store bought shrimp

[marlinmero]

i bought sum of the little cooked shrimp from qfc today. the little ones you use for shrimp salad. i was going to use em to feed my anenomes and what not. but wanted to check and make sure it was ok first

[robow]

I would not if they have been cooked, they could have been seasoned with something that is not listed in the ingredients. Also if they are cooked they may have lost some nutrional value.

[marlinmero]

thats kinda what i was thinking is who knows what they put in the water when they boil em. thanks for the input

[Sugar Magnolia]

You'll want to use uncooked shrimp, but into very small chunks. The same with silversides. Just thaw one and cut it into small chunks.

What kind of anemones do you have?

[marlinmero]

alrighty guess ill toss this stuff out to coons and birds.i only got like.20 worth. I have 3 large open brains "or i think thats what they are" a rbta candy cane and acans a serpant star and a brittle star i kinda wanted to start spot feedin. oh and 2 rock anemones now

[Agu]

You want to use raw frozen seafood unless you have access to live. Fresh unfrozen seafood is often preserved with orthophosphate to keep it from spoiling. . It's sold as "wet" as opposed to "dry" seafood the hasn't been treated with preservatives. Treated seafood is called "wet" because it also absorbs water (which means you get less seafood and the vendor has higher profit margins).

I've been making my own fish food for years with frozen and have never had a problem.

[marlinmero]

great thanks for the info. guess ill check the frozen section this evening then.