Is freeze dried food bad?

[ral]

I have been supplementing the pellets I feed my fish with frozen food. A friend of mine saw the bloodworms I have been using a noted that they should be redder in color. I am now starting to worry about my forzen food supply.

I heard though the freeze dried food could cause internal damage.

 

[emo]

I couldn't comment on internal damage, but I know that freeze dried food doesn't contain a lot of the nutritional value of frozen or live foods

 

[ral]

Thanks.

 

[clutterydrawer]

ret getting some live foods, they are a bit more hassle but good ofr you rfish, and its fun to watche them eat it.

 

[ral]

My only convern with live foods is that they may or may not be fresh and I really don't know how to tell whether they are or are not. I thought my surrent batch of bloodworms was okay. Apparently, it is not. The frozen brine shrimp is okay but it really messes up the water quality.

 

[jdizon]

Use by dates are a safety precaution that cover the sellers ***! However some stuff lasts longer than they say. Honey for example was found in the pyramids from thousands of years ago and it was still ok. Just cook it and smell it and taste it. If you get ill it was off!


freeze dried food

 

[the biffster]

freeze dry bloodworm look lighter in color
it as had all the moister removed
i have never heard of it causing ant internal
problems i know it dosent have as much
nutritional value as fresh bloodworm
it the same with all live food i never
pour the water that the live food comes in
strait in the tank i pour in to a net
and place in some tank water and feed using tweezers or
pipette or baster

 

[OldMan47]

Food preferences goes something like this.
First choice is always fresh / live food.
Second choice would be frozen foods that retain most of their nutrient values.
A third choice would be freeze dried foods since they retain much of their vitamins just like fresh or frozen.
Last choice is flakes and pellets. One of the fastest ways to destroy vitamins is to supply heat. Flake and pellets are dried using heat and lose much of their nutrient value in the process. Although only a poor choice compared to truly fresh or frozen foods, freeze dried has the advantage of never being subjected to the high temperature processing of flakes or pellets.

 

[raptorrex]

I have been supplementing the pellets I feed my fish with frozen food. A friend of mine saw the bloodworms I have been using a noted that they should be redder in color. I am now starting to worry about my forzen food supply.

I heard though the freeze dried food could cause internal damage.

I think the problem with freeze dried is, overstated. it, really, needs re-hydrated prior to being used. it, seems, that the food can cause problems if the fish eats it un-hydrated. in theory, freeze dried should retain more of its food value, than frozen food.

as for which type to use? it does not matter, as long as the food provides the requirement, of your fish, it could be anything. there are no rules, even though it may seem so, if you read, some, of this thread.

i feed flake, algae wafers, frozen blood worm, daphnia and some fresh food like cucumber, courgettes, carrot slices and peas (well peas are frozen, but defrosted and skinned.) i keep some freeze dried, for emergencies.