Huge mistake that cost me a tang and mystery wrasse!

[Reefs anonymous]

So my tank was doing great until I fed my fish some frozen mysis shrimp. The morning after I found my tang dead on the sand. Then by the afternoon the mystery wrasse dead and all sps corals are doing great. I started to rack my brains, what da hell happened. Those fish had been with me for several years! Then I remembered that during the hurricane the electricity went out, the mysis shrimp was thawed and I made the mistake to keep till I decide if it’s still good. I had forgotten that I kept it and had bought new food using the new stuff until I ran out. Not realizing I opened the previously thawed food and fed the fish. That’s when I woke up to dead fish! That’s the only explanation that I can come up with why those fish died while everything else is doing good at the moment. I’m praying I won’t lose more fish! Only time will tell but they seem ok. I’m so upset that I lost those fish! So beware of feeding poor quality food like I did.. just wanted to share so somebody else won’t make that stupid mistake!

 

[Rs951]

I am sorry for your loss, I also lost a Mystery Wrasse... It was honestly my most prized fish, not sure what caused it in my case though.. Maybe it is because im new to this reefer life.

 

[sfin52]

Thanks for the warning.

 

[GoldeneyeRet]

Oh that stinks. I have almost done the same thing on several occasions.

 

[Reefs anonymous]

The problem is that there’s no way to tell if the thawed food was bad because when frozen again, there’s no rot smell. So lesson learnt. Be aware of even buying frozen food that may have thawed. Pay attention to the package for indications.

 

[GoldeneyeRet]

That is good advice!

 

[ca1ore]

I think it will depend on how warm it got, and for how long. I've used food that thawed briefly without adverse affect.