Shrimp food, How long?

[davidkye]

Hello out there!

I have a question. I have cooked shrimp. My parents got me a huge bag of these. Cant complain. It says its artificially "colored". I am planning on putting some Vitachem and garlic stuff on the cooked shrimp as soon as money is available. I heard it was bad for the fishes; compared to the frozen fresh ones. But anway, How long can cooked chopped shrimp can stay in the tank after it was chop sued down off my bucher knife into the tank? Also, do not know if my sentences came out right. Thanks in advance!

 

[davidkye]

Sorry if i wasted your time with my thread. I appreciate it for taking the time to read my nonsense. And the Vitachem and garlic stuff...i read it from Delgado's thread. You rock!

 

[davidkye]

Literally. LOL. His avatar. Is that what its called? The profile picture? That guy on his profile picture looks like hes bursting into laughter and doing some funky action.

 

[Ianab]

While cooked shrimp isn't as nuitricous as raw, it shouldn't actually be harmfull. After all, we eat it happily enough

I feed my bigger fish (plecos, small cichlids, Bala sharks and tiger barbs) a whole shrimp, as long as they can rip it up and eat it in a reasonable time frame, an hour or so. If they eat it all in 15mins or so you can allways give them a bit exta normal food.

The main danger with feeding shrimps is if extra uneaten stuff gets left laying about the tank

But depending on the fish you have, just dropping a cooked shrimp in occasionaly and letting them go wild can be a good thing.

Cheers

Ian

 

[davidkye]

HAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHA> letting them go wild! I do get tired of chopping them up sometimes.

I have...(This is the level of my favoritism.)

1. Afro aro 5' (On Blood worms)
1. Occelaris PBass 2' (Bloodworms)
2. Clown Loaches 2' (Blood worms)
5. Indo dats 2'-3'(Shrimp and Blood worms. Trying to make sure all of the above gets most or all of the bloodworms.)
1. Pleco

 

[davidkye]

Thank you, Ianab!

 

[Latimeria]

The artificial colouring is very unlikely to be harmful (given that they are for human consumption), and may simply be the same compounds that are found in aquarium colour food. It could well enhance the red pigmentation of fish that are fed with it (although I prefer to see the colours develop naturally).
If it's a very big bag that is going to take a while to use I'd consider packaging it up into smaller sealed bags, maybe enough for a couple of weeks in each. This will help prevent "freezer burn", which lowers nutritional value and also makes it less palatable.
It doesn't really matter that it's cooked the fish should accept it either way. When you chop it you can add garlic granules or minced fresh garlic, this may be a cheaper option than a proprietary brand of garlic additive.

 

[davidkye]

The artificial colouring is very unlikely to be harmful (given that they are for human consumption), and may simply be the same compounds that are found in aquarium colour food. It could well enhance the red pigmentation of fish that are fed with it (although I prefer to see the colours develop naturally).
If it's a very big bag that is going to take a while to use I'd consider packaging it up into smaller sealed bags, maybe enough for a couple of weeks in each. This will help prevent "freezer burn", which lowers nutritional value and also makes it less palatable.
It doesn't really matter that it's cooked the fish should accept it either way. When you chop it you can add garlic granules or minced fresh garlic, this may be a cheaper option than a proprietary brand of garlic additive.

Great info. It is however in a big bag...but the mama packaged it in a ziplock bag, not just the snap ons...but those sliding ones. Will that do? Shes a real smart lady...(Forrest Gump). Also, i can just chop fresh garlic?!?!?! I eat garlic all day. Its in Korean food. Mmmmm. On two different occasions. Korean Bbq on a sidedish plate with fresh sliced garlic/fresh korean jalepenos dipped in spicy paste or bean paste. And lastly, as a sidedish in some crazy liquid stuff. But its good. Good for you too. Garlics good for humans i forget why...but i guess its really good for fishes too!! Thank you latiameri! I like your use of vocabulary. I had to look up the dictionary about 4 times. LOL. Im just not use to this American language.

 

[Latimeria]

. Also, i can just chop fresh garlic?!?!?!

Yup, crushed is better though, unless you are very adept with a chopping knife and able to do it finely.

. Garlics good for humans i forget why...but i guess its really good for fishes too!!

Antiparasitic, immunostimulant, appetite stimulant, antioxidant, and you can use the garlic breath to drive off people who are annoying you

. Im just not use to this American language.

It's actually English, not American. It's like American but with all the good bits left in

 

[basslover34]

Ok Davidkye, I agree with everyone about the garlic and the fact that the cooked and coloured shrimp arn't AS healthy but still good none the less. One thing that I havn't seen mentioned here (Perhaps my skimming abilities have failed me however) I wouldn't leave any food in the tank longer than an hour as it will start to cause water quality issues. My general rule is that if they don't eat it after 30-45 mins ... they prob won't and I'll pull it out them... mind you I'm fantical about keeping my tank water as clear and a clean as possible...