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Why can’t you cook frozen fish?

Asked: Mélanie Rousseau, Last Updated:

Thaw it properly For that frozen bag of shrimp, you want to thaw completely in cold water before cooking. In his book, Fish, Mark Bittman shares that thawing too rapidly can change the cell structure, leading to potentially mushy, flavorless fish.

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    In 2002, electrical barriers were installed in one of the Chicago waterways, originally to prevent Round Goby from entering the Mississippi River basin from the Great Lakes, but now also functions to prevent the bigheaded carps (Bighead and Silver carps) from entering the Great Lakes.

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    Sick fish

    1. Loss of appetite.
    2. Weakness or listlessness.
    3. Loss of balance or buoyancy control, floating upside down, or 'sitting' on the tank floor (most fish are normally only slightly negatively-buoyant and it takes little effort to maintain position in the water column)
    4. Erratic/spiral swimming or shimmying.

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  • How long can dried fish be stored?

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  • Do shrimp eat dead plants?

    Shrimp Will Eat Anything As they grow, they'll also eat algae, dead and living plants, worms (even decaying worms), fish, snails and even other dead shrimps. Shrimp in a fish aquarium will feed on algae growing in the tank and also will clear up any leftover bits of fish food.

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