Canned shrimp

[Oldspartan]

Linda adds canned shrimp to her salad, hers not mine. Usually a partial can gets tossed. Can these peeled and deveined shrimp be fed to fish?

 

[MaloK]

Well rinsed to draw off salt as much as possible and adequately chopped to a good size for the fish mouth and digestive system, used sparingly...

It can be a fun treat to offer !

 

[Oldspartan]

Cool, thanx

 

[jaylach]

I would also be concerned with the salt content. In a marine tank I'd be less concerned as ocean fish are used to a diet with a high salt content but that is not the same with fresh water fish.

@MaloK : I don't know that rinsing to remove salt would be sufficient as such canned items are usually pretty high in sodium and it would likely be all through the actual meat and not just on the surface. Please correct me if I am wrong as to this concern...

 

[MaloK]

The meat of these shrimps is permeable enough to permit near complete desalination.

 

[Oldspartan]

The meat of these shrimps is permeable enough to permit near complete desalination.

Should they be boiled to remove salt ….. Linda says can indicates no salt added.

 

[gwand]

Should they be boiled to remove salt ….. Linda says can indicates no salt added.

If no salt added, I would rinse well in de chlorinated water and mince.

 

[Colin_T]

If you have live shrimp in the aquarium, only use cooked prawn to feed them otherwise you can spread diseases to them (main one is microsporidian). Fish can also catch microsporidian from eating infected prawns/ shrimp. Cooked is the safest way for them too.

I used marine mix (prawn, fish, squid and some spinach) blended up and frozen in blocks as my staple food for a lot of my fish. They can eat it every day as part of a varied diet.

Prawn and other meat foods do create a lot of ammonia and you need to keep an eye on water quality when feeding meat based foods. Do big regular water changes and gravel cleaning to keep the tank clean.

 

[MaloK]

Canned shrimps are already cooked, and should be safe.