How long can frozen food be left to thaw out?

[swifty]

I'm dealing with a stubborn flowerhorn right now, so I've been thinking of feeding frozen until he gains some size where starving him to get on pellets wont hinder his growth.

I wanted to thaw out a cube in a cup of water (as I always do with any frozen food) and feed him from it throughout the day, since a single cube for him at his current size would be too much.

Could I leave the cup out or would I have to refrigerate it? I'm guessing as long as I feed the whole cube within 24 hours it's fine?

 

[MyGiants]

I do that sometime thaw some cubes in a cup of water. I mostly buy in those large flats so its generally a big chunk I thaw out. Sometimes I forget about it for hours even the next day. I still feed it to my fish they eat it up...

 

[imo]

i would usaly defrost a few cubes and put what i dont use in the fridge it will last a few days in there.


/Neil

 

[Libpete]

Put it in the fridge when opened as it will go bad pretty quick otherwise. Would last the day that way.

 

[swifty]

Thanks for the confirmation everyone!