Are Brine shrimps good for saltwater fish?

[kimha]

I have changed from fresh water to saltwater fish hobby. Most of my fresh water fish are gone, but I still have lots of frozen brine shrimps left. Are brine shrimps any good for saltwater fish?

 

[hansnfrans]

NO. Might be good to initiate a feeding response out of newly aquired fish, but they are nutritionally deficient. It's kind of pointless to feed brine unless you soak them in a vitamin supplement (i.e. Zoe) and maybe a fatty acid supplement (i.e. Selcon). I would just toss this stuff if I were you.

 

[Pufferpunk]

Yeah, they're about 90% water--bad food for FW fish too.

 

[anjhof]

Are mysis shrimp considered good? Are they better than brine shrimp?

 

[specsirl]

Mysis are a wonderful choice.

 

[anjhof]

Without getting too technical, why are they better than brine shrimp?

 

[Pufferpunk]

Meatier.

 

[kimha]

Hmmm... didn't know brine shrimps are that bad. But yet most fish stores sell them and they are not cheap. On the same token, human body contains > 70% water. So we are not that good in term of nutrition neither.:lol: