Frozen Foods, Brands, Prices, any difference?

[njhcnwk]

Since i have a reef tank i guess i'll put this in the reef fish forum. The other day i was in my LFS and I started comparing different frozen foods. I was noticing subtle differences between most of the foods. The biggest difference being PE Mysis versus every other brand of mysis. I guess it's probably a dumb question but, what is the difference between frozen foods? Is there one? Why is PE Mysis significantly more expensive than the others? The reason I pose these questions is because I stive to feed my fish a varied diet with pellets soaked in selcon in the morning and rotating frozen at night. Currently I feed spirulina brine shrimp, mysis, squid, and krill rotating. Sometimes combinations. I just want to keep my fish fed with the most nutritous products to keep then as healthy as possible. Can anyone help me to sort this one out? Or is there no real difference?

 

[snorvich]

. . . (edited) The biggest difference being PE Mysis versus every other brand of mysis. I guess it's probably a dumb question but, what is the difference between frozen foods? Is there one? Why is PE Mysis significantly more expensive than the others? . . . (edited)

PE mysis density is significantly different than other brands of mysis (you get more actual food and less water) But, it must be rinsed (I use a small net and run water over it, then squeeze out the water). Definitely worth the cost difference. :spin3:

 

[reef_doug]

PE Mysis is a large freshwater mysis. Other brands of mysis can be freshwater or saltwater. Hikari mini mysis is a saltwater variety. Cyclopeeze is freshwater.

Differences can be Omega 3 or Omega 6 but I don't know the advantages of one over the other. Some people believe marine fish should only be fed saltwater based foods, but I don't know for sure.

My frozen offerings are: enriched brine, mini mysis, cyclopeeze and NutraMar OVA.

NutraMar OVA (frozen prawn eggs) is an awesome food to try if you haven't tried it yet.

 

[small alien]

+1. Everybody loves nutramar ova (except my banded pipes which surprises me.) It is a great food. My dragonface eats it like there's no tomorrow. Also my Rainford's goby absolutely loves it.

I recently got my first pack of PE mysis and I was really impressed with how intact the organisms are and how little water is in there. They are kind of HUGE but my banded pipe can get them down in a couple bites. Leopards love them.