, but they seem more scared than interested in eating! I hope they survive.
If you have separated then out make sure to give them some kind of hiding place. They are more nocturnal than anything and will feel more comfortable with cover
@@WeldonTanks Will do!
I lost power and my frozen fish food thawed out, it was thawed out for a few hours but still in my freezer. I ended up feeding my bettas some because I ended up skip feeding them 2 days prior. Do you think they will be okay? I am going to throw out the food and get new frozen food as soon as possible.
I think your fish that ate it will be just fine
First clean the food in a small net, that way you keep your aqaurium water clean. Dont throw in the misty dirt.
Is it safe to refrigerate what is left from the cube or does it spoil it? With my betta and other community fish I worry about over feeding...I am a beginner and would take extra tips
In my experience you will run into problems trying to save it, it will spoil quickly after thawed. My recommendation would be to feed your tank one cube of food and see how much of it your fish eat.
I dropped the cube in. I have a community tank. And now they have swollen bellies. I’m panicked....what do I do now
It means they are all full of food, let them digest.
Just take a sharp knife and quarter the frozen blocks. Pop back in blister in freezer. Problem solved
No, but what I do is cut the cube in half while frozen, put the extra in plastic baggie and pop in freezer. I have a habit of pushing too hard and accidentally popping the cube paper off the ones next to it, like he did. But I don't have muti tanks just one. So put the extra in baggie.
Awesome advice Bro.👍👍👍👍
Wel don 😉
Keep safe and stay positive 🙏
Sir if you can't get frozen bbs could you simply hatch the eggs and freeze them in the same plastic cube package? Would this be same as commercial frozen food?
Guppy Guru actually hatches baby brine and what he has left over will freeze in small silicone ice cube trays for a later use. Never had an issue with it.
@@WeldonTanks
Thx bro👍
I'll message Peter and find out his method.
Does brine shrimp substitute for a meal?
Brine shrimp would be a “meal” in my opinion
Are brine shrimp okay to be fed to my community tropical fish? It’s a 10 gallon tank
Absolutely. One of the best foods you can feed in my opinion.
@@WeldonTanks I always thought brine shrimp were only for your high-end fish, but good to know I can feed them some of this too as a treat. I only have 6 fish in my tank, is it okay to give them a full cube?
I personally think it is to much work to try and cut the cubes. I would feed one cube at a time. I feed brine shrimp daily to all my fish.
You mean you don’t have a special Fridge/Freezer for your Fish Room 😱
Say it ain’t so Trent.
Kasper Aquatics That made me chuckle! Lol. That is one of the things I do want for the new fish room. We will see what I can come up with
Thanks for the advice. I’m literally such a noob- I’m figuring out what frozen foods to purchase for some mystery snails and betta fish and cherry shrimp. Lol why did I chose such a difficult beginner set up 😂
Let’s make it simple then 👍. For that particular grouping I would recommend the baby brine shrimp and the occasional blood worm.
Brilliant video, I’d recommend using a little tank water rather than tap water. All the best👍🏼
When it hits the tank water, it is dechlorinated so it’s not bad to use tap water
If you have one fish to feed, is there a way to do this and save the amount thats thawed out for another day (besides freezing)?
PS I didn't mean to bring a fish home at all. I run neos and blackworm tanks. This was random lol 😂
If you only have one fish in my opinion frozen food is not worth the money or effort.
Once thawed I do not recommend re freezing
@@WeldonTanks No definitely not refreezing. I googled it and its not recommended to refrigerate either. Zoops. Well, I shall save my brine for another time. Or pass along to someone who can use it, because I imagine it has an expiration date. I imagine the blackworms might eat it?
@@WeldonTanks Problem is mostly with the betta not being able to eat the pellets. I dunno what to do but feed him blackworms and thats not enough for a full diet, right?
@@shelbytaylor4634 You can also add life daphnia and brine shrimp to that list. The betta needs such low amounts of them that breeding enough of them is pretty easy. Another great alternative are freeze dried foods.
This is my first day feeding my fish frozen bloodworm and OMG i think i overfeed them because my tetras and my platies their belly is so big now 😅
( im not good at English ok)
Just sounds like your fish are happy
What if i mix or defroze it with blue water?just incase
Not sure what you mean by blue water
@@WeldonTanks mhytril blue
I don’t personally see a benefit to using blue water for that. It would just be adding meds to the tank water and fish.
My fisk go crazy for frozen fisk food
What if you don't have enough fish to feed a full cube at a time?
How many fish are you talking? You could cut a cube in half and do it that way.
@@WeldonTanks 18 chili rasboras and a betta imbellis - think half a cube would be good? I've never used frozen food (have eight different kinds of freeze-dried though so there is definitely variety) but my imbellis is coming and he was raised on live and frozen...frozen seems the more feasible option of the two.
I personally think you could feed one cube and you will not have any problems. If I had that amount of fish in one tank I would feed one cube.
@@WeldonTanks thanks!
I use to cut mine before I had so many fish.
I feed my Betta 1/8 of a cube of brine shrimp 3 days a week, 1/8 cube of blood worms once a week and I feed 4 pellets of Hikari Betta Bio Gold once a day for the other 3 days.
How does that sound?
Sounds like you have a variety. Also sounds like a lot of work. Also sounds like you are having success
@@WeldonTanks ok because I am new at fish keeping, thank you!
I am lazy and find that trying to split cubes of frozen food is difficult
@@WeldonTanks it's weird because I hear these Betta groups on Facebook saying they only feed their Betta about 4 tiny Bio Gold pellets a day, so if I feed my Betta a whole frozen shrimp cube, wouldn't that be way too much?
If we are looking at one single beta, you could argue that is “to much”
I said earlier it sounds like you are having success, I can give my opinion on your regiment but at the end of the day if it is working for you don’t change it.
If you have that one tank with that one betta, look at the care you are giving it and applaud yourself
Well, dang! I refroze some mysis shrimp and bloodworms, I'm going to have to throw them out🙄
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In my opinion I would start with 1 cube.
I want to ask,what is the benefit of frozen food between pellets
Frozen foods can have more a nutritional value for fish if mixed in with other foods such as pellets on a feeding routine. Also because the food is more "natural" you can see some fish that are picky actually eat because it is more consistent to what they would actually eat. Blood worms are crack for fish, the smell and flavor can trigger a feeding response from fish. Things like frozen daphnia and cyclops is a great food for smaller fish and fry. Frozen food can also be packed with protein to help fish grow.
@@WeldonTanks ok,thanks for your information,here's your new subscriber hehe
Thank you for the support!
@@WeldonTanks hi bro,i want to ask,my oscar since a long time it just swim at the top of tank,then it didnt eat the cube worms and pellets that i give,sometime it eat,then spit it out,why?is there any problem with it?
Fish have taste preferences just like we do. If you want a good view point on that check out Guppy Guru, he has a video of mixing his own food for that purpose. You can try something like frozen salad shrimp if you want to vary the diet for an oscar.
Is brine shrimp healthier or blood worms I can’t decide ????? Is blood worms healthier 🙃
Brine shrimp is better for your fish long term. Blood worms can cause bloat if fed excessively on a continuous basis. You can feed brine shrimp daily with no concern
Thank you I’ll get brine shrimp 😄
How long can you keep frozen food for ? I want my fish to be healthy 😃
Personally I do not like to keep it over 6 months but I do not have that problem with my fish room. If you have a tank or two just buy smaller amounts
Got it
Tank water? 12:13
Tap water. Never had an issue with it
I don't use tap water, safer to use aquarium water
I will debate that in how little tap water you are using it will not cause any harm
Petco
Only one cube is enough??
Enough for what? Depends on what you are feeding
@@WeldonTanks a cube of frozen shrimp ...for 100 goldfish babys
@@WeldonTanks thank you for answering by the way!! :)
Feed accordingly to what you need to
Good, but make it shorter 3min.
I am waiting for you video then
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The music ruined it for me, guess I'm too easily distracted.
Haters gonna hate
@@LechugaLicuada Valid. I should probably make an effort not to make a single comment a negative one.
Sorry sr you are VERY WRONG NEVER USE TAP WATER AT ANY TIME you take your cup scoop up some aquarium water and defrost the frozen food in and from that that is the Safe and Right way thanks for the other info tho
Using that small amount of tap water won’t hurt the aquarium in any way.
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@@WeldonTanksfully agree
On Cor meatloaf works well