my first poll (lets see if I do it right)

[pacopetty]

I thaw it in tank water but I don't strain it.

 

[billb]

I just toss a cube in..it melts apart and flys all over the place in a minute or two...my brittle star can smell the stuff the minute it hits the water though...he stretches his arms out and snags a buffet..

 

[benj2112]

Yeah...my nassarius snails are the same way...food hit the water and they come running!

 

[jdogg2432]

I thaw mine out with Garlic and tank water. Man does that smell bad! My wife loves it when I soak the Nori in garlic in the fridge over night!!! You can smell it the second you open up the fridge!!

 

[magooo2]

I thaw it in a cup with some tank water and slowly pour it in. I never liked just dumping it all in at once

 

[ka0z4allu]

I use cubes of frozen brine shrimp with added vitamins. I figured that the water it was frozen in also has vitamins, so I just swish the cube around in the tank until half gone and save the other half for the next feeding.:jumping: :jumping:

 

[mugs]

I just thaw it in a small cup with tank water, and pour it in a little at a time. No straining, nothing special, but I'm kind of a newbie so don't know if it's right or wrong. Do know that fish go nuts when they see the cup though!

 

[mr. tuna]

I take kent ZOE, and place the frozen food in a cup
with the zoe, and let it thaw, then i strain it out..
And WALA!

 

[razoreqx]

Originally posted by cholland
I do the same thing. But whats with the net?
I just pour the water and food back in the tank. My fish go nuts
when they see the cup
I feed my reef display with a net also.. You'll be glad you did if you ever need to catch one of them to QT..
I have to sort out which one I WANT in the net *grin*

 

[leopard_babe]

However when you want to get a fish out of the tank, they know you are coming for them. Food in the net or not.

 

[sweetdawn]

no kidding i just got back on the computer after trying to catch my angel fish i want to reduce my bio lode cause my nitrates are high and water changes arnt helping. i can only catch the things i want to keep

 

[splashed]

Man, my poor fish are mistreated . . . I rub the frozen food between my fingers (in the tank) and it all falls apart . . . all my fish eat out of my hand. Does this make me a bad mom? (Fish mom of course)

 

[benj2112]

I would say not as long as you just didn't change the oil or use bleach or something...one never knows what chemicals are on our hands.

 

[jlem]

unless you throw a baseball size of frozen food in your tank the food will thaw within a minute so why would it matter if it was thawed or not. I prefer to drop a frozen cube of my own fish food so my fish can pick at the cube and get most of the food before it is blown all around the tank. I think that it waste less food being frozen.

 

[sharkbaite]

Originally posted by Leopard_babe
I don't know if a "chemical" is in it. i just know that you should thaw it. It could be tap water. I dunno. What holds frozen food together???

Its a jelatin base that holds it together. and i dont thaw it mostly because im ealirgic to it.but the fish need to eat :yes: :happyfish