Frozen Brine Shrimp (Artemia) – 5 x Blister Packs
Getting a new or reluctant marine fish to start accepting food is one of the more stressful parts of reef keeping. Whether it is a newly arrived anthias that has gone off food during transit stress, a tang that is ignoring everything in the tank, or a fish that has been conditioned to a single food type and refuses anything else, the problem is usually not appetite, it is the right trigger to switch feeding behaviour back on.
Frozen brine shrimp are one of the most reliable tools for exactly this situation. Artemia are widely recognised as a feeding stimulant in marine fish, and the natural scent and shape released into the water column when a thawed blister is introduced will often prompt feeding in fish that have ignored other foods for days.
These frozen brine shrimp are harvested from salt evaporation ponds and gamma-irradiated, a sterilisation process that eliminates pathogens and parasites while preserving the natural structure of the animal. Each pack contains five blister packs at £15.00. They are uncooked and contain natural lipids, proteins, and enzymes. It is worth being straightforward about Artemia nutrition: brine shrimp are not a high omega-3 marine prey item in the way that copepods or mysis are, and they are best used as part of a varied diet rather than a primary nutritional source. Where they earn their place is in variety, feeding stimulation, and as a practical daily staple for fish that respond well to their size and movement characteristics when thawed.
A tank where fish feed confidently and regularly is a tank that is easier to monitor and maintain, and getting reluctant fish back onto food quickly matters.
Reefphyto has stocked frozen marine foods alongside our live range since 2008. If you have a fish that is refusing food and you are not sure what to try, contact us directly and we will help you work through it.
