live food????

rangerfan · 07-22-2005, 10:40 AM

would it be a good thing or a bad thing to feed my fish live brine shrimp everytime i feed them????? is it going to affect my water quality raise the ammonia or do nothing at all??? i was wondering if anyone had any answers for me???

reef_noob · 07-22-2005, 10:45 AM

Brine shrimp are relatively low on nutritional value. You aren't really adding much except excess waste material to the tank. That said, I like to toss some in from time to time, but just to keep my fish entertained. I certainly wouldn't do it on a regular basis.

Jasontkd · 07-22-2005, 11:10 AM

I like feeding my fish live food every so often. They seem to get a thrill out of it, but it seems like if I do it too often, they get a little spoiled and leave the non-living food alone.

Twitterbait · 07-22-2005, 01:08 PM

i agree, brine once in a while. Frozen Mysis are much better.

pnkpanther · 07-22-2005, 01:17 PM

frozen mysis and pellets make up 75% of my fishies diet

occasional brine/bloodworm/Spirulna flake

VWD · 07-22-2005, 06:40 PM

I agree that it won't hurt once in a while.

wharyat · 07-22-2005, 07:11 PM

Live brine is a little better in nutritional value, but still far from mysiids.

Variety is a good thing.