Frozen brine shrimp

[dishmando]

hey gang, i just purchased a pack of shrimp from my lfs. it came in individually sealed cubes. Question being, do i just toss em in the tank as i pull them out from the freezer?, orrrrrrrr, should i be letting them thaw out?.....
i threw 3 cubes in last night and noticed they couldnt nip at them. Eventually the pieces settled to the bottom and im only assuming they were eaten....

help

[Drumachine09]

Let them thaw. if they remain in a cube after thawing (like tubifex worm cubes) you could press them against the glass under the water line about 3 inches so thefish can come and nibble on them.

[dishmando]

Awesome!!........... thanks for the quick reply drumachine!

[cocoa_pleco]

I just soak my frozin food in hot water and tweezer out what i want, but in my 33g i throw in 3 cubes cause I have 8 cories and catfish that clean really well, but I know my krib in my smaller tank cant eat a whole cube

[Rue]

...and I just mix the frozen cube with a little tank water in a little glass I keep just for that purpose...once it's all thawed I feed it to them...that way I get to see if anything gets wasted, etc....

If you do it my way...watch out for cats...

[jeffs99dime]

there are many ways to feed frozen foods. it's really a matter of preference really. all the ways mentioned work fine

[Severus]

I prefer throwing in the whole frosen cube. It tends to be eaten a little cleaner. My fish pick at it as it thaws and it stays together better. Thawing is fine as well. like Jeff said... just preference.

[minabird]

the frozen brine shrimp I buy from petco comes in a frozen rectangular pattie. I just slice a piece off and thaw in a cup. I feed it using a plastic syringe, but without the needle.