King tiger pleco

[Elephant nose 4]

Hi I have a 3yr old king tiger pleco and use to buy her chopped frozen prawns to eat with her other food, but they stopped selling it so I've bought cooked prawns can I feed her one of these chopped up?
Thanks

 

[Ichthys]

I wouldn’t. Prawns contain thiaminase which leads to vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency. The little frozen “prawns” we buy for prawn cocktails and prawn sandwiches are actually a species of shrimp, which don’t contain thiaminase.
(They’re also precooked btw)

 

[robmcd]

I wouldn’t. Prawns contain thiaminase which leads to vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency. The little frozen “prawns” we buy for prawn cocktails and prawn sandwiches are actually a species of shrimp, which don’t contain thiaminase.
(They’re also precooked btw)

Aren't prawns and shrimp the same thing?

 

[Ichthys]

Aren't prawns and shrimp the same thing?

The names are used interchangeably but officially they’re in different sub-orders.

I googled them and found this. Not the most scientific site but it sums them up.

“Prawns have branching gills, claws on three pairs of their legs and second pincers that are larger than their front ones. Additionally, prawns lack the distinct bend in their bodies that is seen with shrimp and each of their body segments overlaps the one behind it in succession.

Shrimp, on the other hand, have lamellar (or plate-like) gills, and claws on two pairs of their legs. Their front pincers are typically their largest. Additionally, shrimp have a distinct bend in their bodies and their second segments overlap the first and third segments.”

Why You Should Never Toss Your Shrimp Shells

Homemade shrimp stock only takes about five minutes (and two ingredients) to prepare, but it's a powerful flavor-boosting ingredient that will keep you from ever tossing your shrimp shells again.

www.foodandwine.com

iirc most prawns contain thiaminase and most shrimp don’t.

 

[Elephant nose 4]

Thank you

 

[Elephant nose 4]

I wouldn’t. Prawns contain thiaminase which leads to vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency. The little frozen “prawns” we buy for prawn cocktails and prawn sandwiches are actually a species of shrimp, which don’t contain thiaminase.
(They’re also precooked btw)

Yep it's actually the prawn cocktail ones I bought.
Thanks