Whats The Difference

[jess6905]

alright so iv been fish sitting two discuss for a month and a half now for my aunt, nd she has me feeding them mysis shrimp along with brine shrimp nd blood worms. what im curious about is whats the difference between brine and mysis shrimp nutritionally, and would it be beneficial to introduce them to my other fish(bettas, guppies, tetras, an angel, and catfish)?? any and all thoughts and comments are welcome thanks.

 

[celaeno]

what brand of brine and mysis shrimp do you have?

 

[jess6905]

hikari

 

[eschaton]

Mysis are salt-water shrimp (or, more properly, shrimp-like things which look a lot more like shrimp than brine shrimp do), and a lot more commonly used in the salty side of the hobby in general.

 

[kribensis12]

Are they better for the Fish? Is there a better nutritional value for freshwater?

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

I don't know how much protein brine shrimp have in them exactly, but i just compared a frozen pack of mysis shrimp and artemecia shrimp that i have in my freezer and the mysis shrimp have almost twice as much protein in them than the artemcia shrimp and have a bit more fat in them too.

 

[Tobigara]

I don't know how much protein brine shrimp have in them exactly, but i just compared a frozen pack of mysis shrimp and artemecia shrimp that i have in my freezer and the mysis shrimp have almost twice as much protein in them than the artemcia shrimp and have a bit more fat in them too.

This is basically what i was told by my lfs. Mysis shrimp alone is more nutritional than brine shrimp. However most frozen mysis/brine shrimp are spirulina and vitamin enhanced.

 

[eschaton]

I do know that brine shrimp are generally nutritionally worthless once they're past newly-hatched, unless they've been gut-loaded with some really nutritious foods.

 

[The-Wolf]

Brine Shrimp
Brine shrimp are species of aquatic crustaceans of the genus Artemia, the only genus in the family Artemiidae of the order Anostraca (fairy shrimp, not closely related to true shrimp).

Mysis
The Mysidacea is a group of small, shrimp-like creatures comprising the two related orders Mysida and Lophogastrida. They are sometimes referred to as opossum shrimps though that name is also used for individual species (e.g. Neomysis americana).
Note that despite their name, and their superficial resemblance to shrimp, they are only quite distantly related to the true shrimps, which are classified in the order Decapoda.

to answer the protein question
Mysis has far more than brine shrimp

source
http/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brine_shrimp
http/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysis

 

[jess6905]

thanks guys i guess i know what i'll be getting more often now.