Reusing food?

[KJP]

I just dumped a cup full of cut up shrimp into my big tank and there was no interest from my 4 rays, so i scooped it out minutes after dumping it in the tank. I know everything is fine with the tank, but my question is can i refrigerate the shrimp and feed it to them tomorrow? I think it would be okay but i wanted to check, since i have never done it before.

 

[Brent]

once food is defrosted than refrozen it is not good
i would toss it and try again with smaller amounts
it takes time and patients to get rays to eat shrimp

 

[Alex.P]

I would just bin it since you have such a nice set up, there is no point in injuring them over a few $$$$$.
Could we have a few pics of your set up sounds big.

 

[T1KARMANN]

i dont even defrost my shrimp/prawns i throw them straight in from the freeze

been doing this for years with no problems

i know someone is going to say this is not good for the fish but it works for me so i have no need to do thing diffrent

 

[the abyss]

really not sure about rays but i have to leave prawns and crayfish in my tank for some of my catfish as sometimes they will only eat when not being watched a couple of hours should not harm a tank thats well filtered like a ray tank must be