Do you actually know what the nutritional value of Mysis is? Let me just say that's it far, far from your high protein diet.
Guaranteed Analysis:Crude Protein10.5% minCrude Fat1.0% minCrude Fiber2.0% maxMoisture85.0% max <-----Stands out like a sore thumb!
Ingredients: mysis shrimp, water, vitamin B12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (source of vitamin B6), l-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (stabilized vitamin C), riboflavin, thiamine mononitrate, biotin, choline chloride, folic acid, pantothenic acid, inositol, niacin.
Hmmm please show me how that's a high protein or constitutes a balanced diet?
Some high quality prepared foods(NLS or Repashy) provide all the nutrition fish need. By including high quality protein sources and all the necessary supplements (Garlic, Beta Carotene, Spirulina, Vegetable and Fruit Extract, Ginseng, Vitamin A Acetate, DL Alphatocopherol (E), D-Activated Animal-Sterol (D3), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin, Folic Acid, Biotin, Thiamine, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Calcium Pantothenate, L-Ascorby-2-Polyphosphate (Stable C), Choline Chloride, Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide, Cobalt Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate and Manganese Sulfate. ) they provide all the nutrition that fish need.
Most commercially prepared frozen foods consist of approximately 80% water, and the very process of freezing causes animals (such as Brine/Mysis Shrimp) to break the cell membranes due to expansion and contraction. When this food is then thawed, and rinsed, much of the nutrients will leach out from the animal and what is left is mostly shell with very little nutritional value. It's like trying to compare watermelon(frozen), popcorn(flakes), and steak(pellets) to one another, the equation simply doesn't work as that thinking is flawed.