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Old 05-16-2011, 10:28 PM
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Anyone know the expiry time for mysis? None of my fish will eat it today, maybe it's too old??
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Old 05-16-2011, 10:32 PM
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I've been using the same package for the last year. How old is yours?
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Old 05-16-2011, 11:33 PM
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Mine is maybe 4 months old.
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Old 05-16-2011, 11:43 PM
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I have some older then 4 months maybe a year and they still eat it.
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I find it will go dark brown when off and more of a flesh color when "good"

Can't really put a time frame on spoilage since no-one knows how many freeze/thaws (or partial) it had between manufacture and your freezer.

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Old 05-17-2011, 07:10 AM
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I bought a stupid number of bags in a group order a long time ago that I haven't finished. Fish still eat it like crazy. My rule of thumb though, I thaw it in a container of tap water which leads to a quick rinse before feeding and anything that looks off or floats doesn't make it into the tank.
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Old 05-17-2011, 03:20 PM
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I bought a stupid number of bags in a group order a long time ago that I haven't finished. Fish still eat it like crazy. My rule of thumb though, I thaw it in a container of tap water which leads to a quick rinse before feeding and anything that looks off or floats doesn't make it into the tank.
same here, i still have like 10 bags left in my freezer, however i thaw them with RO water before feeding them. All my fishes love them except the sohal tang, he does not like meat
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Old 05-17-2011, 07:14 PM
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Make sure you seal the package air tight when you put it back in the freeze. I noticed my fish dont like the older stuff if it has freezer burn.

Picky fishes!!
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Old 05-17-2011, 07:46 PM
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i have a lockable tupperware style container in the freezer. air tight and no freezer burn.

I still notice a difference in the feeding response when I crack a new package though...
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Anything funky in your freezer that might have made the smell unattractive to your tank?
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