Cherry Shrimp=lots Of Poo?

ellena

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So I got 4 cherry shrimp om saturday and my usually clean sand is now covered in black poo :crazy:
How much can these tiny things produce? God knows what it will look like after a week!
 
I find when shrimp first go into a mature tank there tends to be a lot of Algae and other microscopic food and the shrimp go feeding crazy. Over time this settles down and they poo less.

I guess you have light coloured sand for it to be so obvious I keep my shrimp on a dark substrate as it helps bring out their colours.
 
As stated they are on a feeding frenzy and skittish thus its like a constant stream.
 
Thanks guys :) I'll clean it up today and hope it slows down then!
 

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