Anyone seen non-frozen mysis in LFS?

[artie]

Any chance someone recalls seeing Nyos Chromys or Aquaforest Liquid Mysis at a LFS? It seems Reef Nutrition Mysis Feast is unavailable right now.

I had the Mysis Feast on a dosing pump for the past 11 months and now my Copperband thinks it is entitle to non-frozen mysis. At first it would taste the frozen mysis then spit it out and now it completely ignores it. I am hoping maybe it will like one of the two foods mentioned above.

Figured I'd try to find it locally before ordering online. Thanks.

 

[Galoot]

Where are you located? I have some RN mysis that my fish don’t really like. They prefer the frozen. Go figure! Probably half of the large bottle left.

 

[derek_SR]

Where are you located? I have some RN mysis that my fish don’t really like. They prefer the frozen. Go figure! Probably half of the large bottle left.

My fish don’t like it either! I was surprised.

 

[Darkxerox]

My fish don’t like it either! I was surprised.

I think @BAYMAC said the trick was to soak it in tank water for a bit before feeding.

@artie if you're worried about it not eating you can try masstick in an old clam shell or frozen clams.

 

[derek_SR]

I think @BAYMAC said the trick was to soak it in tank water for a bit before feeding.

So like…thawing frozen?

Loses all its advantage if I can’t just squirt it into the tank!

 

[Galoot]

I think @BAYMAC said the trick was to soak it in tank water for a bit before feeding.

@artie if you're worried about it not eating you can try masstick in an old clam shell or frozen clams.

I’ll give that a try.

 

[L/B Block]

Any chance someone recalls seeing Nyos Chromys or Aquaforest Liquid Mysis at a LFS? It seems Reef Nutrition Mysis Feast is unavailable right now.

I had the Mysis Feast on a dosing pump for the past 11 months and now my Copperband thinks it is entitle to non-frozen mysis. At first it would taste the frozen mysis then spit it out and now it completely ignores it. I am hoping maybe it will like one of the two foods mentioned above.

Figured I'd try to find it locally before ordering online. Thanks.

Per HTA-I guess RN’s mysis feast is pulled from the market until they figure out how to stop it from overflowing upon opening. I will admit I was a bit annoyed myself.

I have used nyos brine shrimp and it seem palatable. I use their algae pellets and all the fish love them too except the sand sifting goby. Nice thing about the nyos shrimp is that you don’t have to worry about refrigeration until you open it. It may do for the temp being until RN gets their product back on the market.

 

[artie]

Where are you located? I have some RN mysis that my fish don’t really like. They prefer the frozen. Go figure! Probably half of the large bottle left.

I'm in over in Union City. I'd be glad to pickup your remaining RN mysis.

 

[Kensington Reefer]

I see mysid shrimp swimming in my sumps

 

[artie]

@artie if you're worried about it not eating you can try masstick in an old clam shell or frozen clams.

Thanks for the suggestion. That was going to be my last resort, I was concerned the CBB would get used to that method and then wouldn't eat the mysis once it's available again.

I had started with the frozen Hikari mysis. Then I noticed the RN bottle says it is PE mysis, so I picked up some some frozen PE mysis (small grade) and luckily the CBB is eating that.

 

[artie]

Thanks L/B Block, I'll order some of the Nyos and see if it will go for that.

I ordered the Aquaforest liquid mysis and it wasn't quite what I expected. I feed through a doser and I don't see shrimp come out. There are small bits, but nothing that looks like the mysis I'm used to seeing. The CBB ignores it, but the other fish swim around eating all the bits.

 

[BAYMAC]

So like…thawing frozen?

Loses all its advantage if I can’t just squirt it into the tank!

All benefits?

Soaking is only needed when a fish is being picky.

I see mysid shrimp swimming in my sumps

All frozen mysis are freshwater sourced, stay on track

 

[Patio]

All frozen mysis are freshwater sourced

Hikari claims theirs to be from brackish. I wonder where they are collecting from and also if brackish has advantages or disadvantages.

 

[BAYMAC]

Hikari claims theirs to be from brackish. I wonder where they are collecting from and also if brackish has advantages or disadvantages.

Hikari grows their own. I should have said all wild collected frozen, which is pretty much every other brand.

Hikari frozen is the cleanest and safest frozen besides Larry's in terms of biosecurity.

They (Hikari) use L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, I don't know its effects on pH, so I'd still rinse, or find someone that knows that Vit C source. I do know its a good source of Vit C, and they're using it as a source, not to help preserve so I suspect there is no issue with pH.

 

[Darkxerox]

Hikari grows their own. I should have said all wild collected frozen, which is pretty much every other brand.

Hikari frozen is the cleanest and safest frozen besides Larry's in terms of biosecurity.

They (Hikari) use L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, I don't know its effects on pH, so I'd still rinse, or find someone that knows that Vit C source. I do know its a good source of Vit C, and they're using it as a source, not to help preserve so I suspect there is no issue with pH.

The vitamin C in there probably helps as a carbon source too for bacteria in the tank.

 

[Kensington Reefer]

Hikari grows their own. I should have said all wild collected frozen, which is pretty much every other brand.

Hikari frozen is the cleanest and safest frozen besides Larry's in terms of biosecurity.

They (Hikari) use L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, I don't know its effects on pH, so I'd still rinse, or find someone that knows that Vit C source. I do know its a good source of Vit C, and they're using it as a source, not to help preserve so I suspect there is no issue with pH.

The ones in my sumps are SW and swimming!

 

[BAYMAC]

Thanks L/B Block, I'll order some of the Nyos and see if it will go for that.

I ordered the Aquaforest liquid mysis and it wasn't quite what I expected. I feed through a doser and I don't see shrimp come out. There are small bits, but nothing that looks like the mysis I'm used to seeing. The CBB ignores it, but the other fish swim around eating all the bits.

That was an initial issue with Mysis-Feast. Once they die, they

The ones in my sumps are SW and swimming!

and are Mysids, not Mysis Glad you have a bunch