Frozen food

[Laurabhspt]

Hi! I’ve decided to try some frozen food for my swordtails, loaches and pleco tank. However, bought some cubes and I live in the middle of nowhere it was an hour or so before they made it back to my freezer. It hadn’t defrosted (that I could tell- was still hard but I didn’t open it) but have just seen somewhere online that after half an hour out of a freezer it may be no good?? Is that the case? Have I just wasted a ton of money?

 

[Naughts]

If it's still solid it is fine to use.
You just can't refreeze it if it thaws out, for example if it was left out for half an hour in the summer and had defrosted.

 

[Laurabhspt]

If it's still solid it is fine to use.
You just can't refreeze it if it thaws out, for example if it was left out for half an hour in the summer and had defrosted.

Thankyou!

 

[AbbeysDad]

Think of it like food you would eat. Frozen food has to get to room temperature before bacteria begins to spoil it. It's probably even somewhat less important for fish food considering that fish in the wild will eat decaying organic material with few ill effects.

 

[Uberhoust]

To add to @AbbeysDad comment the frozen food is typically sealed in the cubes so there is only the bacteria with the cube that can make the food bad. I would say the biggest issue is the breaking down of the food by the second thaw freeze cycle. I would still use it.

 

[Laurabhspt]

Thanks everyone! I would like to say the swords lived the bloodworm, but the truth is the yo-you demolished the lot before they got a look in!