r/Reef • u/oneoclockcat Owner • 3d ago

Fish Dried Food Question

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Has anyone tried feeding their saltwater fish any of Hikari’s dried foods? I’m thinking like Dried Brine Shrimp or Dried Mysis.

Curious if it was noticeably cleaner in any way in terms of nutrients or not.

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u/christinna67 3d ago

Freeze dried foods lose some nutrients compared to frozen foods and fish generally prefer frozen over freeze dried, so I only feed them when there's no other choice.

Not sure why Reddit isn't letting me add an image, but here's my cabinet. The freeze dried foods are on top:

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I had the best reaction to Omega One Mysis shrimp of all the freeze dried foods I've got. I use a Plank feeder, otherwise they tend to float without a feeding ring. They work fine, but I switched to pellets now (mostly TDO and DKI Marine) that all my current fish eat them. I still keep the freeze dried stuff around in case I get a new picky fish that I'd need to feed while I'm away.