Chrisfits Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 I use frozen prawns as food for my fish, this morning I noticed the bag says "human consumption only, do not use as bait or feed to aquatic animals" I had a bit of a wtf moment, but being as I've fed them heaps before & nothing's happened is it safe or should I bin them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETFISH Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 bin them, they are loaded with preservatives ,BIN THEM, you should only use fresh aussie prawn's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Tschumy Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Same thoughts here. Preservatives plus whatever food they have been fed on the farm may not be beneficial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisfits Posted August 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Really that's a bit lame, well they'll be binned tonight for sure! I'd never seen a product saying human consumption only before.. Have to get some fresh ones from the markets on the way home then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Tschumy Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Possibly not labelled with the human consumption part before. Where I work we sell fresh flowers and we now have a label on them that says "not fit for human or animal consumption". Sort of appeared overnight so someone must have tried to eat them and sue the company. Same thing might have happened with the prawns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETFISH Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 i get mine from cole's or woolies deli section, just make sure they are fresh local/australian prawn's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasu11 Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 don;t feed to geos they will bloat and die Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisfits Posted August 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 So got home from work 6" Freddie bloated & gone f***?!! Wish I had seen that before I purchased! Happy it's only the 1 loss as I fed to all 4 tanks before seeing that disclaimer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litigator666 Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 I have the same label warning on the marina and prawns I feed my fish. I have been feeding them these for years now and no unfavourable effect on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisfits Posted August 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Yeah really, might be better quality than what I got... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiga Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 I thought they meant don't waste this food... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiga Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Local seafood will say the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litigator666 Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Believed its standard. Have the same warning on the prawns ive got from woolies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 2.2 For all uncooked prawns and prawn products (including those that are considered to be highly processed, as defined in Section 2.1), the Competent Authority in the exporting country must certify that the prawns or prawn products: are fit for human consumption, and have been processed, inspected and graded in premises approved by and under the control of the Competent Authority, and are free from visible signs of infectious disease. In addition, for uncooked prawns that are not considered to be highly processed (as defined in Section 2.1), the Competent Authority must certify that: each package is marked with the words ‘for human consumption only — not to be used as bait or feed for aquatic animals’. Interim quarantine measures - Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 IT IS important to avoid using imported seafood bought for human consumption as bait to protect Australia's aquatic animals from exotic pests and diseases (Examiner, 5th Column, 16 Aug 2012).See your ad here While it may not seem logical at first, imported seafood that poses no health risk to humans could potentially carry disease agents that might infect Australian farmed and wild aquatic animals. One way that exotic diseases could reach Australian waterways is through the use of imported seafood, including squid, as bait. To manage this, the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry requires that frozen seafood imported for human consumption is labelled "For human consumption only, not to be used as bait or feed for aquatic animals". We are pleased to see these messages are being seen by your readers. See your ad here Mark Schipp Australian Chief Vet Officer Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Imported fish not bait | Port Stephens Examiner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETFISH Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 I have the same label warning on the marina and prawns I feed my fish. I have been feeding them these for years now and no unfavourable effect on them. you have just been lucky so far, i lost 2 beautiful fish from using imported seafood as feed, those 2 fish cost $400 each.i was told by a fish vet that the imported prawns was the thing that killed them, i am still kicking myself for not seeing the warning ,the fish were rare and will probably not get the chance to be able to get them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litigator666 Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 you have just been lucky so far, i lost 2 beautiful fish from using imported seafood as feed, those 2 fish cost $400 each.i was told by a fish vet that the imported prawns was the thing that killed them, i am still kicking myself for not seeing the warning ,the fish were rare and will probably not get the chance to be able to get them again. Seems my fish will be returning to salmon. need to get an extra job just to feed my fish. Would you mind telling us what's these special fish that we "can't get again"? Maybe some collectors still have them - you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisfits Posted August 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 That sucks!! Sorry to hear that mate, Makes you think though if you can't feed an aquatic predator animals an aquatic prey without risks of disease wtf are we putting in our bodies? I won't be eating frozen seafood imported or otherwise again, fresh or nothin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted August 24, 2013 Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 For human consumption. Just cook the fish/crusty first. That will destroy any worm cysts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efc Posted August 24, 2013 Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 Australian green prawns from the woolies deli are $17 kg. can't go wrong with them. I'm not too sharp up stairs but I don't think saltwater nasties would survive the snap freeze on the trawlers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTurtles Posted August 24, 2013 Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 Question here : do you guys feed green or cooked ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eh man Posted August 24, 2013 Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 I feed both.havnt had a problem yet.always fresh tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litigator666 Posted August 24, 2013 Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 From the way i see it, this is more on the restriction on alternative use of imported seafood that will increase their demand. The preferance is to use local fresh caught seafood for a more stable fishing economy. These would have been taken out of shop shelves long time ago if there are problems. Importation is a stringent process of quarantine and sampling before an item is allowed to get in the country. At the end if the day its the buyers decision what to do with it. For purely eating fresh seafood, you wont have any guarantee on that as most restaurants, Even highend ones just thaw frozen imported seafood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litigator666 Posted August 24, 2013 Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 Australian green prawns from the woolies deli are $17 kg. can't go wrong with them. I'm not too sharp up stairs but I don't think saltwater nasties would survive the snap freeze on the trawlers. I tried this one as well but gave up. You have to take off the sharp thing on the head and the shells that the fish chews on will float and stay on the water. For a kilo i buy, the useable part is only 1/5 or 2/3 of kilo. Timewise, itll take me almost an hour to clean it up. I may be too slow an meticolous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted August 24, 2013 Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 Worm eggs can survive a snap freeze. You can blend the left over shells and add the good to fish foods. Its basically "shrimp meal" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
