Market Shrimp

[knobhill]

When people say they feed market shrimp, do they buy cooked (pinkish orange) or raw/uncooked (silvery gray)? Just wondering if there is a difference in nutrition or introducing something bad into the water.

I just got a fire eel and fed it both types to see which one it preferred...no difference..it gobbled up everything!

 

[spotfin]

Buy raw shrimp. Cooking will break down some vitamins and other "good things" in the shrimp.

 

[Idealconcepts]

Yes get rawed, uncooked. Also at the Asian markets, they are usually cheaper if you have access to one nearby.

 

[Bizzaro]

And buy pilled too. the little B***ards are almost $10 a bag

 

[Liam]

I buy the bait prawns that you get from the freezers of gas stations and bait stores. Works well for me, they eat them.

 

[knobhill]

what is pilled? and raw it is...will be going to my local Asian market

 

[FireMedic]

Your local grocery should carry farm raised, raw, beheaded, de-veined uncooked shrimp in the 40-50 count. I keep mine in the freezer and thaw in ot-warm H2O as needed. One bag + One Ray (10+) inches = 2-3 wks.
One bag = $5 or so.