what do I feed to ghost shrimp??

[Gelo_USA]

ok I am buying some ghost shrimp today and my intentions is to keep them... what do I feed them? (I probably wont be able to keep them cause my angel will eat them but....... I will try)

[2manyfish]

They will eat any leftover food that makes it to the bottom, they will sometimes swim at the surface upside down and grab food that way too! They will also nibble on stray bits of algae within the tank. But you will need to get them some sinking algae wafers and give them a couple wafers (depending on how many shrimp you have) maybe once or twice a week.

Are your angels large? There is a very good chance that the shrimp won't last long if they are.....

[Incredulous_Ed]

You sholdn't have much of a problem feeding them. Mine just eats the left over flakes,

[cocoa_pleco]

mine just work the gravel for tidbits

[bettaboy691]

mine often eat all the left overs, and the pellets and algea wafers for the other fish, and some natural algea when it grows, and anything else it can get at.

[Gelo_USA]

yea I have some sinking pellets for the catfish I think they will eat tht too
and my angel is full sized already thts why I think the shrimp are going to be a MEAL

[xoolooxunny]

Mine don't even wait for the flakes to hit the bottom, they go right up to the top and eat with the fish!

[cocoa_pleco]

your angel shouldnt attack them. Mine dont attack my shrimp at all

[Gelo_USA]

I hope not cause I really want to keep the shrimp....
and I have good news... I have a pregnant platty!!! at least I think I do I gave her some peas and shes still fat.... REALLY FAT and between the fins on the bottom there is a big blackk spot its been I think 3 4 days and the male is always following her EVERYWHERE never leaves her...

ok back on the shrimp.... I will probably get them tomorrow cause today when I came from work the petshop was closed already and I might not work tomorrow so instead of MAKE money I will probably spend another 20 30$ on my pets hahaha as usual when I go to the petshop........

[Gelo_USA]

I got 6 ghost shrimp.....
they are all about half inch in size and NONE of my fish bothers them and they are very exposed.... the only fish that tries to nip at it are the tigers but the get close and the shrimp lifts its head and the tiger barbs get scared and swim away....LOL
the shrimp are reallly cooollll and I think I got like 4 pregnant they have small black spots inside of them

[Drumachine09]

I got 6 ghost shrimp.....
they are all about half inch in size and NONE of my fish bothers them and they are very exposed.... the only fish that tries to nip at it are the tigers but the get close and the shrimp lifts its head and the tiger barbs get scared and swim away....LOL
the shrimp are reallly cooollll and I think I got like 4 pregnant they have small black spots inside of them

The spots are probobly their innards. They carry the eggs under their tail, which they keep curled up to protect them.

[Gelo_USA]

ohhh ok...
i love themm its just so cool watching them.... but most of the times I think some of them got eaten cause they DISAPPEAR all the time and then later I see all of them and then they disappear again ahhahahaa

[Drumachine09]

ohhh ok...
i love themm its just so cool watching them.... but most of the times I think some of them got eaten cause they DISAPPEAR all the time and then later I see all of them and then they disappear again ahhahahaa


We have three ghost shrimp in the community tank in my moms room. There are 4 guppies, and 2 corys in it along with the 3 shrimp. About 3 times a week, she says, "i cant find the shrimp, i think theve been eaten!". So i go and take a look and find all three of them in seconds. You have to have a trained eye, but you will be able to finde them in no time soon!

[cocoa_pleco]

mine are often on the huge driftwood chunk or crawling on the cabomba

[friz]

How big can ghost shrimp get?

[cocoa_pleco]

female= 2", male = 3"

[2manyfish]

It is important to give the shrimp a place that only they can get into! When they molt they are very vulnerable until their shell hardens.....

I've never seen a ghost shrimp over 1.5" so I think I'd fall over if I saw a 3 incher!!! :wink2:

[Gelo_USA]

I can find three now all behind a big rock just chillin LOL
the other 3 are probably hidden somewhere I cant see cause none of the fish showed interest on EATEN them so I think they are ok....
they will show up when I feed them at night LOL

[cocoa_pleco]

My shrimp are BIG. some are 3"

[Gelo_USA]

the day mine get up to 3 inches I'll fry them....... LOL
jK

[cocoa_pleco]

sell em to red lobster! :hmm3grin2orange:

[Gelo_USA]

how do u guys vacuum the gravel? do u remove them?

[freshwaterfishlover]

Feed anything.

[cocoa_pleco]

how do u guys vacuum the gravel? do u remove them?


i do my best to dodge them. I often suck up a few accidentally with the python. But, for my shrimp tanks, i often sued the bucket way so that i can net them back in