Just thought I'd share where I purchase mysis shrimp to feed my tanks. I used to buy the little frozen cubes like these for about $3.00 or so for a 3.5 oz package.
Then someone turned me onto Jehmco and wow, what a difference in pricing..and it gets delivered to my door
They sell the mysis by the kilo and I just ordered 2 'blocks' of the E. Pacifica plankton last week. One of the packages weighed in at 2.79 kilos, the second one at 2.62 kilos. Including delivery (1 day ship to NY from NJ, so no need to overnight it) it came to $67.00... Wow!! :spin:
In my 3 tanks I have a total of 15 fish and they get mysis at least one time per day. I also spot feed my duncans and dendros with it. Granted the original outlay of money is higher than buying the cube packs, but it lasts me easily about 8 or 9 months.
I got a total of 11.9 pounds (with incredibly little water) of mysis for $67 which equals 190.004 ounces ...the little cube packs being 3.5 oz each.at 3.00 a package. Yikes!
What do you do with a HUGE block of mysis - you cut it up I wish I could remember who first told me how to do this, so I could thank them, but instead I will thank them by sharing this with you so you can also save some money on feeding your fish!
How to make the mysis user friendly:
The blocks come in a styrofoam box with a small amount of dry ice and are frozen solid when you get them. I usually leave a block in it's original wrapping in my micorwave (not on!) for about 3 hours before attempting to cut it - it must have ice crystals in it for you to be able to safely re-freeze it, so you do NOT want it to thaw out, simply get a little softer!!. The second block goes into the freezer as is for later use.
Here is a pic for size comparison
I use Hefty Freezer Bags - gallon size to store the mysis - they measure 10 9/16" x 11 " and this particular block of mysis FILLED 9 1/2 bags!!!
Using a sharp knife I cut the mysis into 1/4" thick slabs. It tends to break somewhat as you are slicing it. After getting enough cut to fill a bag, you want to get it into the freezer right away. (lay it flat in the freezer).
When you are finished you will have a bunch of little pieces, I put them into a bag and flatten it out and pop that in the freezer too
Here is what it looks like in a freezer bag.
To use it, I break off however much I want, soak it in a cup in some RO water and when it is thawed I rinse it a few times in a net (with more ro or sw ) and feed it to my fish
Update: - as mentioned on Post # 73 - you can also smush it into a piece of egg crate- freeze it and then pop out the little cubes, or make it in those tiny ice-cube trays you can find at a store like Bed, Bath & Beyond
If you want to see Jehmco's pricing - you can find them at:
www.jehmco.com
They also sell frozen cyclopeeze (and a ton of other food!) at about $39 for a HUGE block and that I simply 'scrape' off the block as I need it (you really can't thaw it & re-freeze the cyclopeeze as it is so small).
Hope this came in handy for those of you with a bunch of fish to feed, we could all stand to save some money in this hobby!
Then someone turned me onto Jehmco and wow, what a difference in pricing..and it gets delivered to my door
They sell the mysis by the kilo and I just ordered 2 'blocks' of the E. Pacifica plankton last week. One of the packages weighed in at 2.79 kilos, the second one at 2.62 kilos. Including delivery (1 day ship to NY from NJ, so no need to overnight it
) it came to $67.00... Wow!! :spin:In my 3 tanks I have a total of 15 fish and they get mysis at least one time per day. I also spot feed my duncans and dendros with it. Granted the original outlay of money is higher than buying the cube packs, but it lasts me easily about 8 or 9 months.
I got a total of 11.9 pounds (with incredibly little water) of mysis for $67 which equals 190.004 ounces ...the little cube packs being 3.5 oz each.at 3.00 a package. Yikes!
What do you do with a HUGE block of mysis - you cut it up
I wish I could remember who first told me how to do this, so I could thank them, but instead I will thank them by sharing this with you so you can also save some money on feeding your fish!How to make the mysis user friendly:
The blocks come in a styrofoam box with a small amount of dry ice and are frozen solid when you get them. I usually leave a block in it's original wrapping in my micorwave (not on!) for about 3 hours before attempting to cut it - it must have ice crystals in it for you to be able to safely re-freeze it, so you do NOT want it to thaw out, simply get a little softer!!. The second block goes into the freezer as is for later use.
Here is a pic for size comparison
I use Hefty Freezer Bags - gallon size to store the mysis - they measure 10 9/16" x 11 " and this particular block of mysis FILLED 9 1/2 bags!!!
Using a sharp knife I cut the mysis into 1/4" thick slabs. It tends to break somewhat as you are slicing it. After getting enough cut to fill a bag, you want to get it into the freezer right away. (lay it flat in the freezer).
When you are finished you will have a bunch of little pieces, I put them into a bag and flatten it out and pop that in the freezer too
Here is what it looks like in a freezer bag.
To use it, I break off however much I want, soak it in a cup in some RO water and when it is thawed I rinse it a few times in a net (with more ro or sw ) and feed it to my fish
Update: - as mentioned on Post # 73 - you can also smush it into a piece of egg crate- freeze it and then pop out the little cubes, or make it in those tiny ice-cube trays you can find at a store like Bed, Bath & Beyond
If you want to see Jehmco's pricing - you can find them at:
www.jehmco.com
They also sell frozen cyclopeeze (and a ton of other food!) at about $39 for a HUGE block and that I simply 'scrape' off the block as I need it (you really can't thaw it & re-freeze the cyclopeeze as it is so small).
Hope this came in handy for those of you with a bunch of fish to feed, we could all stand to save some money in this hobby!
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