Feeding Mussels

**Hollowman** · Sun Jul 26, 2009, 11:05 AM

How often do you/should you feed Mussels ?

My fish go mental for them, anyone else feed them as part of a daily diet?

**sf108** · Wed Jul 29, 2009, 04:49 AM

Never tried on fish, but from my own consumption, it does taste metallic...afterall, it is as filter feeder so I imagine the metal content in it may be quite high.

Do you feed it raw or cooked?

**Hollowman** · Wed Jul 29, 2009, 12:11 PM

Hi Sf,

I get bags of frozen cooked mussels from Tesco here in the Uk. As for the taste of them, I wouldn't know, I am not a shellfish person, in fact they turn my stomach just thinking of eating them.........but, the fish love them.
I don't nkow about the metallic content, I would imagine that it is minimal as these are sold for human consumption.

The fish murder them each time I feed. I will try to get some video of a feeding time.

**Matt15** · Wed Jul 29, 2009, 10:52 PM

Thats interesting Steve. I'd love to see a video if you have time. I guess the difference for me would be the price and also where they are grown.
Here in Aust we get all types of nasty seafood from countries like Vietnam but also extremely high quality from our own country and NewZealand.

**Hollowman** · Thu Jul 30, 2009, 07:51 PM

Here we go Matt, this is just one chopped mussel. I only fed about half of it.

Enjoy
Steve

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDlu-rbdi0k

**Matt15** · Fri Jul 31, 2009, 05:13 AM

Wow they sure do swallow those mussel bits up quick Steve.

Do you think there would be any problems with the freshness of the mussel? And just to confirm the mussels your using are pre-cooked and frozen?
I'd imagine there would be some great benefits from adding this to there diet especially for growing juvi's. Great vid too mate.... wd

**dean_alicia** · Fri Jul 31, 2009, 05:21 AM

wow. that is great....... are they freshwater mussles of salt water that have been cleaned and cooked?

**Hollowman** · Fri Jul 31, 2009, 05:30 AM

Thanks,

Yes they are salt water mussels, frozen and cooked.

**ILLUSN** · Fri Jul 31, 2009, 05:57 AM

I've fed them to my fish as part of my beefheart mix, dont see them as much diffrent to prawns in terms of nutrition

**Matt15** · Fri Jul 31, 2009, 06:14 AM

Originally Posted by ILLUSN

I've fed them to my fish as part of my beefheart mix, dont see them as much diffrent to prawns in terms of nutrition

Jothy are prawns considered good on that basis?

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