Frozen Food, Mixing And Refreezing Or Keep In The Fridge?

[Fingers68]

I have bought a mixture of frozen foods in small block format.

Mysis
Spinach
Artemia
Krill pacifica
Mini bloodworm
Brine Shrimp

I thought it might be a good idea to defrost it all, mix it, then freeze it back into blocks. Is this ok to defrost and then refreeze?

I would like to give a good variety of food to the tank and this would be the easiest way, rather than cutting bits off 6 little blocks for each feed.

Or defrost 6 blocks, mix and keep in the fridge, maybe one weeks worth of feed. Would it keep in the fridge ok for one week?

 

[smegforbrains]

Frozen foods once defrosted won't keep for much more than 6 hours, even in the fridge.

Not sure about re-freezing but I wouldn't have thought it wise tbh.

 

[ben1987]

Most packets say once thawed do not re-freeze, but i know of some people that do it. I just wack them with a hammer so the break into tiny chunks then mix them in an ice cube tray. This way they are frozen the whole time.

 

[kj23502]

You could just alternate cubes at feeding times. That'd still give them a rounded diet and be easier for you provided you kept a small simple log stating what was fed and when.

 

[Fingers68]

Most packets say once thawed do not re-freeze, but i know of some people that do it. I just wack them with a hammer so the break into tiny chunks then mix them in an ice cube tray. This way they are frozen the whole time.

Cheers Ben

I made a loverly mixed sea cocktail slush this morning, worked a treat.

 

[Dwarf-P.]

yum, would have preffered that to the peas i gave mine as a treat