Frozen Krill - Aquarium Advice

joannde · 02-11-2007, 05:44 PM

I bought some frozen krill cubes today and I feel like a dope LOL - the cube defrosted but it still stayed in a cube and for the life of me I couldn't stir it apart. I even tried breaking it up with my eyedropper which helped a little but mostly just made a few big chunks out of the cube. How do you feed this stuff ??

ps - the fish didn't go nuts for it - I really thought they would !

Mosaic · 02-11-2007, 08:28 PM

If it stays in a cube and doesn't come apart cleanly into obvious shrimp parts, it defrosted at some point and then was re-frozen. You don't know how long it was warm. I wouldn't feed it.

BTW, fishies like the brine shrimp better!

SeriousDude5 · 02-12-2007, 12:09 AM

Did you add some of the tank water to it to help defrost it?

A little off topic, but I like the smell of freeze dried krill

**QTOFFER** · 02-12-2007, 12:44 AM

I drop the frozen cube in a plastic cup of warm tank water. Usually it's all defrosted in 5 - 10 minutes. I stir it up with a plastic spoon that I use to feed.

My fish don't exactly go nuts over the krill either. They eat it, but not before they've eaten everything else.

BTW, I find those little beady eyes staring at me from the frozen cube quite unsettling.

joannde · 02-12-2007, 09:14 AM

I placed it in tank water for about 5 minutes before attempting to break up the cube. I do the same thing with the cubes of bloodworms and mysis shrimp.

UGH - refrozen ! I bought two packages !! I'll try another cube this morning and if the same thing happens I'll bring them back, and hopefully they'll take them back (Petsmart is usually good about things like that - just have to see what I did with the receipt)

02-11-2007, 05:44 PM	#1
joannde Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 1,724 Images: 6	Frozen Krill I bought some frozen krill cubes today and I feel like a dope LOL - the cube defrosted but it still stayed in a cube and for the life of me I couldn't stir it apart. I even tried breaking it up with my eyedropper which helped a little but mostly just made a few big chunks out of the cube. How do you feed this stuff ?? ps - the fish didn't go nuts for it - I really thought they would ! __________________ 35G barebottom: 2 boesemani rainbowfish, 4 congo tetras, Low light plants (1.5wpg) attached to or planted in my own handmade ceramics - Anubia v Nana, Anubia v Barteri, Red Rubin Sword 2.5G - Spot (beautiful betta - Soft pink with red spots on his fins. Java Moss.

02-11-2007, 08:28 PM	#2
Mosaic Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 646 Images: 3	If it stays in a cube and doesn't come apart cleanly into obvious shrimp parts, it defrosted at some point and then was re-frozen. You don't know how long it was warm. I wouldn't feed it. BTW, fishies like the brine shrimp better! __________________ I just want my planted tanks to be perfect. Is that so much to ask? 55g: (Mostly) African riverine species: Alestes Chaperi, breeding pair of Kribs, and rhino pleco 30g: Newly established reef tank 10g: Planted but fishless 5g: Unplanted with various snail species 2.5g: Heavily planted with betta.

02-12-2007, 09:14 AM	#5
joannde Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 1,724 Images: 6	I placed it in tank water for about 5 minutes before attempting to break up the cube. I do the same thing with the cubes of bloodworms and mysis shrimp. UGH - refrozen ! I bought two packages !! I'll try another cube this morning and if the same thing happens I'll bring them back, and hopefully they'll take them back (Petsmart is usually good about things like that - just have to see what I did with the receipt) __________________ 35G barebottom: 2 boesemani rainbowfish, 4 congo tetras, Low light plants (1.5wpg) attached to or planted in my own handmade ceramics - Anubia v Nana, Anubia v Barteri, Red Rubin Sword 2.5G - Spot (beautiful betta - Soft pink with red spots on his fins. Java Moss.

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02-12-2007, 12:09 AM	#3
SeriousDude5 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 570	Did you add some of the tank water to it to help defrost it? A little off topic, but I like the smell of freeze dried krill

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QTOFFER Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Kew Gardens, NY Posts: 3,701 Images: 30	I drop the frozen cube in a plastic cup of warm tank water. Usually it's all defrosted in 5 - 10 minutes. I stir it up with a plastic spoon that I use to feed. My fish don't exactly go nuts over the krill either. They eat it, but not before they've eaten everything else. BTW, I find those little beady eyes staring at me from the frozen cube quite unsettling.