shrimp

[BOD]

i bought some shrimp today and forgot to ask the guy what they eat when theres no algae left?!

 

[appleblossom]

I've caught my algae shrimp eating frozen bloodworm, even though I was certain they only ate algae, and I spotted my rock shrimp eating some fish poo earlier today even though he is supposed to be a filter feeder

 

[Arfie]

Anybody know where to buy some shrimp online (UK only please) as no LFS near me stock them , apart from Pets at Home and I swore (literally) that I would never buy a living thing from them .

Arfie

 

[Never2Bknown]

From what I know of them, shrimp will eat practically anything available that is remotely edible. Also another reason to keep them out of your fry tanks, because if it's small enough--or if it's dead--it's food.

 

[FishDan]

Also another reason to keep them out of your fry tanks, because if it's small enough--or if it's dead--it's food.

Of course that's true of any other fish in a fry tank, even the parents. You are less likely to have a shrimp eating your fry than other fish. Most shrimp are not going to bother/be able to catch most healthy fry. If it's dead or dying the shrimp is doing you a favor by eating it.

\Dan

 

[Stryker]

cockle.... the shrimp would love some cockle.

If you drop a lump in, yes your fish will go mad on it but they are messy, the shrimp get their feed from cleaning up, or when the fish get bored with it.

 

[Waterloo Kid]

My Amano just loves thawed frozen peas!

WK

 

[karrihug]

i would say an algea wafer. but i buy ghost shrimp to eat my plecos poop. course then my pleco eats the ghost shrimp and poops more

 

[Stryker]

The pleco eats the shrimp?!? never seen my pleco act like that before.

Bottom line, the shrimp are scavengers, which is why they are often a large component of any tank's cleanup crew.

Yep they'll yum up algae wafers too.

 

[BOD]

cool! thanks i herd the fish like to eat peas as well, so u just let them thaw u dont have to cook them?

 

[kevin007]

Also another reason to keep them out of your fry tanks, because if it's small enough--or if it's dead--it's food.

Of course that's true of any other fish in a fry tank, even the parents. You are less likely to have a shrimp eating your fry than other fish. Most shrimp are not going to bother/be able to catch most healthy fry. If it's dead or dying the shrimp is doing you a favor by eating it.

\Dan

Hahahahaaha not neccesary, it killed 10 neons 5 shrimps v.s. 10 neons = 0 neons

 

[LittlePuff]

Bamboo shrimp are the ones that are filter feeders.

Kim